title: Large-scale synthesis of ultrathin tungsten oxide nanowire networks: an efficient catalyst for aerobic oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde under visible light.
abstract: As a very important chemical raw material, the selective formation of benzaldehyde from toluene at preparative or industrial levels requires the use of highly corrosive chlorine and high reaction temperatures, which severely corrodes equipment, pollutes the environment, and consumes a lot of energy. Herein, we report a robust and highly active catalyst for the benzaldehyde evolution reaction that is constructed by the surfactant-free growth of oxygen vacancy-rich W18O49 ultrathin nanowire networks. Under atmospheric pressure and visible-light irradiation, the new catalyst can selectively (92% selectivity) catalyze the aerobic oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde with yields of above 95%.
authors.affiliation: Nanomaterials and Nanoproducts Research Center, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, No. 11, Ronghua South Road, Beijing, 100123, China. xiguangcheng@caiq.gov.cn.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.affiliation: International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Wencai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.affiliation: International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jingyao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Nanomaterials and Nanoproducts Research Center, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, No. 11, Ronghua South Road, Beijing, 100123, China. xiguangcheng@caiq.gov.cn.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.affiliation: Nanomaterials and Nanoproducts Research Center, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, No. 11, Ronghua South Road, Beijing, 100123, China. xiguangcheng@caiq.gov.cn.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Nanomaterials and Nanoproducts Research Center, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, No. 11, Ronghua South Road, Beijing, 100123, China. xiguangcheng@caiq.gov.cn.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Nanomaterials and Nanoproducts Research Center, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, No. 11, Ronghua South Road, Beijing, 100123, China. xiguangcheng@caiq.gov.cn.
authors.forename: Haifeng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Nanomaterials and Nanoproducts Research Center, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, No. 11, Ronghua South Road, Beijing, 100123, China. xiguangcheng@caiq.gov.cn.
authors.forename: Guangcheng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xi