title: Layered silicate as an excellent partner of a TiO2 photocatalyst for efficient and selective green fine-chemical synthesis.
abstract: When the partial oxidation of benzene to phenol, which is one of the most important reactions in chemical industry, was conducted using TiO2 in the presence of a phenol-philic adsorbent derived from a layered silicate, phenol was recovered in unprecedentedly high yield and purity. This resulted from the fact that the adsorbent captured the generated phenol promptly, selectively, and effectively to prevent the overoxidation, after which the captured phenol could be easily eluted.
authors.affiliation: World Premier International Research Center, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan. IDE.Yusuke@nims.go.jp
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torii
authors.forename: Tsuneji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sano