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. 2021 Oct 13;14(22):4878–4902. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202101635

Table 1.

Selected examples for sulfide oxidation with H2O2.

Entry

Type of sulfide

Catalyst

Oxidant

Solvent

Reaction conditions

Scope and yield

Ref.

Ar−S−Ar

Ar−S‐alkyl

alkyl‐S‐alkyl

1

yes

yes

yes

NbC (4 mol%)

H2O2 (30 % aq) (4.5 equiv.)

EtOH

60 °C

9 examples 90–99 %

[15a]

2

yes

yes

yes

MnSO4 ⋅ H2O (1 mol%)

H2O2 (30 % aq) (2.0–5.0 equiv.)

MeCN (but also DMF)

NaHCO3 buffer (0.2 m), RT, 0.25–24 h

15 examples 80–100 %

[15b]

3

yes

yes

no

TiO2‐400 (1.25 mol%)

H2O2 (35 % aq) (3.0 equiv.)

MeCN

40–80 °C, 3 h

5 examples 80–99 %

[15c]

4

yes

yes

yes

Fe3O4@BNPs@SiO2−SO3H (0.1 g mmol−1)

H2O2 (30 % aq) (4.0 equiv.)

EtOH

50 °C, 10–45 min

14 examples 90–98 %

[15d]

5

yes

yes

yes

[MoO2(O2)(L)2]2−‐MR (0.1 mol%)

H2O2 (50 % aq) (4.0 equiv.)

MeCN

RT: 100–410 min 78 °C: 35–170 min

12 examples >90 %, TON[a]≈970, TOF:[b] 140–582 h−1 (RT), 345–1680 (78 °C)

[15e]

6

no

yes

yes

(C19H42N)2[MoO(O2)2(C2O4)] ⋅ H2O (2.5 mol%)

H2O2 (40 % aq) (3.0 equiv.)

H2O

RT, 1 min–8 h

18 examples 80–98 %

[15 f]

7

yes

yes

yes

[PO4{WO(O2)2}4]@PIILP (0.5 mol%)

H2O2 (35 % aq) (5.0 equiv.)

MeCN

45 °C, 15 min

7 examples 35–100 %, TOF: 280–800 h‐1

[15 g]

8

no

yes

yes

PDDA‐SiV2W10*[c] (25 mg mmol−1)

H2O2 (30 % aq) (5.0 equiv.)

H2O

25 °C, 2–8 h

7 examples 99 %

[15 h]

9

yes

yes

yes

Amberlyst 15 56 mg mmol−1 sulfide

H2O2 (50 % aq) (3.5 equiv.)

AcOH

50 °C, 40–90 min

6 examples >99 %

[15i]

10

yes

yes

yes

BNPs−SiO2@(CH2)3NHSO3H (70 mol%)

H2O2 (30 % aq) (2.0 equiv.)

EtOH

50 °C, 10–45 min

18 examples 94–98 %, TON≈13–14

[15j]

11

yes

yes

yes

Borax (10 mol%)

H2O2 (35 % aq) (3.0 equiv.)

MeOH

pH=10–11, RT, 2.5–24 h

13 examples 10–95 %

[15k]

12

yes

yes

yes

PhenHTB (20–30 mol%)

H2O2 (30 % aq) (2.0 equiv.)

MeCN−H2O

RT, 25–95 min

10 examples 70–88 %

[15 l]

[a] TON=turnover number. [b] TOF=turnover frequency. [c] PDDA=poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride).