Royal Society of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20(16), p. 9220-9228, 2014
DOI: 10.1039/c4cp00711e
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Supercritical water is observed to react with alkyl sulfides, forming H2S, CO, and alkanes. Quantum chemistry calculations show this occurs via a multistep mechanism involving both free radical and pericyclic reactions, with water acting as both a reagent and a catalyst.