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. 2021 Jan 19;2(2):577–591. doi: 10.1039/d0cb00200c

Common intermediate experiment results of DBTO, 1, and 6 with toluene.

Sulphoxide Product yields (%) Ratio (o-cresol and m/p-cresols) Total toluene oxidation % yield
Benzaldehyde Benzyl alcohol o-Cresol m & p-Cresolc
DBTOa 3 ± 1 5 ± 1 20 ± 1 18 ± 1 1.1 46 ± 2
DBTOb 8.4 ± 0.7 7.4 ± 5.1 24 ± 2 17 ± 1 1.4 57 ± 6
1a 1.7 ± 0.4 3.4 ± 0.6 5.5 ± 0.3 2.7 ± 0.2 2 13.3 ± 0.8
1b 1.6 ± 1.4 2.4 ± 0.8 2.1 ± 0.2 1.4 ± 0.2 1.5 7.5 ± 1.6
6b 2.3 ± 0.3 2.9 ± 0.1 3.1 ± 0.6 2.1 ± 0.1 1.5 10.4 ± 0.7
a

Results from ref. 19.19

b

Results from this study.

c

m-Cresol and p-cresol were quantified as single peak.