Formation of intramolecular three-electron-bonded 2σ/1σ* radical cations upon reduction of dialkylsulfinyl sulfides by H-atoms

…, E Anklam, A Aced, KD Asmus

Index: Aced, Ahmed; Anklam, Elke; Asmus, Klaus-Dieter; Pohl, Klaus; Glass, Richard S.; et al. Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements, 1990 , vol. 48, # 1-4 p. 53 - 62

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Abstract

The reaction of H-atoms with sulfinyl sulfides RS (CH2) n SOR'(R, R'= alkyl) in strongly acidic aqueous medium leads, among other reactions, to the reduction of the sulfoxide moiety. This results in the formation of a S+ radical cation entity which coordinates with the