The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Radical production from the interaction of closed-shell molecules. 11. Accelerated decomposition of benzoyl peroxide by dibenzenesulfenimide: one-electron transfer …

DF Church, WA Pryor

Index: Church, Daniel F.; Pryor, William A. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1980 , vol. 45, # 14 p. 2866 - 2874

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Abstract

Dibenzenesulfenimide (PhS) 2NH reacts with many organic peroxides in solution at room temperature to produce radical as well as nonradical intermediates. The stable dibenzenesulfenimidyl radical (PhS) zN. is a key intermediate and provides a convenient means for monitoring these reactions. We have studied the reaction of (PhS) zNH with benzoyl peroxide (BPO) in detail, and we find this sulfenimide to be among the most ...