title: Photocatalytic hydroxylation of aromatic ring by using water as an oxidant.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan. yoshidah@apchem.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Hayato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuzawa
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Kazuko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otake
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hattori