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Published on: August 30, 2017
NIR-triggered photooxygenation of α-terpinene with upconversion nanohybrids
Laura Francés-Soriano1, Delia Bellezza1, Juan Ferrera-González1
1Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universitat de València Calle Catedrático José Beltrán 2 Paterna Valencia 46980 Spain maria.gonzalez@uv.es julia.perez@uv.es.
Abstract:
Upconversion nanohybrids (UCNHs) consisting of rose bengal (RB) and upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are able to promote terpinene oxidation upon near-infrared irradiation. The photophysical events occurring upon NIR-irradiation of the UCNH correlate well with the synthetic protocol used to prepare the UCNHs (RB loading and aggregation). These results highlight the importance of the optimization of UCNH composition for the photocatalysis outcome.
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