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TiO2-Based Photocatalysis for Organic Synthesis

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Environmentally Benign Photocatalysts

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A major aim of the contemporary chemistry is to replace old environmentally hazardous processes with new, energy efficient routes allowing to reduce or totally avoid the use and production of harmful chemicals and to maximise the quantity of raw material that ends up in the final product. This chapter gives an account of TiO2-based selective photocatalysis as a green synthetic tool for the production of organics. Some case studies of the most common transformations carried out by means of photocatalytic reactions are illustrated in a midway perspective between photochemistry and organic chemistry.

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This work is dedicated with deep affection to University of Palermo’s Professor Mario Schiavello, who retired in 2006. The financial support from MIUR (Rome) and from the Quality College del Cnr is gratefully acknowledged.

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Augugliaro, V. et al. (2010). TiO2-Based Photocatalysis for Organic Synthesis. In: Anpo, M., Kamat, P. (eds) Environmentally Benign Photocatalysts. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48444-0_26

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