Chemo and homoselective catalytic oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides with supported nitric acid on silica gel and poly vinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) catalyzed by KBr and/or NaBr

Mohammad Ali Zolfigol, Kamal Amani, Arash Ghorbani-Choghamarani, Maryam Hajjami, Roia Ayazi-Nasrabadi, Shila Jafari

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Abstract

A simple, catalytic and highly chemo and homoselective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides using supported HNO3 on silica gel and poly vinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) in the presence of a catalytic amount of KBr or NaBr was described. A good range of sulfides was selectively oxidized at room temperature in good to excellent yields. The reaction proceeds without any over-oxidation to sulfones under mild conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1739-1744
JournalCatalysis Communications
Volume9
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Apr 2008
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • Homoselectivity
  • Nitric acid
  • Poly vinyl pyrrolidone (PVP)
  • Sulfoxide

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