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Selective and solventless oxidation of organic sulfides and alcohols using new supported molybdenum (VI) complex in microwave and conventional methods
Author(s) -
Das Siva Prasad,
Boruah Jeena Jyoti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/aoc.5781
Subject(s) - chemistry , catalysis , schiff base , molybdenum , moiety , selectivity , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , nuclear chemistry , alcohol oxidation , inorganic chemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , engineering
A new dioxo‐molybdenum (VI) complex supported on functionalized Merrifield resin ( MR‐Mo ) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental, scanning electron mcroscopy, energy‐dispersive X‐ray analysis, TGA, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method, powder‐X‐ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and DRS–UV–vis analysis. The virgin Merrifield resin ( MR ) was functionalized by carbonylation followed by Schiff base formation with ethanolamine ( MR‐SB ). Experimental data showed that the Schiff base coordinated with the MoO 2 2+ moiety via O‐ and N‐atoms. The catalytic activity of MR‐Mo was explored under solventless conditions toward the oxidation of organic sulfides and alcohols using 30% aqueous H 2 O 2 as oxidant. The oxidation reactions were conducted under microwave and conventional methods. The microwave‐assisted oxidation reactions were found to be many times faster than the conventional methods. The oxidation reactions were selective and formed sulfoxides or aldehydes as the sole product with superior TOF values among the molybdenum (VI)‐based complexes. Besides these, the MR‐Mo was purely heterogeneous in nature and can be recycled for at least five reaction cycles without the loss of catalytic efficiency and product selectivity.