The application belongs to the technical field of
organic synthesis, and particularly relates to selective oxidation of
thioether to prepare
sulfoxide and
sulfone by using
zirconium hydroxide as a catalyst. The application uses
thioether as
raw material,
zirconium hydroxide as catalyst, and
hydrogen peroxide as oxidant.
Sulfoxide can be catalytically oxidized and synthesized in a short reaction time, and
sulfone can be obtained by prolonging the reaction time. The selectivity can be regulated only by the reaction time without any additives. The
zirconium hydroxide catalyst can be directly purchased or prepared by using a simple
precipitation method with zirconium salt as a precursor, and is low in price.
Hydrogen peroxide is used as an oxidant, and is green, stable, low in cost, high in atomic efficiency (47%
active oxygen), and has water as the only by-product. In addition, the reaction process is simple in operation, low in cost, and high in yield, and has great industrial application prospect.