Synthesis of 2-hydroxybenzoic acid from CO₂ and phenol in aqueous heterogeneous photocatalytic systems

Abstract

The photocatalytic reaction occurring in aqueous deaereated suspensions saturated with CO₂ and containing polycrystalline semiconductors, bare or loaded with Pt or Cu, affords 2-hydroxybenzoic acid and catechol as the main products.

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