
%0 Journal Article
%A Crank, G 
%A Makin, MIH 
%T Oxidation of thiols by superoxide ion
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1984/11/01
%V 37
%N 11
%P 2331-2337
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9842331
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9842331 
%X Superoxide ion oxidizes aromatic thiols to disulfides or sulfonic acids. Benzene-1,2-dithiol and its 4-methyl analogue formed the cyclic disulfides dibenzo[c,g]tetrathiocins. Aliphatic thiols gave disulfides, and ethane-1,2-dithiol and propane-1,3-dithiol formed the cyclic disulfides 1,2,5,6- tetrathiocan and 1,2,6,7-tetrathiecan respectively. Butane-1,4-dithiol underwent an intramolecular cyclization to 1,2-dithian. Cysteine was oxidized by O2-&#183; to cysteic acid. 
