Influence of the substituent on selective photocatalytic oxidation of aromatic compounds in aqueous TiO2 suspensions.
Experimental results are reported showing that the photocatalytic oxidation of aromatic compounds containing an electron-donor group (EDG) gives rise mainly to ortho- and para-monohydroxy derivatives while in the presence of an electron-withdrawing group (EWG) all the monohydroxy derivatives are obtained.
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica dei Processi e dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy. giovanni_palmisano@yahoo.it
Giovanni
G
Palmisano
Maurizio
M
Addamo
Vincenzo
V
Augugliaro
Tullio
T
Caronna
Elisa
E
García-López
Vittorio
V
Loddo
Leonardo
L
Palmisano