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Photocatalytic green synthesis of piperonal in aqueous TiO2 suspension
- Source :
- Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 144:607-613
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2014.
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Abstract
- Piperonal (heliotropine or 3,4-methylenedioxybenzaldehyde) has been synthesized by oxidizing piperonyl alcohol in aqueous UV-irradiated TiO2 suspensions. This compound was identified by GC–MS chromatography, 1H NMR and melting point determination. The other products of the photoprocess were 1,3-bis(3,4-(methylenedioxy)benzyl) ether (found in traces) and CO2, derived from the parallel pathway of photo-mineralization. Commercial and home-prepared TiO2 samples have been tested and the best selectivity (ca. 35%) was obtained by using the home-prepared ones. The reported green process allows to obtain an added value product (piperonal), upon partial oxidation of a cheap reagent.
- Subjects :
- Aqueous solution
Process Chemistry and Technology
Ether
Catalysis
Methylenedioxy
Piperonal
chemistry.chemical_compound
chemistry
Reagent
Oxidizing agent
Organic chemistry
Settore CHIM/07 - Fondamenti Chimici Delle Tecnologie
Partial oxidation
Selectivity
PhotocatalysisGreen synthesisPiperonalTiO2suspension
General Environmental Science
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09263373
- Volume :
- 144
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5d948fdde3bce2d72aa8b7b529112306