ACID ENHANCEMENT EFFECT IN THE CLEAN OXIDATION OF TOLUENES PHOTOCATALYZED BY TIO2

Authors
WORSLEY D MILLS A SMITH K HUTCHINGS MG
Citation
D. Worsley et al., ACID ENHANCEMENT EFFECT IN THE CLEAN OXIDATION OF TOLUENES PHOTOCATALYZED BY TIO2, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (11), 1995, pp. 1119-1120
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224936
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1119 - 1120
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4936(1995):11<1119:AEEITC>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The yield of substituted benzaldehydes and benzoic acids formed by the aerial oxidation of a range of substituted toluenes photocatalysed by titanium dioxide in acetonitrile is dramatically improved by the addi tion of small amounts of sulfuric acid.