Published December 1977 | public
Journal Article

Kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation of thiourea and N,N'-dialkylthioureas by hydrogen peroxide

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Abstract

The oxidation of thiourea and two dialkylthioureas to their respective formamidine disulfide cations by hydrogen peroxide in acid solution has been studied kinetically. The rate law and other data indicate that the reactions proceed via a nucleophilic displacement by sulfur on oxygen. The scope of this mechanism for reaction of nucleophiles with peroxides is discussed.

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© 1977 American Chemical Society. Received July 6, 1977. We are indebted to Mr. N. Fina who performed some initial experiments and to the U.S.A.F. Office of Scientific Research for financial support.

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