Photocatalytic synthesis of 2-methylquinolines with TiO2 Wackherr and Home Prepared TiO2 - A comparative study

A comparative study was carried out on the efficiency of titanium dioxide specimens Wackherr TiO2, prepared TiO2 and Aeroxide P25 toward the photocatalytic synthesis of pharmaceutically important 2-methylquinolines. TiO2 Wackherr induced significantly faster conversion of nitrobenzene to 2-methylquinoline than Aeroxide P25 when high photocatalyst loadings and high substrate concentrations were used. Photocatalytic synthesis of 2-methylquinolines from substituted nitrobenzenes and anilines show that the product yield is not significantly influenced by the substituents. Low cost TiO2 Wackherr is more useful when high photocatalyst loading is required at high substrate concentration.