[Mn(salophen)Cl] supported on modified polystyrene as a selective heterogeneous catalyst for oxidation of sulfides under ultrasonic irradiation

Abstract

The use of ultrasonic irradiation for the selective synthesis of sulfone in the oxidation of sulfides with NaIO4 catalyzed by Mn(Salophen) supported on chloromethylated polystyrene-bound imidazole, [Mn(Salophene)-PSI], is reported. This heterogeneous catalyst efficiently catalyzed selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfones under ultrasonic irradiation and no sulfoxide was detected in the reaction mixture.