Selective photooxidation of small hydrocarbons by O2 with visible light in zeolites

Abstract

We have developed a method that affords partial oxidation of small alf=kenes, alkanes and substituted aromatics by O 2 at very high selectivity ; the approach is based on photoexcitation of the hydrocarbon○O 2 cherge transfert state in a large pore zeolite (faujasite)