Oxidation of methyl phenyl sulfide with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by Ti(IV)-substituted heteropolytungstate

Alkylammonium salts of Ti(IV)-substituted heteropolytungstate, PW₁₁TiO ₁₀ ⁵⁻ , catalyze the oxidation of methyl phenyl sulfide with hydrogen peroxide. The yield of the corresponding sulfoxide and sulfone is practically quantitative. A³¹P NMR study confirms the formation and reactivity of the PW₁₁O₃₉TiO ₂ ⁵⁻ peroxo complex in organic media.     

Oxidation of methyl phenyl sulfide by carbamide peroxide in the presence of activators

The oxidation of methyl phenyl sulfide by carbamide peroxide in water and water–ethanol mixtures proceeds at the same rates as oxidation by hydrogen peroxide. In the presence of ammonium bicarbonate, the reaction proceeds through a pathway including HCO₄^- as a more active oxidizing agent than H₂O₂.     

Simulation of the reaction front propagation during co oxidation on Pt (100) under unsteady-state conditions

Acid tetrabutylammonium salts of Ti(IV)-monosubstituted heteropolytungstate, PW₁₁TiO₄₀ ⁵⁻, show high catalytic acitivity in the oxidation of methyl phenyl sulfide with hydrogen peroxide, while the corresponding tetrabutylammonium salts containing no protons are poor catalysts for this reaction.     

The radical cation of hydrogen sulfide and related organic reactions

The electrochemical and chemical oxidation (by hinderedo-benzoquinones or NOClO₄) of H₂S in nonaqueous solutions (MeCN) proceeds with the donation of one electron. The formation of the unstable radical cation of hydrogen sulfide was detected by cyclic voltammetry. The radical cation decomposes to form H⁺ and the HS^. radical. The generation of the hydrogen sulfide radical cation was confirmed by ESR spectroscopy in a frozen Freon matrix. The possibility of using the hydrogen sulfide radical cation in the synthesis of organosulfur compounds under mild conditions was studied. The concept of the work was proposed by Prof. O. Yu. Okhlobystin. The first electrochemical experiments were performed when he was alive. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1182–1188, July, 2000.     

Kinetics of the Oxidation of Methyl Phenyl Sulfide by Hydrogen Peroxide in the Presence of Hydrocarbonate Anion

The oxidation of methyl phenyl sulfide in water and water-alcohol mixtures takes place both by a noncatalytic mechanism and with the participation of hydrogen peroxide as catalyst; in the presence of ammonium hydrocarbonate it takes place by a mechanism involving HCO ₄ ⁻ as a more active oxidant than hydrogen peroxide (>100 times). In water-alcohol media (ethylene glycol, isopropyl alcohol, tert-butanol) the rate decreases in the order H₂O > EG > IPA > TBA. The reactivity of organic sulfides varies in the following way: MeSPh ≈ EtSPh << Et₂S. The results were interpreted from the standpoint of a molecular mechanism of oxidation of the sulfide with H₂O₂ and HCO ₄ ⁻ through a polar transition state, containing the HOX molecule (X = H, OH, OR) as acid-base catalyst.__________Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Eksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 94–99, March–April, 2005.     

Mechanism of the oxidation of alkyl aryl and diphenyl sulphoxides by peroxomonosulphate

Detailed kinetic investigations of the oxidation of methyl phenyl sulphoxide and diphenyl sulphoxide by peroxomonosulphate in aqueous acetic acid medium reveal that the reactions are first-order, both in the sulphoxide and in the oxidant. Studies with substituted phenyl methyl sulphoxides and 4,4′-disubstituted diphenyl sulphoxides show that electron-releasing groups accelerate the rate of oxidation and electron-withdrawing groups retard it. A fair correlation between log k₂ and Hammett substituent constants has been observed in the two series. The mechanism proposed involves the rate-determining nucleophilic attack of the sulphoxide sulphur at the outer terminal peroxo oxygen atom of HSO ₅ ⁻ .     

Quantum-chemical investigation of the mechanisms of oxidation of dimethyl sulfide by hydrogen peroxide and peroxoborates

It was established by the DFT method in the B3LYP/6-311G-d,p approximation that the oxidation of dimethyl sulfide (Me₂S) by peroxides (XOOH) can take place by two mechanisms depending on the nature of X. In the reaction of Me₂S with hydrogen peroxide (X = H) the direct reagent is the HOOH molecule while in the reactions with monoperoxoborate [X = B(OH)₃] and diperoxoborate [X = B(OH)₂OOH] it is a reagent containing the “water oxide” fragment X—(⁺OH)—O^–.     

