DOI: 10.1039/d6dt01503d ISSN: 1477-9226
Highly selective photocatalytic oxidation of benzylic C–H bonds in alkylbenzenes to ketones
Shi-Ming Zhang, Yao Zhang, Zhi-Xiu Liu, Tao Fang, San-San Hu, Bao-Dong Cui, Yong-Zheng ChenThis study develops a photocatalytic system based on non-metallic tubular hollow-structured g-C 3 N 4 (HT-CN), which achieves highly selective oxidation of benzylic C–H bonds in alkylbenzenes to ketones.