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Titania Photocatalysts for Selective Oxidations in Water
Author(s) -
Palmisano Leonardo,
Augugliaro Vincenzo,
Bellardita Marianna,
Di Paola Agatino,
García López Elisa,
Loddo Vittorio,
Marcì Giuseppe,
Palmisano Giovanni,
Yurdakal Sedat
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201100196
Subject(s) - brookite , photocatalysis , anatase , rutile , chemistry , titanium dioxide , benzene , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , materials science , catalysis , engineering
Counting on substrate and oxidation : The Minireview illustrates the use of heterogeneous photocatalysis for performing selective oxidation reactions of alcohols dissolved in water. For instance, the hydroxylation of benzene bearing both, an electron donor group (EDG) or an electron withdrawing group (EWG), and the formation of various aldehydes from the corresponding alcohols are presented.