Selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides using 30% hydrogen peroxide catalyzed with a recoverable silica-based tungstate interphase catalyst

B Karimi, M Ghoreishi-Nezhad, J H Clark

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Abstract

Various types of aromatic and aliphatic sulfides are selectively oxidized to sulfoxides and sulfones in good to excellent yields using 30% H2O2 in the presence of catalytic amounts of a novel recoverable silica-based tungstate interphase catalyst at room temperature. The catalyst can be recovered and reused for at least eight reaction cycles under the described reaction conditions without considerable loss of reactivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)625-628
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume7
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Feb 2005

Keywords

  • GREEN CHEMISTRY
  • SULFONES
  • ALKENES
  • ACID

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