Randomized trial demonstrates high toluene conversion to benzaldehyde using Sm-doped Bi2WO6 nanosheets, suggesting advancements in selective oxidation.
Key Points
This research aims to explore a method for the selective oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde using advanced nanosheets.
Constructed Sm3+ doped Bi2WO6 (Sm-BWO) nanosheets for selective oxidation.
Investigated mechanistic details via oxygen vacancies and frustrated Lewis pairs.
Utilized orbital coupling for directional oxygen species transfer.
Achieved a toluene conversion rate of 8550 µmol·g−1·h−1.
Maintained high selectivity for benzaldehyde (>86%).
Established a new approach for C─H functionalization through f-orbital catalysis.