Issue 43, 2020

Nickel phosphide nanoalloy catalyst for the selective deoxygenation of sulfoxides to sulfides under ambient H2 pressure

Abstract

Exploring novel catalysis by less common, metal–non-metal nanoalloys is of great interest in organic synthesis. We herein report a titanium-dioxide-supported nickel phosphide nanoalloy (nano-Ni2P/TiO2) that exhibits high catalytic activity for the deoxygenation of sulfoxides. nano-Ni2P/TiO2 deoxygenated various sulfoxides to sulfides under 1 bar of H2, representing the first non-noble metal catalyst for sulfoxide deoxygenation under ambient H2 pressure. Spectroscopic analyses revealed that this high activity is due to cooperative catalysis by nano-Ni2P and TiO2.

Graphical abstract: Nickel phosphide nanoalloy catalyst for the selective deoxygenation of sulfoxides to sulfides under ambient H2 pressure

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Aug. 2020
Accepted
29 Aug. 2020
First published
31 Aug. 2020

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2020,18, 8827-8833

Nickel phosphide nanoalloy catalyst for the selective deoxygenation of sulfoxides to sulfides under ambient H2 pressure

S. Fujita, S. Yamaguchi, S. Yamazoe, J. Yamasaki, T. Mizugaki and T. Mitsudome, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2020, 18, 8827 DOI: 10.1039/D0OB01603A

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