title: Graphitic carbon nitride catalysed photoacetalization of aldehydes/ketones under ambient conditions.
abstract: Graphitic-C3N4 is shown for the first time to catalyse photoacetalization of aldehydes/ketones with alcohols to acetals in high yields using visible light under ambient conditions; transient charge separation over the material is effective to catalyse the reaction in the absence of Lewis or Brønsted acids, giving a new green alternative catalyst.
authors.affiliation: Wolfson Catalysis Centre, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK. edman.tsang@chem.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdullah Khan
authors.affiliation: Wolfson Catalysis Centre, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK. edman.tsang@chem.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Ivo F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: Wolfson Catalysis Centre, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK. edman.tsang@chem.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Molly M J
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Wolfson Catalysis Centre, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK. edman.tsang@chem.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koito
authors.affiliation: Wolfson Catalysis Centre, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK. edman.tsang@chem.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Shik Chi Edman
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tsang