Issue 15, 2026
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Chemical Communications

One-pot asymmetric sulfoxidation using in situ generated H2O2 from H2 and O2 catalyzed by rhodium and vanadium complexes

Takeshi Yatabe, ORCID logo abc   Naoto Kanda,ab   Mizuki Tsuji,ab   Sho Sakogashira,ab   Norifumi Tashiro,d   Hidetaka Nakai ORCID logo e  and  Seiji Ogo ORCID logo *abc  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
E-mail: ogo.seiji.872@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp

b International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI Academy I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan

c Center for Small Molecule Energy, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan

d Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc., Mitsubishi Building, 5-2, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8324, Japan

e Department of Energy and Materials, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan

Abstract

This paper reports the first example of a one-pot asymmetric sulfoxidation using in situ generated H2O2. This reaction is catalyzed by two homogeneous catalysts: a Rh complex for the direct synthesis of H2O2 from H2 and O2, and a V complex for the asymmetric oxidation of sulfides.

Graphical abstract: One-pot asymmetric sulfoxidation using in situ generated H2O2 from H2 and O2 catalyzed by rhodium and vanadium complexes

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D6CC00169F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Jan 2026
Accepted
04 Feb 2026
First published
11 Feb 2026
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2026,62, 4605-4609

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One-pot asymmetric sulfoxidation using in situ generated H2O2 from H2 and O2 catalyzed by rhodium and vanadium complexes

T. Yatabe, N. Kanda, M. Tsuji, S. Sakogashira, N. Tashiro, H. Nakai and S. Ogo, Chem. Commun., 2026, 62, 4605 DOI: 10.1039/D6CC00169F

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