Photocatalytic hydroxylation of aromatic ring by using water as an oxidant.
Electrophilic oxygen species photocatalytically derived from water molecules can selectively react with the aromatic ring of both benzene and its derivatives to produce the corresponding phenols and hydrogen over platinum-loaded titanium oxide when illuminated with light of appropriate wavelength in the absence of oxygen.
Yoshida
Hisao
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Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan. yoshidah@apchem.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Yuzawa
Hayato
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Aoki
Masanori
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Otake
Kazuko
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Itoh
Hideaki
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Hattori
Tadashi
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