Substituent effects in cooxidation: Cr(VI) – oxalic acid – sulfoxides systems

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The kinetics of cooxidation of several substituted phenyl methyl sulfoxides and oxalic acid with Cr(VI) have been carried out in the presence of perchloric acid. The reaction is first order each in sulfoxide, oxalic acid, Cr(VI), and H+. The products of oxidation are sulfones and carbon dioxide. Electron-releasing groups in the phenyl ring accelerate the rate while electron-withdrawing groups retard it. The Hammett correlation yields a reaction constant of −0.927 ± 0.08 (r = 0.994) at 313 K. Addition of aluminium nitrate prevents the occurrence of cooxidation. Based on the kinetic information a suitable mechanism has been proposed. Diaryl sulfoxides behave in an analogous manner in the cooxidation.

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