Oxidation of thiols with molecular oxygen catalyzed by cobalt(ii) phthalocyanines in ionic liquidElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: experimental. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b3/b305888c/

Abstract

An efficient procedure for catalyst solubility, recycling and easy product isolation in oxidation of thiols to disulfides with molecular oxygen catalyzed by cobalt(II) phthalocyanines dissolved in ionic liquid at room temperature is reported.