Au-doped TiO2 nanoparticles for selective photocatalytic synthesis of quinaldines from anilines in ethanol
作者:K. Selvam、M. Swaminathan
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.07.071
日期:2010.9
A convenient eco-friendly photocatalytic synthesis of quinaldines has been developed by a simple one-pot reaction of anilines in ethanol solution with Au-loaded TiO2 under UV irradiation. Upon irradiation in the presence of Au-TiO2, aniline and oxidation products derived from ethanol undergo condensation–cyclization to afford quinaldines.
Nanosized platinum particles loaded on the TiO2 nanoparticles were prepared to assess its photocatalytic activity in simple one-pot synthesis of quinaldines from anilines in ethanol using UV light. The catalyst was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), Brunauer–Emmer–Teller surface area, atomic force microscope