Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.72, No.1, 101-105, 2001
Kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation of some thioacids by benzyltrimethylammonium tribromide
The oxidation of thioglycollic, thiolactic and thiomalic acids by benzyltrimethylammonium tribromide proceeds through the formation of a sulfenium cation in the slow step.