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Carbon nanotube–ruthenium hybrid towards mild oxidation of sulfides to sulfones: efficient synthesis of diverse sulfonyl compounds†
Renata G.
Almeida, 
a
Renato L.
de Carvalho,
a
Mateus P.
Nunes,
a
Roberto S.
Gomes,
b
Leandro F.
Pedrosa,
c
Carlos A.
de Simone,
d
Elumalai
Gopi,
e
Valérie
Geertsen,
f
Edmond
Gravel,
e
Eric
Doris
*e
and
Eufrânio N.
da Silva Júnior
*a
a
Renato L.
de Carvalho,
a
Mateus P.
Nunes,
a
Roberto S.
Gomes,
b
Leandro F.
Pedrosa,
c
Carlos A.
de Simone,
d
Elumalai
Gopi,
e
Valérie
Geertsen,
f
Edmond
Gravel,
e
Eric
Doris
*e
and
Eufrânio N.
da Silva Júnior
*a
Abstract
A heterogeneous catalyst was assembled with ruthenium nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes and used in a mild oxidation method to prepare sulfones from sulfides. The system proved very efficient on the investigated substrates and the products were obtained in high yields.
- This article is part of the themed collection: 2019 Catalysis Science & Technology HOT Articles
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