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TiO2 Nanoparticles Enabling Photocatalytic Desulfurization for C-C Coupling Reaction Using Visible Light

Shea Stewart1, Matas Simukaitis1, H Christopher Fry2

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States.

ACS Nanoscience Au
|June 22, 2026
PubMed
Summary

This study reveals a new visible-light photocatalysis mechanism using titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles. A surface thiol-Ti complex absorbs visible light, enabling efficient thiol desulfurization and C-S bond cleavage.

Keywords:
addition of carbon radical to vinyl groupsheterogeneous photocatalysisphotocatalytic thiol desulfurizationreactive carbon radicalssurface complex absorbing visible light

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