Abstract
Reaction of copper(II) p-toluenesulfonate with tetrahydrothiophene (THT) forms a THT cation radical and a THT dication by stepwise one-electron oxidation by Cu2+. Generation of a dimeric species of THT dication is proposed to explain the formation of tetramethylene sulfoxide (TMSO) upon hydrolysis of the dimeric THT dication with H2O.
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