1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([bmim]Br) as an ionic liquid promoted selectively oxidation of aliphatic and aromatic sulfides to the corresponding sulfoxides and the oxidative coupling of thiols to disulfides by NaBrO3 in excellent yields under neutral conditions.

surface of mesostructured silica, kit-6, was modified by grafting 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane (aptes) to have the positive charge, and thus, to provide sites for the immobilization of h3pw12o40 (pw12).  this modified-nanosized mesoporous silica (pw12-aptes@ kit-6) was characterized by ftir, xrd, bet and tem. the oxidation of sulfides occurs effectively and selectively with h2o2 as the oxidant...

Asymmetric oxidation of heterocyclic sulfides, including imidazole, benzimidazole, indole and pyrimidine derivatives, were studied using a tartrate/Ti((i)OPr)4 catalyst system.

Oxidation and hydration of sulfides in aggregate materials can yield to expansive reactions that affect the durability of concrete. This process is, in principle, independent from the potential alkali-aggregate reactivity, and the oxidation of the sulfide is the rate-limiting reaction. A model is presented to evaluate the kinetic evolution of expansion due to sulfide oxidation, and subsequent s...

Cellulose sulfuric acid as a bio-polymer based solid catalyst efficiently catalyzes the selectively oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides and thiols to disulfides using hydrogen peroxide as a green oxidant with good yields at room temperature. The developed method offers a number of advantages such as high selectivity, mild reaction conditions, simple operation, cleaner reaction profiles, low...

Surface of mesostructured silica, KIT-6, was modified by grafting 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane (APTES) to have the positive charge, and thus, to provide sites for the immobilization of H3PW12O40 (PW12).  This modified-nanosized mesoporous silica (PW12-APTES@ KIT-6) was characterized by FTIR, XRD, BET and TEM. The oxidation of sulfides occurs effectively and selectively with H2O2 as the oxidant...

Surface of mesostructured silica, KIT-6, was modified by grafting 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane (APTES) to have the positive charge, and thus, to provide sites for the immobilization of H3PW12O40 (PW12).  This modified-nanosized mesoporous silica (PW12-APTES@ KIT-6) was characterized by FTIR, XRD, BET and TEM. The oxidation of sulfides occurs effectively and selectively with H2O2 as the oxidant...

Monomeric Ti(IV)/C3 trialkanolamine complexes are effective catalysts in the stereoselective sulfoxidation of alkyl aryl sulfides (ee’s up to 84%, 0.1% of catalyst). Such complexes were shown to have a biphilic nature, behaving as electrophilic oxidants towards sulfides while a nucleophilic pathway dominates the oxidation of sulfoxides. The analogous Zr(IV) complexes, likely dimeric, are even b...