title: The oxidation of parathion to paraoxon in aqueous media by silver oxide (AgO).
abstract: The present preliminary report clearly justifies more detailed examinations of this previously unreported oxidative technique. AgO may prove to be a general reagent for oxidizing thiono-organophosphorus pesticides to their phosphates which are often more potent ChE inhibitors than the parent compounds; many other oxidants have been utilized for this purpose with reported conversion efficiencies ranging from a few percent to near quantitative, usually on a macro-scale; most micro methods in the literature are of very low efficiencies. Whether AgO will also oxidize any of the thiolo-organophosphorus compounds to their phosphates is not yet established, except for negative results with Thimet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, University of California Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station, Riverside, California.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Gunther
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Ott
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Hearth