Selective photocatalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol and its derivatives into corresponding aldehydes by molecular oxygen on titanium dioxide under visible light irradiation
Selective photocatalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol and its derivatives into corresponding aldehydes by molecular oxygen on titanium dioxide under visible light irradiation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jcat.2009.06.018
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发表时间:
2009-09-10
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
Sakata, Yoshihisa
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作者:
Higashimoto, Shinya;Kitao, Naoya;Sakata, Yoshihisa
The photocatalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol and its derivatives, such as 4-methoxybenzyl alcohol, 4-chlorobenzyl alcohol, 4-nitrobenzyl alcohol, 4-methylbenzyl alcohol, 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl alcohol, and 4-tertiary-butylbenzyl alcohol, into corresponding aldehydes proceeded at high conversion and selectivity on a TiO2 photocatalyst under O-2 atmosphere. The reaction was confirmed to proceed under irradiation with both UV-light and visible light. In particular, the visible light response was observed to be attributed to a characteristic surface complex formed by the adsorption of a benzyl alcoholic compound on the TiO2 surface. Here, the properties of the surface complex as the active center for this selective photocatalytic oxidation and the mechanism behind the reaction have been investigated. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.