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Mpg-C3N4-catalyzed selective oxidation of alcohols using O2 and visible light
Su, Fangzheng,Mathew, Smitha C.,Lipner, Grzegorz,Fu, Xianzhi,Antonietti, Markus,Blechert, Siegfried,Wang, Xinchen
, p. 16299 - 16301 (2010)
Mesoporous carbon nitride (mpg-C3N4) polymer can function as a metal-free photocatalyst to activate O2 for the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohols with visible light, avoiding the cost, toxicity, and purification problems associated with corresponding transition-metal systems. By combining the surface basicity and semiconductor functions of mpg-C3N4, the photocatalytic system can realize a high catalytic selectivity to generate benzaldehyde. The metal-free photocatalytic system also selectively converts other alcohol substrates to their corresponding aldehydes/ketones, demonstrating a potential pathway of accessing traditional mild radical chemistry with nitroxyl radicals.