Solvent-free aerobic photocatalytic oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes over ZnO/C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>
Xulu Jiang, Weitao Wang, Huan Wang, Zhen‐Hong He, Yang Yang, Kuan Wang, Zhao‐Tie Liu, Buxing Han
Abstract
Benzyl alcohol can exclusively yield 99.8% benzaldehyde over a Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst of ZnO/C 3 N 4 under solvent-free aerobic photocatalytic oxidation conditions.
Topics & Concepts
BenzaldehydePhotocatalysisBenzyl alcoholYield (engineering)SolventChemistryAlcohol oxidationAlcoholDegradation (telecommunications)Organic chemistryNuclear chemistryPhotochemistryCatalysisMaterials scienceMetallurgyComputer scienceTelecommunicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis