Scheme S1 The synthetic pathway of catalysts C16PM(O2)2/PNIPAM. Fig. S1 The disperse information of C16PMo(O2)2/PNIPAM on decalin at different temperature ( a, b, c, d and e are 40 C, 50 C, 60 C and 70 C, respectively). Fig. S2 The TEM image of C16PMo(O2)2/PNIPAM on decalin at 70 ºC. Fig. S3 The Uv-vis spectra of C16PMo(O2)2/PNIPAM at different temperature. Fig. S4 Sulfur specific GC-FID chromatograms for the oxidation of DBT. Reaction conditions: 500 ppm of DBT in 10 mL decalin, O/S = 12, 0.1g catalyst, under atmospheric pressure, (a) before the reaction 500 ppm of DBT, (b) when the reaction time was 150 min at 70 C, (c) when the reaction time was 90 min at 90 C. a b c Fig. S5 MS spectra of the reaction products (a) catalyzed by C16PMo(O2)2/PNIPAM, (b) catalyzed by C16PW(O2)2/PNIPAM and (c) GC-FID chromatograms for the reaction product. a b Fig. S6 31P MAS NMR spectrum of (a) C16PW(O2)2/PNIPAM before the reaction, (b) C16PW(O2)2/PNIPAM after the reaction. Fig. S7 The IR spectra of model oil before and after oxidation desulfurization reaction. Table S1 Catalytic performances of various catalysts for desulfurization. Reaction conditions Extracting agent Initial S content / ppm Sulfur removal % Refs. 1 [Omim]PF6 500 98 1 30 1.5 [Bmim]PF6 1000 100 2 4:1 60 1 500 99.4 3 220 60:1 50 2 acetonitrile 500 100 4 H3PW12O40/SiO2-Al2O3 20 2:1 60 2 acetonitrile 1000 100 5 H3PW12O40-TiO2-SiO2 20 2:1 60 2 acetonitrile 1000 100 6 H3PW12O40-CeO2 12 6:1 30 0.5 [C8mim]BF4 500 99.4 7 TBA3PW12O40 @MIL-101 145 10:1 50 1 MeCN and BMIPF6 500 100 8 Mg9Al3(OH)24[PMo12O40] 70 20:1 60 2 acetonitrile 500 100 9 [(n-C12H25)3NCH3]3{PO4[WO(O2)2]4} 140 6:1 60 2 [Bmim]BF4 500 100 10 [(C4H9)4N]3{PO4[MoO(O2)2]4} 5 2:1 70 3 [Bmim]BF4 1000 97.3 11 [C16H33N(CH3)3]3[PO4{MoO(O2)2}4]/agarose 28 3:1 70 4.5 500 100 12 3:1 70 2.5 500 100 This work is our manuscript Catalysts amount in 10 mL model oil / mg O/S (molar ratio) Temperature / ºC Time /h ([(C8H17)3NCH3]2W6O19) 7 3:1 60 [C18H37N(CH3)3]7[PW11O39] 6 4:1 (Bu4N)4H3(PW11O39)/MCM-41 20 Tb(PW11)2@MIL-101 Catalysts [C16H33N(CH3)3]3[PO4{MO(O2)2}4]/PNIPAM [1] Y. X. Ding, W. S. Zhu, H. M. Li, W. Jiang, M. Zhang, Y. Q. Duan, Y. H. Chang, Green Chem. 13 (2011) 1210-1216. [2] J. H. Ge, Y. M. Zhou, Y. Yang, M. W. Xue, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 50 (2011) 13686-13692. [3] Z. E. A. Abdalla, B. Li, Chem. Eng. J. 200-202 (2012) 113-121. [4] S. Ribeiro, C. M. Granadeiro, P. Silva, F. A. A. Paz, F. F. Biani, L. Cunha-Silva, S. S. Balula, Catal. Sci. Technol. 3 (2013) 2404-2414. [5] X. M. Yan, Z. K. Mei, P. Mei, Q. F. Yang, J Porous Mater. 21 (2014) 729-737. [6] X. M. Yan, P. Mei, L. Xiong, L. Gao, Q. F. Yang, L. J. Gong, Catal. Sci. Technol. 3 (2013) 1985-1992. [7] M. Zhang, W. S. Zhu, S. H. Xun, H. M. Li, Q. Q. Gu, Z. Zhao, Q. Wang, Chem. Eng. J. 220 (2013) 328-336. [8] S. Ribeiro, A. D. S. Barbosa, A. C. Gomes, M. Pillinger, I. S. Gonçalves, L. Cunha-Silva, S. S. Balula, Fuel Process. Technol. 116 (2013) 350-357. [9] F. L. Yu, R. Wang, Molecules. 18 (2013) 13691-13704. [10] W. S. Zhu, G. P. Zhu, H. M. Li, Y. H. Chao, M. Zhang, D. L. Du, Q. Wang, Z. Zhao, Fuel Process. Technol. 106 (2013) 70-76. [11] L. N. He, H. M. Li, W. S. Zhu, J. X. Guo, X. Jiang, J. D. Lu, Y. S. Yan, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 47 (2008) 6890-6895. [12] J. Xu, H. C. Li, S. T. Wang, F. Luo, Y. Y. Liu, X. H. Wang, Z. J. Jiang, Chemosphere. 111 (2014) 631-637.