Photocatalytic reactions of acetic acid on platinum-loaded TiO2: ESR evidence of radical intermediates in the photo-Kolbe reaction
Abstract
Two elusive radical intermediates; a methyl radical (·CH3) and a carboxymethyl radical (·CH2CO2H), have been confirmed for the first time by direct observation of their ESR absorptions at room temperature on the photocatalytic reactions of acetic acid and metal (platinum)-loaded titanium dioxide (Pt/TiO2) in aqueous solution.