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A novel Route to Synthesize p-Terphenyl from Benzene by the Catalysis of h-BN Nanoparticles

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We have investigated the catalytic effect of boron nitride (h-BN) nanoparticles. The experiments prove that p-terphenyl can be synthesized from benzene at 400 °C in the presence of h-BN nanoparticles, thereby implying that the observed catalytic property of the h-BN nanoparticles may expand the application field of inorganic nanocrystals. The paper also discusses the mechanism of the structural rearrangement and oligomerization from benzene to p-terphenyl.

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This work was financially supported by NSFC (Contract No. 50801042), National Basic Research Program of China (2011CB301904, 2009CB930503), the Fund for the Natural Science of Shandong Province (ZR2010EM020, ZR2010EM049) and IIFSDU (2009TS041).

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    Hongyun Li

  2. State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan, 250100, People’s Republic of China

    Yongzhong Wu & Xiangang Xu

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Li, H., Wu, Y. & Xu, X. A novel Route to Synthesize p-Terphenyl from Benzene by the Catalysis of h-BN Nanoparticles. J Inorg Organomet Polym 21, 827–831 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-011-9559-6

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