This manuscript presents a simple, efficient and environmentally benign room temperature aerobic catalytic process to the selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides by Dy (III)-substituted 5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid (Glp) immobilized on SBA-15(SBA-15-Glp-Dy). The catalyst could be reused seven cycles without any loss in performance. This is the first selective aerobic oxidation of sulfides using a Dy-based heterogeneous system.
