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70. H.P. Jia, D.R. Dreyer, C.W. Bielawski, C-H oxidation using graphite oxide. Tetrahedron 67,
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Chem. Commun. 54, 864–875 (2018)
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74. B. Frank, R. Blume, A. Rinaldi, A. Trunschke, R. Schlögl, Oxygen insertion catalysis by sp 2
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75. O.V. Khavryuchenko, B. Frank, A. Trunschke, K. Hermann, R. Schlögl, Quantum-chemical
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76. S. Ni, Z. Li, J. Yang, Oxygen molecule dissociation on carbon nanostructures with different
types of nitrogen doping. Nanoscale 4, 1184–1189 (2012)
77. S.B. Tang, Z.X. Cao, Site-dependent catalytic activity of graphene oxides towards oxidative
dehydrogenation of propane. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14, 16558–16565 (2012)
78. L. Favaretto, J. An, M. Sambo, A.D. Nisi, C. Bettini, M. Melucci, A. Kovtun, A. Liscio, V.
Palermo, A. Bottoni, F. Zerbetto, M. Calvaresi, M. Bandini, Graphene oxide promotes siteselective allylic alkylation of thiophenes with alcohols. Org. Lett. 20, 3705–3709 (2018)
79. C. Su, M. Acik, K. Takai, J. Lu, S.-J. Hao, Y. Zheng, P. Wu, Q. Bao, T. Enoki, Y.J. Chabal, K.P.
Loh, Probing the catalytic activity of porous graphene oxide and the origin of this behaviour.
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80. Q. Gu, G. Wen, Y. Ding, K.-H. Wu, C. Chen, D. Su, Reduced graphene oxide: A metal-free
catalyst for aerobic oxidative desulfurization. Green Chem. 19, 1175–1181 (2017)
81. R.H. Crabtree, A. Lei, Introduction: CH activation. Chem. Rev. 117, 8481–8482 (2017)
82. Y. Gao, G. Hu, J. Zhong, Z. Shi, Y. Zhu, D.S. Su, J. Wang, X. Bao, D. Ma, Nitrogen-doped
sp 2 -hybridized carbon as a superior catalyst for selective oxidation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
52, 2109–2113 (2013)
83. Y. Gao, P. Tang, H. Zhou, W. Zhang, H. Yang, N. Yan, G. Hu, D. Mei, J. Wang, D. Ma,
Graphene oxide catalyzed C-H bond activation: The importance of oxygen functional groups
for biaryl construction. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 55, 3124–3128 (2016)
84. J.H. Yang, Y.J. Gao, W. Zhang, P. Tang, J. Tan, A.H. Lu, D. Ma, Cobalt phthalocyanine–
graphene oxide nanocomposite: Complicated mutual electronic interaction. J. Phys. Chem. C
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85. P. Veerakumar, P. Thanasekaran, K.-C. Lin, S.-B. Liu, Well-dispersed rhenium nanoparticles
on three-dimensional carbon nanostructures: Efficient catalysts for the reduction of aromatic
nitro compounds. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 506, 271–282 (2017)
86. X.X. Chen, B.L. Chen, Macroscopic and spectroscopic investigations of the adsorption
of nitroaromatic compounds on graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, and graphene
nanosheets. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49, 6181–6189 (2015)
87. Y.J. Gao, D. Ma, C.L. Wang, J. Guan, X.H. Bao, Reduced graphene oxide as a catalyst for
hydrogenation of nitrobenzene at room temperature. Chem. Commun. 47, 2432–2434 (2011)
88. T. Lv, S.B. Wu, H. Hong, L. Chen, R.J. Dong, Dynamics of nitrobenzene degradation
and interactions with nitrogen transformations in laboratory-scale constructed wetlands.
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68. B.F. Machado, P. Serp, Graphene-based materials for catalysis. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2, 54–75
(2012)
69. D.R. Dreyer, H.P. Jia, C.W. Bielawski, Graphene oxide: A convenient carbocatalyst for
facilitating oxidation and hydration reactions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 49, 6813–6816 (2010)
70. H.P. Jia, D.R. Dreyer, C.W. Bielawski, C-H oxidation using graphite oxide. Tetrahedron 67,
4431–4434 (2011)
71. X.Y. Sun, P. Han, B. Li, S.J. Mao, T.F. Liu, S. Ali, Z. Lian, D.S. Su, Oxidative dehydrogenation reaction of short alkanes on nanostructured carbon catalysts: A computational account.
