Photooxygenation of hydrocarbons over efficient and reusable decatungstate heterogenized on hydrophobically-modified mesoporous silica

Abstract

Decatungstate W(10)O(32)(4-) heterogenized on a novel hydrophobically-organomodified SBA-15 was proven an efficient, green and reusable catalyst for photooxygenation by oxygen of a range of aryl alkanes to the corresponding ketones under mild conditions.