Oxidative radical generation

Conversion of toluenes to the benzoic acid is also accomplished by anodic oxidation in acetic acid containing some nitric acid. It is not clear if this reaction involves the aromatic radical-cation or if the oxidising agents are nitrogen oxide radicals generated by electron transfer from nitrate ions [66, 67]. Oxidation of 4-fluorotoluene at a lead dioxide anode in dilute sulphuric acid gives 4-fluorobenzoic acid in a reaction which involves loss of a proton from the aromatic radical-cation and them in further oxidation of the benzyl radical formed [68]. 

Fig. 3 Oxidative radical generation by high-valent transition metal salts...

The degradation of aromatics, pesticides, herbicides, and other bio-recalcitrant compounds in industrial wastewaters can be efficiently achieved by means of the oxidative radicals generated in the Fenton and photo-assisted Fenton reaction [11], Among others, the photo-Fenton method has proved to be effective in the degradation of phenol and its halogenated derivatives [12-14], dioxins [15], nitroaniline [16],... 

Oxidative Radical Generation via Nitrogen Dioxide Dimer Conversions Induced by Amide Groups of Macromolecules... 

Oxidative Radical Generation via Nitrogen Dioxide Dimer Conversions. 

Govema M, Amati M, Fontana S, et al. 1999. Role of iron in asbestos-body-induced oxidant radical generation. J Toxicol Environ Health A 58 279-287. 

Diaryliodonium salts are also reduced by easily oxidized radicals generated from typical free radical photoinitiators. Ledwith has studied the cationic poly-... 

Becker S, Soukup JM, Gilmour IM, Devlin RB. Stimulation of human and rat alveolar macrophages with urban air particulates effects on oxidant radical generation and cytokine production. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1996 141 637-648. 

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