A Simple and Environmentally Benign Method for Sulfoxidation of Sulfides with Hydrogen Peroxide

The development of a simple, efficient, and environmentally benign method for the sulfoxidation Of Sulfides with aqueous hydrogen peroxide is of importance for the large-scale industrial production of sulfoxides. This article first discloses that various aryl and alkyl Sulfides, Without help of any catalyst and extra solvent, call be directly oxidized by 30% aqueous hydrogen peroxide to the corresponding sulfoxides with good to excellent yield at 60 degrees C. Furthermore, the present Method has Outstanding advantages, with regard to reaction rate and sulfoxide yield, compared with a series of organic solvents-mediated reactions.