Photocatalytic hydrogenation of furan to tetrahydrofuran in alcoholic suspensions of metal-loaded titanium(iv) oxide without addition of hydrogen gas.

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Author	Nakanishi, Kousuke Tanaka, Atsunari Hashimoto, Keiji Kominami, Hiroshi
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	The use of metal co-catalysts broadens the application of photocatalytic reduction without the use of dihydrogen (H2) gas. We examined photocatalytic hydrogenation of furan, a representative heterocyclic compound and a compound derived from biomass, in alcoholic suspensions of metal-loaded titanium(iv) oxide (TiO2) under a H2-free condition and we found that furan was almost quantitatively hydrogenated to tetrahydrofuran with a high apparent quantum efficiency of 37% at 360 nm when palladium was used as a co-catalyst. Effects of different metal co-catalysts, different amounts of the co-catalyst, the type of TiO2, the type of alcohol, light wavelength and reusability for furan hydrogenation were investigated. Based on the results, the functions of TiO2 and the co-catalyst and the reaction process are discussed.
Starting Page	20206
Ending Page	20212
Page Count	7
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Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/c7/cp/c7cp02891a/c7cp02891a1.pdf
PubMed reference number	28726894v1
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cp02891a
DOI	10.1039/c7cp02891a
Journal	Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
Volume Number	19
Issue Number	30
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Alcoholics Biomass Ethanol Heterocyclic Compounds Hydrogenation Palladium Suspensions furan tetrahydrofuran wavelength
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Resource Type	Article