ABSTRACT
The sulfoxidation of aliphatic hydrocarbons is the easiest method for the synthesis of
alkylsulfonic acids. Their sodium salts are widely used as surfactive reactants in technology
and housekeeping. Platz and Schimmelschmidt [1] were the first to invent this synthetic
method. Normal paraffins (C14-C18) are used for the industrial production of alkylsulfonic
acids [2-4]. Olefins and alkylaromatic hydrocarbons do not produce sulfonic acids under the
action of sulfur dioxide and dioxygen and retard the sulfoxidation of alkanes [5-9].
