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Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to Aldehydes over Nb 2 O 5 Photocatalyst with Visible Light
Author(s) -
Furukawa Shinya,
Shishido Tetsuya,
Teramura Kentaro,
Tanaka Tsunehiro
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201402343
Subject(s) - visible spectrum , photocatalysis , alcohol oxidation , photochemistry , primary (astronomy) , alcohol , irradiation , chemistry , primary alcohol , aldehyde , catalysis , organic chemistry , materials science , optoelectronics , physics , astronomy , nuclear physics
Abstract Primary alcohols are selectively converted into aldehydes by using a Nb 2 O 5 photocatalyst under visible‐light irradiation. A strong interaction between the alcohol and Nb 2 O 5 generates a donor level within the forbidden band of Nb 2 O 5 , which provides a visible‐light‐harvesting ability. Over oxidation of aldehydes into carboxylic acids does not proceed under visible‐light irradiation.