C(3)-symmetric Ti(IV) amino triphenolate complexes efficiently catalyze, without previous activation and in excellent yields, the oxidation of sulfides at room temperature, using both CHP and the more environment friendly aqueous hydrogen peroxide as terminal oxidants, with catalyst loadings down to 0.01%. The Ti(IV) catalysts and the intermediate Ti(IV)-peroxo complexes have been characterized...

Introduction: Chemical compounds of S 6+ , sulfates and/or SO3, occur on Earth, Venus, Mars, parent bodies of carbonaceous chondrites, and icy surfaces of Europa and Ganymede. On the terrestrial planets, formation of S 6+ species is related to atmospheric photochemical processes that produce O2 and other O-rich oxidants. Here we explain the formation of sulfates within chondritic bodies through...

Different sulfides were oxidized to the corresponding sulfoxides, which is useful in drug industriesand important in biological activities, with a novel magnetically separable catalyst consisting oftungstic acid supported on silica coated magnetic nanoparticles in water as a green solvent in a goodto excellent yield without any over oxidation to sulfones in a simple, selective, and eco-friendly...

A mononuclear nonheme oxoiron(IV) complex bearing a pentadentate N5 ligand was prepared in aqueous solution; the pH dependence of its stability and reactivities was reported along with the mechanistic details of sulfide oxidation by the oxoiron(IV) species.

A competitive power conversion efficiency of 7.01% is achieved for TiO2-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) using a chemically stable and mechanically robust molybdenum di-sulfide (MoS2) counter electrode, synthesized using a simple, scalable and low-temperature wet-chemical process, owing to its good redox reaction stability.