Abstract
A new type of silica supported Chitosan@vanadium complex was used as a highly active heterogeneous catalyst for asymmetric oxidation of aryl alkyl sulfides. With the economic aqueous H2O2 (30%) as the oxidant, the oxidation products were obtained in high yields (up to 95%) with good enantioselectivities (up to 68% ee). It is noted that the marketed drug Nexium (first proton-pump inhibitor, esomeprazole) could be synthesized easily by the newly developed asymmetric sulfoxidation reaction. In addition, the highly active catalyst can be reused five times without losing its catalytic activity.
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