Kinetics of the borate anion catalyzed oxidation of diethyl sulfide with hydrogen peroxide in an <Emphasis Type="Italic">i</Emphasis>-PrOH–H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O medium

It was found that in a wide range of pH in the presence of boric acid the oxidation of diethyl sulfide (Et₂S) with hydrogen peroxide in an i-PrOH–H₂O medium occurs with the participation of H₂O₂, HOO^–, monoperoxo-(B(OH)₃OOH^–), and diperoxoborates (B(OH)₂(OOH)₂⁻). The stability constants of peroxoborates and the rate constants for the reactions of H₂O₂, HOO⁻, B(OH)₃(OOH)₂⁻, and B(OH)₂(OOH)₂⁻ with Et₂S under these conditions were determined.     

Oxidation of Diethyl Sulfide in Aqueous Solutions by Peroxynitrite and the H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>2</Subscript>-NO<Stack><Subscript>2</Subscript><Superscript>−</Superscript></Stack> System

It was found that nitrite anions are effective activators of hydrogen peroxide in the reaction with diethyl sulfide. The observed kinetics are consistent with the proposed intermediate formation of peroxynitrous acid (ONOOH). The rate constants for the reaction of diethyl sulfide Et₂S with the acid ONOOH (k₀ = 1.8⋅10³ L/mol⋅s) and with the anion ONOO⁻ (k₋ = 6⋅10⁻² L/mol⋅s) are respectively 10⁵ and three times higher than with hydrogen peroxide. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Eksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 41, No. 5, pp. 290–295, September–October, 2005.     

Kinetics of the oxidation of diethyl sulfide in the B(OH)<Subscript>3</Subscript>-H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>2</Subscript>/H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O system

Data obtained for the kinetics of oxidation of diethyl sulfide (Et₂S) by hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solution catalyzed by boric acid indicate that monoperoxoborates B(O₂H)(OH) ₃ ⁻ and diperoxoborates B(O₂H)₂(OH) ₂ ⁻ are the active species. The rates of the reactions of Et₂S with B(O₂H)(OH) ₃ ⁻ and B(O₂H)₂(OH) ₂ ⁻ are 2.5 and 100 times greater than with H₂O₂. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 38–42, January–February, 2007.     

Kinetic peculiarities of the reaction of liquefied hydrogen sulfide with propylene oxide

The kinetics of the liquid-phase reaction of hydrogen sulfide with propylene oxide was studied. In the presence of excess epoxide, the reaction occurred in two successive macrostages: (1) formation of 2-hydroxypropane-1-thiol and (2) formation of 1,1′-di(2-hydroxypropyl) sulfide. Both of the stages are autocatalytic. 2-Hydroxypropane-1-thiol was mainly formed in the presence of excess H₂S. The overall third order of the reaction (the first with respect to each reagent and to 2-hydroxypropane-1-thiol) was found. A kinetic scheme was proposed, and the rate constants of particular stages were calculated. The influence of various catalysts (active carbon, ion-exchange resins, metal oxides, and others) was studied, and the relative efficiency of some of them was determined. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1083–1089, June, 1999.     

1H MAS NMR characterization of hydrogen over silica-supported rhodium catalyst

Hydrogen species in both SiO₂ and Rh/SiO₂catalysts pretreated in different atmospheres (H₂, O₂, helium or air) at different temperatures (773 or 973 K) were investigated by means of¹H MAS NMR. In SiO₂ and O₂-pretreated catalysts, a series of downfield signals at ∼7.0, 3.8–4.0, 2.0 and 1.5–1.0 were detected. The first two signals can be attributed to strongly adsorbed and physisorbed water and the others to terminal silanol (SiOH) and SiOH under the screening of oxygen vacancies in SiO₂lattice, respectively. Besides the above signals, both upfield signal at ∼−110 and downfield signals at 3.0 and 0.0 were also detected in H₂-pretreated catalyst, respectively. The upfield signal at ∼−110 originated from the dissociative adsorption of H₂ over rhodium and was found to consist of both the contributions of reversible and irreversible hydrogen. There also probably existed another dissociatively adsorbed hydrogen over rhodium, which was known to be β hydrogen and in a unique form of “delocalized hydrogen”. It was presumed that the β hydrogen had an upfield shift of ca. −20–−50, though its¹H NMR signals, which, having been masked by the spinning sidebands of Si-OH, failed to be directly detected out. The downfield signal at 3.0 was assigned to spillover hydrogen weakly bound by the bridge oxygen of SiO₂. Another downfield signal at 0.0 was assigned to hydrogen held in the oxygen vacancies of SiO₂ (Si-H species), suffering from the screening of trapped electrons. Both the spillover hydrogen and the Si-H resulted from the migration of the reversible hydrogen and the β hydrogen from rhodium to SiO₂ in the close vicinity. It was proved that the above migration of hydrogen was preferred to occur at higher temperature than at lower temperature.     

