Correlating the surface basicity of metal oxides with photocatalytic hydroxylation of boronic acids to alcohols

• Main Authors: Leow, Wan Ru, Yu, Jiancan, Li, Bin, Hu, Benhui, Li, Wei, Chen, Xiaodong
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Alcohols; Boronic Acids
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137806
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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