Carbon nitride assisted chemoselective C–H bond photo-oxidation of alkylphenolethoxylates in water medium?

Green Chemistry Pub Date: 2017-08-11 DOI: 10.1039/C7GC01588G

Abstract

The unprecedented ability of g-C3N4 to chemoselectively photo-oxidise the methyl group of 2-(4-methylphenoxy)ethanol instead of the easily oxidised oxyethanol fragment has been demonstrated. When g-C3N4 is treated with H2O2, its selectivity enhances due to the blocking of surface sites responsible for the adsorption and the subsequent oxidation of the oxyethanol substituent.

Graphical abstract: Carbon nitride assisted chemoselective C–H bond photo-oxidation of alkylphenolethoxylates in water medium
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