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Table 1. Reactive moieties of micropollutants and their reactivities towards different oxidants^48–54.

Reactive moieties	O₃	ClO₂	HOCl	˙OH and SO₄˙⁻
Aromatic systems	Phenols	Phenols	All	All
Aromatic systems	Anilines	Anilines	All	All
Reduced sulfur	Thiols	Thiols	Thiols and Thioether	Thiols
	Thioether			Thioether
	Sulfoxides			Sulfoxides
Double bonds	C C	Not reactive	Barely	C C and C N
Amines	Deprotonated	Tertiary amines deprotonated	Primary > secondary > tertiary amines	All
Amines	Deprotonated	Tertiary amines deprotonated	Protonated and deprotonated	All
C–H	Not reactive	Not reactive	Not reactive	All

Table 1. Reactive moieties of micropollutants and their reactivities towards different oxidants48–54.