Acid-Catalytic Oxidation of Thiophene by Hydrogen Peroxide in <i>n</i>-Octane-Water System
The effect of the reaction time and temperature, composition and concentration of the oxidizing mixture on the degree of thiophene conversion in the n -octane-aqueous phase two-phase system was studied. The oxidative activity of peroxyacids generated from hydrogen peroxide and acids (trifluoroacetic, formic, nitrous) changes in the series СF<sub>3</sub>COOOH > HCOOOH > HOONO. The addition of cetyl(trimethyl)ammonium bromide inhibit the oxidation of thiophene.