{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10(20)"],"submitter":["Pourmorteza N"],"pubmed_abstract":["The incorporation of Cu(OAc)<sub>2</sub> into ascorbic acid coated TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles easily provided a new heterogeneous visible-light active titania-based photocatalyst (TiO<sub>2</sub>-AA-Cu(ii)) which was characterized by different techniques such as FT-IR, XPS, ICP-AES, TGA and TEM. A red-shift of the band-edge and a reduction of the band-gap (2.8 eV <i>vs.</i> 3.08 for TiO<sub>2</sub>) were demonstrated by UV-DRS and Tauc plots. The combination of the as-prepared TiO<sub>2</sub>-AA-Cu(ii) nanoparticles with TEMPO and molecular oxygen (air) afforded an active catalytic system for the selective oxidation of diverse set of benzylic alcohols under solvent-free conditions. A photoassisted pathway was confirmed for oxidation reactions evidenced by good correlation between appare"],"journal":["RSC advances"],"pagination":["12053-12059"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9050754"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Cu(ii) vitamin C tunes photocatalytic activity of TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles for visible light-driven aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols."],"pmcid":["PMC9050754"],"pubmed_authors":["Rezaeifard A","Pourmorteza N","Jafarpour M","Feizpour F"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Cu(ii) vitamin C tunes photocatalytic activity of TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles for visible light-driven aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols.","description":"The incorporation of Cu(OAc)<sub>2</sub> into ascorbic acid coated TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles easily provided a new heterogeneous visible-light active titania-based photocatalyst (TiO<sub>2</sub>-AA-Cu(ii)) which was characterized by different techniques such as FT-IR, XPS, ICP-AES, TGA and TEM. A red-shift of the band-edge and a reduction of the band-gap (2.8 eV <i>vs.</i> 3.08 for TiO<sub>2</sub>) were demonstrated by UV-DRS and Tauc plots. The combination of the as-prepared TiO<sub>2</sub>-AA-Cu(ii) nanoparticles with TEMPO and molecular oxygen (air) afforded an active catalytic system for the selective oxidation of diverse set of benzylic alcohols under solvent-free conditions. A photoassisted pathway was confirmed for oxidation reactions evidenced by good correlation between appare","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020 Mar","modification":"2025-04-04T09:10:13.68Z","creation":"2025-04-04T09:10:13.68Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9050754","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35496605"],"doi":["10.1039/d0ra00075b"]}}