Selective Oxidation of Organic Sulfides to Sulfoxides by Hydrogen Peroxide with Trirutile-Type Solid Oxide Catalyst HNbMoO6.

Soojin Choi, Hyo-Jin Nam, and Song-Ho ByeonCollege of Environment and Applied Chemistry, and Institute of Natural Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 449-701, KoreaReceived December 1, 2003Key Words : Sulfoxide, Hydrogen peroxide, Trirutile solid oxide, Heterogeneous catalystSelective oxidation of organic sulfides to sulfoxides hasbeen the subject of extensive research because of theirimportance of sulfoxides as intermediates in various organicreactions.