Direct sulfonation of methane with SO3 to methanesulfonic acid (MSA) and methylbisulfate was investigated in sulfuric acid using Hg(I), Hg(II), and Rh(III)-salts as catalysts. O2 was found to be an important component for the regeneration of the catalyst. The effects of O2 pressure, temperature, SO3 concentration, methane pressure, and catalyst concentration were examined on the rates of SO3 co...

Abstract. Both iodic acid (HIO3, IA) and methanesulfonic (CH3S(O)2OH, MSA) have been identified by field studies as important precursors of new particle formation (NPF) in marine areas. However, the mechanism NPF which IA MSA are jointly involved is still unclear. Hence, we investigated IA-MSA nucleation system under different atmospheric conditions uncovered corresponding nucleating at molecul...

1111 Algal Clues to Antarctic Ice Shelf Ages The naturally high variability of sea ice extent in Antarctica and the short duration of instrumental records have combined to obscure any clear record of sea ice coverage change. Curran et al. (p. 1203; see the Perspective by Wolff) present an ice core record of methanesulfonic acid, a species produced by algae living at the edges of ice shelves, wh...

The production of ethylen tially attractive, since the carbon source than petrol bonylation using methyl f used as the catalyst. Met were formed along with of formaldehyde source, r paraformaldehyde, 1,3,5-t The highest yields of met as the source of formalde and limited the rate of ca the highest yields of meth produce these products at methanesulfonic acid is a the reactive intermediates

The reaction of tertiary, secondary and benzylic alcohols with different nitriles in the presence of alumina-methanesulfonic acid (AMA) as a new reagent affords the corresponding amides in good yields (Table 1, 2). Conversion of 2,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4-halo anisoles into corresponding diamides in the range of 68-76% yields (Table 3) are also included in this paper.