摘要 |
Alkyl mercaptans, especially sec-alkyl mercaptans, are oxidized to paraffin sulfonates by reaction with oxygen in a tert-alkanol solvent in the presence of a stoichiometric deficiency of base such as alkali hydroxide or alkoxide or tetraalkyl ammonium hydroxide. Yield of paraffin sulfonate salt is almost quantitative. By-product dialkyl disulfide can be recycled.
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