Visible light induced photo-hydroxylation of phenol to catechol over RGO–Ag3VO4 nanocomposites without the use of H2O2

D. P. Das; R. K. Barik; J. Das; P. Mohapatra; K. M. Parida

doi:10.1039/C2RA20703F

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Visible light induced photo-hydroxylation of phenol to catechol over RGO–Ag₃VO₄ nanocomposites without the use of H₂O₂†

D. P. Das,*^a R. K. Barik,^a J. Das,^a P. Mohapatra^b and K. M. Parida*^a

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^a Colloids & Materials Chemistry Department, CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar – 751 013, Odisha, India
E-mail: das_dipti77@yahoo.co.in (DPD), paridakulamani@yahoo.com (KMP)

^b C.V. Raman College of Engineering, Bidyanagar, Mahura, Janla, Bhubaneswar –752 054, Odisha, India

Abstract

RGO–Ag₃VO₄ nanocomposites prepared by a novel one-pot photochemical synthesis route show unusual selectivity towards catechol in the photo-hydroxylation of phenol with complete conversion.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C2RA20703F
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 18 Apr 2012
Accepted: 19 Jun 2012
First published: 21 Jun 2012

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RSC Adv., 2012,2, 7377-7379

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Visible light induced photo-hydroxylation of phenol to catechol over RGO–Ag₃VO₄ nanocomposites without the use of H₂O₂

D. P. Das, R. K. Barik, J. Das, P. Mohapatra and K. M. Parida, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 7377 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20703F

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