
%0 Journal Article
%A Hewgill, FR 
%A Proudfoot, GM 
%T An E.S.R study of the oxidation of sodium alkyl sulphates by hydroxyl radicals
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1977/03/01
%V 30
%N 3
%P 695-697
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9770695
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9770695 
%X Radicals detected by electron spin resonance show that hydrogen abstraction in the oxidation of alkyl sulphates by the TiCl3/H2O2 system is not selective. In the light of these results and of evidence obtained by reduction of &#947;-iodocaproic acid, the previous claim1 that hydrogen abstraction from aliphatic carboxylic acids containing 6-8 carbons occurs chiefly at the &#945; and &#969;-1 position scan no longer be supported. 
