Conversion of pentahalogenated phenols by microperoxidase-8/H2O2 to benzoquinone-type products

…, C Veeger, PJ van Bladeren, C Laane…

Index: Osman, Ahmed M.; Posthumus, Maarten A.; Veeger, Cees; Van Bladeren, Peter J.; Laane, Colja; Rietjens, Ivonne M.C.M. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 1998 , vol. 11, # 11 p. 1319 - 1325

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Abstract

This study reports the microperoxidase-8 (MP8)/H2O2-catalyzed dehalogenation of pentafluorophenol and pentachlorophenol, compounds whose toxic effects and persistence in the environment are well documented. The primary products of this dehalogenation reaction appear to be the corresponding tetrahalo-p-benzoquinones. Under the conditions used, the fluorinated phenol and its intermediate products are more susceptible to ...