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. 2014 Oct 10;19(10):16291–16311. doi: 10.3390/molecules191016291

Scheme 10.

Scheme 10

Proposed mechanism for singly O-atom incorporation in the photocatalytic cleavage of catechol by TiO2. (a) intradiol cleavage via the anchored DTBC radicals active dioxygen at the step or edge, (b) extradiol cleavage via Ti-sites active dioxygen on the corner [53].