Effect of dioctyl sulfide on the kinetics of oxidative dissolution of gold nanoparticles in triton N-42 reverse micelles

The effect of additions of hydrophobic dioctyl sulfide (L) on the kinetics of dissolution of gold nanoparticles in the interaction with a dispersed aqueous hydrochloric solution of H₂O₂ in Triton N-42 reverse micelles (decane was the dispersion medium) was studied spectrophotometrically. The process consists of a two-stage oxidation Au⁰ → AuCl₂⁻ → AuCl₄⁻ at the surface of gold particles; the first stage occurs in two ways: a spontaneous reaction and an autocatalytic reaction involving AuCl₄⁻ ions. With small additions of L (c _L < c _Au), only spontaneous oxidation of Au(0) to Au(I) takes place because Au(I) is completely bound in an inert complex AuLCl. When unbound L is exhausted, the newly formed AuLCl is accumulated in micellar shells, changes the properties of the medium inside the micelles, and affects the rate constant of the autocatalytic reaction, which increases with increasing c _L. At high concentrations of L, the coagulation of particles occurs instead of their dissolution, because of the deterioration of the protective properties of micellar shells as a result of the ingression and accumulation of dioctyl sulfide molecules on account of selective adsorption on gold particles. The rate constants of all stages of dissolution and coagulation are determined.     

Sensitivity to hydrogen of sensor materials based on SnO2 promoted with 3d metals

The sensitivity to hydrogen and the catalytic activity in the oxidation of hydrogen of sensor materials based on tin dioxide and doped with cobalt, nickel, iron, and copper have been studied. The sensitivity of the sensors and the degree of conversion of hydrogen pass symbatically through a maximum with increasing quantity of each of the dopants. The results are explained by the influence of grain boundaries between tin dioxide and the dopants applied during the course of the oxidation reaction of hydrogen on the sensor material and on the sensitivity of the sensor to H₂. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 121–125, March–April, 2008.     

Thermodynamic possibilities and constraints of pure hydrogen production by a chromium,nickel, and manganese-based chemical looping process at lower temperatures

The reduction of chromium, nickel, and manganese oxides by hydrogen, CO, CH₄, and model syngas (mixtures of CO + H₂ or H₂ + CO + CO₂) and oxidation by water vapor has been studied from the thermodynamic and chemical equilibrium point of view. Attention was concentrated not only on the convenient conditions for reduction of the relevant oxides to metals or lower oxides at temperatures in the range 400–1000 K, but also on the possible formation of soot, carbides, and carbonates as precursors for the carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide formation in the steam oxidation step. Reduction of very stable Cr₂O₃ to metallic Cr by hydrogen or CO at temperatures of 400–1000 K is thermodynamically excluded. Reduction of nickel oxide (NiO) and manganese oxide (Mn₃O₄) by hydrogen or CO at such temperatures is feasible. The oxidation of MnO and Ni by steam and simultaneous production of hydrogen at temperatures between 400 and 1000 K is a difficult step from the thermodynamics viewpoint. Assuming the Ni—NiO system, the formation of nickel aluminum spinel could be used to increase the equilibrium hydrogen yield, thus, enabling the hydrogen production via looping redox process. The equilibrium hydrogen yield under the conditions of steam oxidation of the Ni—NiO system is, however, substantially lower than that for the Fe—Fe₃O₄ system. The system comprising nickel ferrite seems to be unsuitable for cyclic redox processes. Under strongly reducing conditions, at high CO concentrations/partial pressures, formation of nickel carbide (Ni₃C) is thermodynamically favored. Pressurized conditions during the reduction step with CO/CO₂ containing gases enhance the formation of soot and carbon-containing compounds such as carbides and/or carbonates.     

Oxidation of hydrogen on the catalyst surfaces obtained from amorphous Ni?Cu?P alloys

Catalytic oxidation of hydrogen was carried out at 430–600 K by using surface activated amorphous Ni−Cu−P alloys. The oxidation of the alloys at 750 K results in an increase of the activity, while only the treatment with acid leads to a decrease of the activity. The best results are obtained from the oxidized Ni₆₈Cu₁₀P₂₂ amorphous alloy.     

