Sulfoxidation

in <a href="/facts/Chemistry/SrNqkGVm">chemistry</a>, sulfoxidation refers to two distinct reactions. 
In one meaning, sulfoxidation refers to the reaction of <a href="/facts/Alkane/Qam7Hvmf">alkanes</a> with a mixture of <a href="/facts/Sulfur_dioxide/jDK1fIDs">sulfur dioxide</a> and <a href="/facts/Oxygen/acyn6o8r">oxygen</a>. This reaction is employed industrially to produce <a href="/facts/Alkyl_sulfonic_acid/6JHPGnNY">alkyl sulfonic acids</a>, which are used as <a href="/facts/Surfactant/zgVX6g8o">surfactants</a>. The reaction requires <a href="/facts/UV-radiation/kncBUqn5">UV-radiation</a>.

RH + SO2 + ½ O2 → RSO3H
The reaction favors secondary positions in accord with its <a href="/facts/Free-radical/qFymuVoT">free-radical</a> mechanism. Mixtures are produced. Semiconductor-sensitized variants have been reported.
Sulfoxidation can also refer to the <a href="/facts/Oxidation/Pyd5RVcj">oxidation</a> of a <a href="/facts/Thioether/GdyEz43f">thioether</a> to a <a href="/facts/Sulfoxide/Stk3Vnj9">sulfoxide</a>.

R2S + O → R2SO
A typical source of oxygen is <a href="/facts/Hydrogen_peroxide/vju6HBIc">hydrogen peroxide</a>.

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Sulfoxidation