Selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides using a silica immobilised vanadyl alkyl phosphonate catalyst

Mohammed Al-Hashimi, Emilie Fisset, Alice C. Sullivan*, John R.H. Wilson

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Abstract

A range of sulfides can be selectively oxidised to the corresponding sulfoxides in good yields using catalytic quantities of immobilised vanadyl, cobalt or nickel alkyl phosphonates and the reoxidant sodium bromate or vanadyl alkyl phosphonate with tert-butyl hydroperoxide or aqueous hydrogen peroxide as oxidants.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8017-8019
Number of pages3
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume47
Issue number46
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Nov 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aqueous hydrogen peroxide
  • Immobilised reagents
  • Oxidation
  • Phosphonate
  • Silica
  • Sodium bromate
  • Sulfide
  • Sulfoxide
  • Vanadyl
  • tert-butyl hydroperoxide

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