Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Photoelectrocatalytic C–H halogenation over an oxygen vacancy-rich TiO2 photoanode

  • Zhenhua Li,
  • Lan Luo,
  • Min Li,
  • Wangsong Chen,
  • Yuguang Liu,
  • Jiangrong Yang,
  • Si-Min Xu,
  • Hua Zhou,
  • Lina Ma,
  • Ming Xu,
  • Xianggui Kong,
  • Haohong Duan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26997-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Photoelectrochemical cells are promising tools for C–H functionalisation coupled with H2 production. In this work, Duan et. al., reported the photoelectrocatalytic C–H halogenation to produce organic halides of industrial and medicinal importance with promoted H2 production.