Rational design of Au@Pd core-shell cocatalyst on titanium dioxide enabling selective photocatalytic formation of deuterated alkane from lauric acid and heavy water.

ABSTRACT: Photocatalytic decarboxylative deuteration using heavy water is a promising approach for the synthesis of deuterated alkane, where high reaction selectivity is essential. In this study, Au@Pd-loaded TiO₂ photocatalysts are prepared via a simultaneous photodeposition (SPD) method under various conditions, and the effects of the preparation conditions on cocatalyst structure, as well as the resulting photocatalytic activity and selectivity toward deuterated undecane formation from lauric acid and heavy water, are systematically investigated. In the SPD process, efficient reduction of the metal precursors with a higher density of the photoexcited electrons, which can be provided by high light intensity or efficient sacrificial reagents such as methanol, leads to the formatio

SUBMITTER: Huang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12758000 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature