The Ni 2 P@Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 S nanoparticles photocatalyzed selfcoupling of p-xylene was reported here, and the corresponding coupling product 1,2-di-p-tolylethane was obtained. The reaction could be extended to toluene derivatives with electron-donating and electronwithdrawing substituents. Ni 2 P@Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 S nanoparticles had already been characterized by XRD, ICP-AES, SEM, TEM, UV/Vis, FL, XPS.
1384The Mott-Schottky curves of Ni 2 P@Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 S were made through electrochemical methods. An active carbon free-radical was captured through ESR measurement under irradiation. The research demonstrated this photocatalytic system feasible for the self-coupling reaction of toluene derivatives. Figure 3. (a) UV/Vis DRS of Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 S and Ni 2 P@Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 S from 0 to 6.3 %; (b) photoluminescence properties of Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 S and Ni 2 P@Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 S (5%).