Metal-free carbon nitride catalyst for toluene oxidation

Chem. Commun., 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D5CC00035A, Communication Yanping Li, Lizheng Chen, Tao Gan, Xuefeng Chu, Wanchun Zhu, Wenxiang Zhang, Wenfu Yan, Gang Liu Carbon nitride, as a metal-free catalyst, is demonstrated to effectively catalyze toluene oxidation. The localized electrons surrounding nitrogen vacancies in CN are transferred to O2, facilitating its adsorption and dissociation,...