Issue 15, 2021

Ultra-thin g-C3N4/MFM-300(Fe) heterojunctions for photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of benzylic carbon centers

Abstract

In situ growth of the metal–organic framework material MFM-300(Fe) on an ultra-thin sheet of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has been achieved via exfoliation of bulk carbon nitride using supercritical CO2. The resultant hybrid structure, CNNS/MFM-300(Fe), comprising carbon nitride nanosheets (CNNS) and MFM-300(Fe), shows excellent performance towards photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of benzylic C–H groups at room temperature under visible light. The catalytic activity is significantly improved compared to the parent g-C3N4, MFM-300(Fe) or physical mixtures of both. This facile strategy for preparing heterojunction photocatalysts demonstrates a green pathway for the efficient and economic oxidation of benzylic carbons to produce fine chemicals.

Graphical abstract: Ultra-thin g-C3N4/MFM-300(Fe) heterojunctions for photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of benzylic carbon centers

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 mar. 2021
Accepted
17 jun. 2021
First published
05 jul. 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 5144-5149

Ultra-thin g-C3N4/MFM-300(Fe) heterojunctions for photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of benzylic carbon centers

C. Liu, T. Luo, A. M. Sheveleva, X. Han, X. Kang, S. Sapchenko, F. Tuna, E. J. L. McInnes, B. Han, S. Yang and M. Schröder, Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 5144 DOI: 10.1039/D1MA00266J

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