Selective Catalytic Aerobic Photooxidation of Thioethers to Sulfoxides
Abstract A convenient visible-light-promoted oxidation of thioethers to sulfoxides is developed utilizing eosin Y as the photocatalyst and molecular oxygen from air as the oxidant. This photochemical protocol features good functional group tolerance and excellent chemoselectivity. Under the developed mild conditions, a wide variety of sulfides are converted into the corresponding sulfoxides in excellent yields (up to 93%). Moreover, this protocol can easily be amplified to gram scale, showing good practical value.
Authors
- Q. Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5019-2560)
- Jin‐Bu Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4707-5186)
- Feng Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9436-681X)
- Xiaohuan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7035-5961)
- Xiaolong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9431-8336)
Institutions
- Southwest Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Synlett
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2577-7703
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.87
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities