Efficient hydrodeoxygenation of sulfoxides into sulfides under mild conditions using heterogeneous cobalt-molybdenum catalysts

Nitrogen-doped carbon-supported cobalt-molybdenum bimetallic catalysts (abbreviated as Co-Mo/NC) are active for the hydrodeoxygenation of sulfoxides to sulfides under mild conditions (25-80 degrees C and 10 bar H-2), which represents the first example of the use of heterogeneous non-noble metal catalysts for this transformation. MoO3 with Lewis acid sites assists the hydrodeoxygenation of sulfoxides into sulfides by hydrogen over cobalt nanoparticles.