Photocatalytic syntheses of azoxybenzene by visible light irradiation of silica-coated cadmium sulfide nanocomposites.
Photoirradiation (lambda= 436 nm) of a deaerated 2-propanol aqueous solution containing nitrobenzene and rhodium-loaded silica-coated cadmium sulfide nanoparticles produced azoxybenzene with relatively high selectivity (68%), the photocatalytic activity being enhanced with a decrease in the size of the semiconductor particle core.
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Bonamali
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Light and Control PRESTO, JST, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi 332-0012, Japan.
Torimoto
Tsukasa
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Okazaki
Ken-ichi
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Ohtani
Bunsho
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