Highly selective electrocatalytic oxidation of benzyl C–H using water as safe and sustainable oxygen source
Yuxia Sun, Xiaoshan Li, Miao Yang, Wentao Xu, Jin Xie, Mengning Ding
Abstract
H<sub>2</sub>O serves as a safe oxygen source in the electrocatalytic oxidation of benzyl C–H, with significantly improved overpotential and faradaic efficiency on layered MnO<sub>2</sub> catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
OverpotentialCatalysisFaraday efficiencyOxygenChemistryElectrochemistryInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science