Improvement of Photocatalytic Activity and Product Selectivity by Cadmium Metal Deposited in situ on Suspended Cadmium(II) Sulfide Particles

Abstract
Effect of annealing of commercial crystalline CdS powders on their photocatalytic activity and product selectivity was investigated for stereoselective diamino-N-cyclization of 2,6-diaminopimelic acid operated in a deaerated aqueous solution. Surface analyses revealed the formation of sulfur vacancy, which promotes the photoinduced cadmium metal (Cd0) deposition. The Cd0, detected by reduction of methylviologen, may act as a reduction site for photoexcited electrons.