Formation of positive ions and other primary species in the oxidation of sulphides by hydroxyl radicals
- verfasst von
- Marija Bonifačić, Hermann Möckel, Detlef Bahnemann, K. Dieter Asmus
- Abstract
The oxidation of simple aliphatic sulphides [MeSMe. EtSEt. (CH2)4S] by hydroxyl radicals occurs via a complex reaction mechanism. The first step is addition of the OH· to sulphur to form R2ṠOH radicals. At low sulphide concentrations (<10-4M) R2ṠOH rapidly eliminates H2O to form a RSR(-H)·; radical which may be described by the mesomeric forms -CH-S̄- and -CH=Ṡ-. This radical is ultimately also formed at higher sulphide concentrations but via a different pathway. R2ṠOH increasingly reacts with another R2S molecule to form a short lived (R2S)2OH· radical complex which dissociates to (R2S)2+ and OH-. The (R2S)2+ complex ion seems to be relatively stable and decays essentially via equilibration to the molecular cation R2S+. This ion in its reaction with the solvent, OH- ions, and through a bimolecular process with another R2S+ cation is effectively deprotonated to form the RSR(-H)· radical. The reaction route at high concentration includes the formation of transient species with oxidizing properties; Fe(CN)64- is rapidly oxidized by (R2S)2+ [and possibly (R2S)2OH·]. The RSR(-H)· radical partially disproportionates to negative and long lived (>1 ms) positive ions. The stable oxidation product, sulphoxide, has been identified.
- Externe Organisation(en)
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Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH
- Typ
- Artikel
- Journal
- Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2
- Seiten
- 675-685
- Anzahl der Seiten
- 11
- ISSN
- 1472-779X
- Publikationsdatum
- 1975
- Publikationsstatus
- Veröffentlicht
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Allgemeine Chemie
- Elektronische Version(en)
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https://doi.org/10.1039/P29750000675 (Zugang:
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