TiO2-catalyzed photooxygenation of methylaromatic compounds in the presence of Ag2SO4 in CH3CN

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)79115-5

Methylaromatic compounds have been photooxygenated in CH₃CN, at room temperature, in the presence of TiO₂ and Ag₂SO₄, to form benzaldehydes and, in some cases, benzoic acids, in yields up to 50%.