Photocatalytic chemoselective cleavage of C–O bonds under hydrogen gas- and acid-free conditions?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2018-05-17 DOI: 10.1039/C8CC03362E

Abstract

In the presence of a palladium-loaded TiO2 photocatalyst, the cleavage of benzyl phenyl ether in low-molecular-weight alcohol solvents under de-aerated conditions afforded toluene and phenol simultaneously in a 1?:?1 molar ratio.

Graphical abstract: Photocatalytic chemoselective cleavage of C–O bonds under hydrogen gas- and acid-free conditions
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