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Boosting activity of molecular oxygen by pyridinium-based photocatalysts for metal-free alcohol oxidation

Shuai Ma, Jing‐Wang Cui, C. N. R. Rao, Meng‐Ze Jia, Yun‐Rui Chen, Jie Zhang

2021Green Chemistry44 citationsDOI

Abstract

Pyridinium molecules are developed as electron- and energy-transfer mediators to boost the activity of air oxygen and thus achieve highly efficient photocatalytic oxidation of alcohols without any noble metal and additional co-catalysts/additives under mild conditions.

Topics & Concepts

PyridiniumAlcohol oxidationCatalysisPhotocatalysisAlcoholChemistryNoble metalOxygenMolecular oxygenMetalPhotochemistryMoleculeElectron transferInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRadical Photochemical Reactions