Insight into Au/ZnO catalyzed aerobic benzyl alcohol oxidation by modulation–excitation attenuated total reflection IR spectroscopy
Ammara Waheed, Changhai Cao, Yifei Zhang, Kai Zheng, Gao Li
Abstract
The chemisorbed or dissociated oxygen species is associated with the catalytic activity in alcohol oxidation catalyzed by Au/ZnO catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCatalysisBenzyl alcoholAttenuated total reflectionAlcoholPhotochemistrySpectroscopyOxygenReflection (computer programming)Alcohol oxidationZincOrganic chemistryInfrared spectroscopyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsProgramming languageComputer scienceCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions