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Kinetic Analysis Of Thiol Oxidation To Study The Effects Of Fluorinated Groups On Metal Phthalocyanine Catalysts, Nellone Eze Reid

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The oxidation of thiol (RSH) to disulfide (RSSR) is important biologically and industrially. Corrosive and malodorous thiols exist as contaminants in wastewater discharge from mining facilities, pulp and paper mills, tanneries, and oil refineries. The elimination of thiols from petroleum products is necessary for even cleaner fuels. Thiols in gas products can also inhibit catalyst activity for some downstream processes.

Experiments and mechanistic kinetic studies were conducted for the aerobic oxidation of 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) and 4-fluorobenzenethiol (4-FBT) catalyzed by cobalt phthalocyanines: H₁₆PcCo, F₁₆PcCo, and F₆₄PcCo, each exhibiting a metal center subject to increasing Lewis …