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Hydrogenation of Sulfoxides to Sulfides under Mild Conditions Using Ruthenium Nanoparticle Catalysts
Author(s) -
Mitsudome Takato,
Takahashi Yusuke,
Mizugaki Tomoo,
Jitsukawa Koichiro,
Kaneda Kiyotomi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201403425
Subject(s) - catalysis , ruthenium , nanoparticle , redox , chemistry , atmospheric pressure , reaction conditions , inorganic chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , oceanography , geology
The first demonstration of the hydrogenation of sulfoxides under atmospheric H 2 pressure is reported. The highly efficient reaction is facilitated by a heterogeneous Ru nanoparticle catalyst. The mild reaction conditions enable the selective hydrogenation of a wide range of functionalized sulfoxides to the corresponding sulfides. The high redox ability of RuO x nanoparticles plays a key role in the hydrogenation.