Abstract
Various types of aromatic and aliphatic sulfides are selectively oxidized to sulfoxides and sulfones with good to excellent yields using H2O2 35% p/V in the presence of catalytic amounts of Keggin heteropolyacid (H5PMo11Al0.5V0.5O40) using acetonitrile as solvent.
Keywords: Sulfides, sulfoxides, sulfones, hydrogen peroxide, keggin heteropolyacid, oxidation