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Abstract
The superoxide anion generated electrolytically at a mercury pool cathode was the reactant that generated sulfoxide and sulfone products from thioxanthen-9-one. When a supporting electrolyte (dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride, DTAC) was used tremendous increase in current occurred, but no sulfone or sulfoxide was generated even when the temperature was increased to 95°C. Products and reactant do not add up to 100% in every case, consequently we analyzed the reactions for the generation of carbon dioxide since the superoxide anion is known to be a strong oxidant. However, no carbon dioxide was generated from the thioxanthen-9-one.