摘要

Conventionally, Pd catalysis has been widely used in either heterogeneous or homogeneous thermocatalytic organic synthesis. Herein, we demonstrate a case study on the important, cocatalyst role of Pd nanoparticles in ternary In2S3-(reduced graphene oxide-palladium) [In2S3-(RGO-Pd)] composites for the selective oxidation of alcohols under visible-light irradiation. Pd acts as dual cocatalyst along with RGO to promote the more efficient separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and facilitate their spatial transfer across the interface in ternary In2S3-(RGO-Pd) composites, which leads to higher activity than that of binary In2S3-RGO composites. This work highlights the promising scope of using Pd nanoparticles as a cocatalyst for promoting visible-light photocatalysis towards selective organic transformations under ambient conditions.