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Photocatalytic Organic Syntheses

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TiO2 and related photocatalysts can promote productive reactions for organic syntheses, e.g., selective partial oxidation of hydrocarbons by molecular oxygen or water, hydrogenation with water, decarboxylation, C–C bond formation, C–N bond formation, isomerization, and so on. Various kinds of TiO2 photocatalysts were employed for each reaction, such as anatase and rutile TiO2, mesoporous TiO2, platinum-loaded TiO2, and highly dispersed titanium oxide species on supports. In this chapter, representative photocatalytic systems for organic syntheses are reviewed briefly.

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Yoshida, H. (2010). Photocatalytic Organic Syntheses. 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_27

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