Issue 110, 2016

Recent advances of titanium dioxide (TiO2) for green organic synthesis

Abstract

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has become increasingly popular as a catalyst. Although many applications of TiO2 involve photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical reactions, there are numerous interesting discoveries of TiO2 for other reactions. This review focuses on the recent development of TiO2 as a catalyst in green organic synthesis including in hydrodeoxygenation, hydrogenation, esterification/transesterification, the water–gas shift reaction, and visible light-induced organic transformation owing to its strong metal-support interaction (SMSI), high chemical stability, acidity, and high redox reaction at low temperature. The relationship between the catalytic performance and different metal or metal oxide dopants, and different polymorphs of TiO2 are discussed in detail. It is interesting to note that the reduction temperature and addition of promoters have a significant effect on the catalytic performance of TiO2.

Graphical abstract: Recent advances of titanium dioxide (TiO2) for green organic synthesis

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
13 Sept. 2016
Accepted
29 Okt. 2016
First published
15 Nov. 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 108741-108754

Recent advances of titanium dioxide (TiO2) for green organic synthesis

L. E. Oi, M. Choo, H. V. Lee, H. C. Ong, S. B. A. Hamid and J. C. Juan, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 108741 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA22894A

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