Process for oxidizing thallium (I) to thallium (III)
AssigneeThe Upjohn Company
InventorJerry A. Walker
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Abstract
Thallium (l) alkanoate salts are oxidized to thallium (lll) salts in a liquid medium with a peroganic carboxylic acid in the presence of a reactive form of manganese or ruthenium.
Claims9
A process for oxidizing monovalent thallium ions to trivalent ions which comprises reacting a monovalent thallium salt of an organic carboxylic acid having a pKa above about 2 in a liquid medium with a perorganic acid having a pKa above 2 in the presence of a reactive form of manganese said manganese being provided in a sufficiently soluble form and in an amount sufficient to promote the oxidation of monovalent thallium ions to the trivalent thallium valence state.
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