Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Thioethers to Sulfoxides Mediated by a Carbon Nanotube‐Porphyrin Nanohybrid

Abstract

AbstractA heterogeneous photocatalyst was assembled through electrostatic immobilization of a cationic porphyrin at the surface of functionalized carbon nanotubes. The supra‐molecular nanohybrid catalyst was valorized in the aerobic photo‐oxidation of sulfides to the corresponding sulfoxides. The process operated selectively under visible light, with low catalytic loading, in water as the solvent, and the catalyst was readily recycled and reused.