Virginia Polytechnic Institute
The reduction of organic compounds of sulfur by metals in liquid ammonia
Abstract
dc:description.abstract1. A systematic study of the reduction of organic sulfur compounds by different metals in liquid ammonia is reported for the first time. 2. A metal with a high half-cell potential favors a greater extent of reduction than a lower potential metal. 3. The greater the concentration of ammonium ion as a proton donor, the greater will be the evolution of hydrogen, and the lower will be the extent of reduction. 4. A mechanism for the reduction of organic sulfur compounds by metals in ammonia is presented. 5. A new procedure for the quantitative removal and determination of hydrogen sulfide in mercaptans was developed. 6. A new synthesis for allyl mercaptan was found. 7. The formation of a resin believed to be a thiophene polymer of the formula (C₄H₄S)<sub>x</sub> is reported.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- M.S.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Chemistry
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Chemistry
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1952
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
-
- Tocker, Stanley
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
-
- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/10919/104495
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/104495