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hydrogen; organic synthesis; photocatalysis
Abstract:
Often, H<sub>2</<sub> is produced photocatalytically at the expense of sacrificial agents. When a sacrificial agent is selectively oxidized, this allows coupling of H<sub>2</<sub> production with synthesis of value-added organic compounds. Herein, it is argued that the conversion of bioethanol into 1,1-diethoxyethane with simultaneous H<sub>2</<sub> production increases the economic viability of photocatalysis and suggests a semiconductor material that is the most relevant for this purpose.
