title: Chemical and photooxidation of thiothixene (Navane): structure of the thiothixene fluorophor.
abstract: The spontaneous photooxidation of thiothixen (Navane) to 2-(N,N-dimethyl-sulfonamido)-9-thioxanthone is described. The corresponding sulfoxide is demonstrated to be the fluorescent species obtained upon permanganate oxidation of thiothixene in the fluorometric assay procedure of Mjörndal and Oreland.
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010777:Photochemistry; D013888:Thiothixene
chemical_list: D013888:Thiothixene