Table 1 The effect of various conditions on the methylphenyl sulfide to sulfoxide for 4 h in the presence of H2O2 as an oxidant and water as solventa.

From: Ultra-small and highly dispersive iron oxide hydroxide as an efficient catalyst for oxidation reactions: a Swiss-army-knife catalyst

Entry

Amount of catalyst (μM)

Oxidant amount (mmol)

Conversion (%)

Selectivity (%)

1

–

0.4

11

100

2

22.5

0.4

49

99

3

44.9

0.4

81

96

4

67.4

0.4

100

92

5

67.4

0.3

84

97

6

67.4

0.2

58

98

7

67.4

0.1

37

100

  1. aGC yield.
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