Issue 12, 2017

Bifunctional property of Pt nanoparticles deposited on TiO2 for the photocatalytic sp3C–sp3C cross-coupling reactions between THF and alkanes

Abstract

The photocatalytic sp3C–sp3C cross-coupling between tetrahydrofuran (THF) and various alkanes was accomplished with Pt loaded titanium oxide (Pt/TiO2) photocatalysts. The cross-coupling between THF and cyclohexane was systematically studied, which revealed that the reaction followed two routes: the main course was the photooxidation of both substrates on a Pt/TiO2 photocatalyst to generate radical species followed by their successive coupling; meanwhile, the minor one was a hybrid of photocatalysis by Pt/TiO2 and thermocatalysis by Pt metal nanoparticles. The activity of the Pt catalysis was suggested to consist in the activation of an sp3C–H bond in THF or alkane molecules adsorbed on its surface and promote the reaction between the activated molecules and photogenerated radical species. Thus, the Pt nanoparticles on TiO2 were believed to play a bifunctional role of an electron receiver as well as a metal catalyst.

Graphical abstract: Bifunctional property of Pt nanoparticles deposited on TiO2 for the photocatalytic sp3C–sp3C cross-coupling reactions between THF and alkanes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Mar 2017
Accepted
08 May 2017
First published
09 May 2017

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2017,7, 2616-2623

Bifunctional property of Pt nanoparticles deposited on TiO2 for the photocatalytic sp3C–sp3C cross-coupling reactions between THF and alkanes

A. Tyagi, A. Yamamoto, T. Kato and H. Yoshida, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2017, 7, 2616 DOI: 10.1039/C7CY00535K

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