Solution reactivity of thiyl radicals with molecular oxygen: Unsensitized photooxidation of dimethyldisulfide

E. Banchereau , Sylvie Lacombe-Lhoste (1) , J. Ollivier

1 IPREM - Institut des sciences analytiques et de physico-chimie pour l'environnement et les materiaux

Irradiation of dimethyldisulfide in a protic solvent in the presence of molecular oxygen leads to the formation of sulfonic and sulfuric acids as major products. The addition of molecular oxygen on the thiyl radical formed by S-S bond cleavage is postulated.

Mots clés: disulfide; mesylic acid; photochemistry; Photooxidation; reaction analysis

Domaines: Chimie; Matériaux; Chimie organique

E. Banchereau, Sylvie Lacombe-Lhoste, J. Ollivier. Solution reactivity of thiyl radicals with molecular oxygen: Unsensitized photooxidation of dimethyldisulfide. Tetrahedron Letters, 1995, 36 (45), pp.8197--8200. ⟨10.1016/0040-4039(95)01698-H⟩. ⟨hal-01582243⟩