Tertiary amine mediated aerobic oxidation of sulfides into sulfoxides by visible-light photoredox catalysis on TiO2

• Main Authors: Lang, Xianjun, Hao, Wei, Leow, Wan Ru, Li, Shuzhou, Zhao, Jincai, Chen, Xiaodong
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Functional materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102888; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38492
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The selective oxidation of sulfides into sulfoxides receives much attention due to industrial and biological applications. However, the realization of this reaction with molecular oxygen at room temperature, which is of importance towards green and sustainable chemistry, remains challenging. Herei...