Chem. Commun. 54, 864–875 (2018)
72. X. Liu, B. Frank, W. Zhang, T.P. Cotter, R. Schlögl, D.S. Su, Carbon-catalyzed oxidative
dehydrogenation of n-butane: Selective site formation during sp 3 -to-sp 2 lattice rearrangement. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50, 3318–3332 (2011)
73. L. Roldan, A.M. Benito, E. Garcıa-Bordeje, Self-assembled graphene aerogel and nanodiamond hybrids as high performance catalysts in oxidative propane dehydrogenation. J. Mater.
Chem. A 3, 24379–24388 (2015)
74. B. Frank, R. Blume, A. Rinaldi, A. Trunschke, R. Schlögl, Oxygen insertion catalysis by sp 2
carbon. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50, 10226–10230 (2011)
75. O.V. Khavryuchenko, B. Frank, A. Trunschke, K. Hermann, R. Schlögl, Quantum-chemical
investigation of hydrocarbon oxidative dehydrogenation over spin-active carbon catalyst
clusters. J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 6225–6234 (2013)
76. S. Ni, Z. Li, J. Yang, Oxygen molecule dissociation on carbon nanostructures with different
types of nitrogen doping. Nanoscale 4, 1184–1189 (2012)
77. S.B. Tang, Z.X. Cao, Site-dependent catalytic activity of graphene oxides towards oxidative
dehydrogenation of propane. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14, 16558–16565 (2012)
78. L. Favaretto, J. An, M. Sambo, A.D. Nisi, C. Bettini, M. Melucci, A. Kovtun, A. Liscio, V.
Palermo, A. Bottoni, F. Zerbetto, M. Calvaresi, M. Bandini, Graphene oxide promotes siteselective allylic alkylation of thiophenes with alcohols. Org. Lett. 20, 3705–3709 (2018)
79. C. Su, M. Acik, K. Takai, J. Lu, S.-J. Hao, Y. Zheng, P. Wu, Q. Bao, T. Enoki, Y.J. Chabal, K.P.
Loh, Probing the catalytic activity of porous graphene oxide and the origin of this behaviour.
Nat. Commun. 3, 1298 (2012)
80. Q. Gu, G. Wen, Y. Ding, K.-H. Wu, C. Chen, D. Su, Reduced graphene oxide: A metal-free
catalyst for aerobic oxidative desulfurization. Green Chem. 19, 1175–1181 (2017)
81. R.H. Crabtree, A. Lei, Introduction: CH activation. Chem. Rev. 117, 8481–8482 (2017)
82. Y. Gao, G. Hu, J. Zhong, Z. Shi, Y. Zhu, D.S. Su, J. Wang, X. Bao, D. Ma, Nitrogen-doped
sp 2 -hybridized carbon as a superior catalyst for selective oxidation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
52, 2109–2113 (2013)
83. Y. Gao, P. Tang, H. Zhou, W. Zhang, H. Yang, N. Yan, G. Hu, D. Mei, J. Wang, D. Ma,
Graphene oxide catalyzed C-H bond activation: The importance of oxygen functional groups
for biaryl construction. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 55, 3124–3128 (2016)
84. J.H. Yang, Y.J. Gao, W. Zhang, P. Tang, J. Tan, A.H. Lu, D. Ma, Cobalt phthalocyanine–
graphene oxide nanocomposite: Complicated mutual electronic interaction. J. Phys. Chem. C
117, 3785–3788 (2013)
85. P. Veerakumar, P. Thanasekaran, K.-C. Lin, S.-B. Liu, Well-dispersed rhenium nanoparticles
on three-dimensional carbon nanostructures: Efficient catalysts for the reduction of aromatic
nitro compounds. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 506, 271–282 (2017)
86. X.X. Chen, B.L. Chen, Macroscopic and spectroscopic investigations of the adsorption
of nitroaromatic compounds on graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, and graphene
nanosheets. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49, 6181–6189 (2015)
87. Y.J. Gao, D. Ma, C.L. Wang, J. Guan, X.H. Bao, Reduced graphene oxide as a catalyst for
hydrogenation of nitrobenzene at room temperature. Chem. Commun. 47, 2432–2434 (2011)
88. T. Lv, S.B. Wu, H. Hong, L. Chen, R.J. Dong, Dynamics of nitrobenzene degradation
and interactions with nitrogen transformations in laboratory-scale constructed wetlands.
Bioresour. Technol. 133, 529–536 (2013)