Porous heterogeneous organic photocatalyst prepared by HIPE polymerization for oxidation of sulfides under visible light

A porous heterogeneous photocatalyst was prepared by high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) polymerization. Such porous materials have interconnected pores and enough active moieties for photocatalysis. The material demonstrated a very high catalytic efficiency and can be reused for photocatalyzed oxidation of thioanisole under visible light.