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The efficient conversion of H2S into mercaptan alcohols mediated in protic ionic liquids under mild condition
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  • Wenjie Xiong,
  • Mingzhen Shi,
  • Xiaomin Zhang,
  • Zhuoheng Tu,
  • Xingbang Hu,
  • Youting Wu
Wenjie Xiong
Nanjing University
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Mingzhen Shi
Nanjing University
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Xiaomin Zhang
Nanjing University

Corresponding Author:xmzhang@nju.edu.cn

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Zhuoheng Tu
Nanjing University
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Xingbang Hu
Nanjing University
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Youting Wu
Nanjing University
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Abstract

The resource utilization of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an important and promising topic in energy chemical engineering. The previous products developed in our group through H2S conversion are sulfur or mercaptan acids. Alternative way to convert H2S is still desirable. Herein, we developed a green and mild method to convert H2S into mercaptan alcohols by the addition reaction with epoxide mediated in tertiary amine-functionalized protic ionic liquids (PILs). Reaction kinetics, substrate scope, and regeneration experiment have all been explored. Almost quantitative conversion of substrates was realized with catalytic loading of PILs at 30 C. Water extraction was used to recycle the catalysts from the reaction system. It is believed that the excellent results, together with its operational simplicity and the ability to successively reuse the catalyst, make this new methodology environmentally benign and cost-effective. The generality of the H2S resource methodology gives it potential for application on an industrial scale.