Electrochemical behavior of hydrogen peroxide sensor based on new methylene blue as mediator

A novel amperometric hydrogen peroxide sensor was proposed by co-immobilizing new methylene blue (NMB) and Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) on glassy carbon electrode through covalent binding. The electrochemical behavior of the sensor was studied extensively in 0.1 mol/L phosphate buffering solution (pH = 7.0). The experiments showed NMB could effectively transfer electrons between hydrogen peroxide and glassy carbon electrode. The electron transfer coefficient and apparent reaction rate constant were determined to be 0.861 and 1.27 s⁻¹. The kinetic characteristics and responses of sensor on H₂O₂ were investigated. The Michaelis constant is 8.27 mol/L and the linear dependence of current on H₂O₂ is in the range of 2.5–100 μmol/L. At the same time, the effects of solution pH, buffer capacity, and temperature on the sensor were examined. Translated from Chemistry, 2006, 23(8): 916–920 [译自: 化学通报]     

Enantioselective Oxidation of Sulfides Catalyzed by Chiral MoV and CuII Complexes of Catechol-Appended β-Cyclodextrin Derivatives in Water

The two modified β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) derivatives having catechol-type ligand (2,3- and 3,4-dihydroxy groups on the benzoate ring) were synthesized. The chiral catalytic activity of their Mo^V and Cu^II complexes was examined in the asymmetric oxidation of aromatic sulfides using hydrogen peroxide in water (pH 6.0). The oxidation with the Mo^V complexes of two β-CD derivatives were more accelerated than that with the Cu^II complexes. The sign of the optical rotation of the sulfoxides obtained in the above two cases showed the opposite configuration in the oxidation of the same sulfide. The difference of the enantioselectivity appeared also between the two complexes of the 2,3- and 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate derivatives with the same metal ion. While the use of the Mo^V complexes with the catechol derivatives yielded the sulfoxides with 35–65% ee, the use of the Cu^II complexes gave the products with the␣opposite configuration at 26–52% ee. The chiral induction in the oxidation, observed conversely between the␣catalysts, was reflected on the chiral conformation of the respective metal catalysts, showed in Induced Circular Dichroism (ICD) spectra. The highest optical yield, 65%, was observed in the oxidation of butyl phenyl sulfide using the catalytic amount (0.1 equiv) of the Mo^V complex with mono-6-O-(3,4-dihydroxybenzoyl)-β-CD. The reaction gave predominantly the (S)-sulfoxide in 95% chemical yield.     

Effect of the Nature of the Precursor on the Activity of Copper-Containing Catalysts Based on Erionite in Oxidation of CO

We have studied the catalytic activity of copper-containing zeolite catalysts based on erionite (ERI) in oxidation of CO. We have established that the activity of Cu-ERI systems is due to isolated coordination unsaturated Cu²⁺ cations which are stabilized in the catalyst on sites with strong tetragonal distortion and are reduced to Cu⁺ during catalysis. According to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), diffuse reflection electronic spectra, and temperature programmed reduction by hydrogen (TPR-H₂) spectra, activity differences between 3% Cu-ERI catalysts obtained from different precursors are determined by the different numbers of Cu²⁺ cations capable of being reduced during the reaction at T < 400 °C: the higher the content of such cations in the samples, the higher the activity of the Cu-ERI systems. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Eksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 41, No. 5, pp. 317–322, September–October, 2005.     

Hydrogen bond CH…O in a methanolic solution of hydrogen chloride

The existence of a hydrogen bond in which a methyl group of the (MeOH)₂H⁺ ion acts as a proton donor is examined. The fundamental vibration frequencies of this ion were calculated for different numbers and strengths of CH…O bonds. The atomic charges in neutral ((MeOH) _n ,n=1–4) and protonated ((MeOH) _m H⁺,m=2–6) associates of methanol molecules were also calculated. The experimentally observed decrease in the v(CH) vibration frequencies of the (MeOH)₂H⁺ ion to 2890 cm⁻¹ and 2760 cm⁻¹ is attributable to the fact that each methyl group of the ion is involved in formation of two CH…O bonds with strength of −12.5 kJ mol⁻¹. The proton-donating ability of the CH bond depends on the charge on its H atom; however, it does not correlate with the dipole moment of this bond. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 306–312, February, 1999.