
%0 Journal Article
%A Milne, JW 
%A Shannon, JS 
%A Sternhell, S 
%T Studies in aerial oxidation: Salts of methylbenzoic acids
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1965/02/01
%V 18
%N 2
%P 139-149
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9650139
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9650139 
%X In the course of an investigation designed to provide a solid-state system for the study of aerial oxidation of coals it was shown that the main products (conversions of approximately 60%) of oxidation of solid salts of methylbenzoic acids with air between 240° and 300° are the corresponding benzenedicarboxylic acids. The corresponding aldehydes are probably intermediates which give rise to benzoic acid as a product of a competitive reaction. Ion-transfer reactions between solids take place under the conditions of the experiments. 
