University Chemistry ›› 2024, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (12): 156-163.doi: 10.12461/PKU.DXHX202404010

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Cooperative Photocatalysis of a Semiconductor with a Persistent Radical TEMPO for Selective Oxidation Reactions

Fengwei Huang, Fulin Zhang, Yuexin Wang, Xianjun Lang   

  1. College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
  • Received:2024-04-02 Accepted:2024-04-22 Published:2024-12-17
  • Contact: Xianjun Lang E-mail:xianjunlang@whu.edu.cn

Abstract: The persistent radical TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl) can be used in cooperating with semiconductor photocatalysis to promote electron and proton transfer during selective oxidation reactions. TEMPO is introduced into the reaction system as a redox mediator through rational design to improve efficiency. Both titanium dioxide and covalent organic frameworks can construct cooperative photocatalysis with TEMPO to activate diradical molecular oxygen for achieving the selective oxidation of organic substrates like amines and sulfides driven by visible light.

Key words: Redox mediator, Selective oxidation, Titanium dioxide, Covalent organic frameworks