Anion-Dominated Copper Salicyaldimine Complexes—Structures, Coordination Mode of Nitrate and Decolorization Properties toward Acid Orange 7 Dye

A salicyaldimine ligand, 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-(((pyridin-2-ylmethyl)imino)methyl)benzoic acid (H2Lsalpyca) and two Cu(II)−salicylaldimine complexes, [Cu(HLsalpyca)Cl] (1) and [Cu(HLsalpyca)(NO3)]n (2), have been synthesized. Complex 1 has a discrete mononuclear structure, in which the Cu(II) center is in a distorted square-planar geometry made up of one HLsalpyca− monoanion in an NNO tris-chelating mode and one Cl− anion. Complex 2 adopts a neutral one-dimensional zigzag chain structure propagating along the crystallographic [010] direction, where the Cu(II) center suits a distorted square pyramidal geometry with a τ value of 0.134, consisted of one HLsalpyca− monoanion as an NNO tris-chelator and two NO3− anions. When the Cu∙∙∙O semi coordination is taken into consideration, the nitrato ligand bridges two Cu(II) centers in an unsymmetrical bridging-tridentate with a μ, κ4O,O′:O′,O″ coordination. Clearly, anion herein plays a critical role in dominating the formation of discrete and polymeric structures of copper salicyaldimine complexes. Noteworthy, complex 2 is insoluble but highly stable in H2O and various organic solvents (CH3OH, CH3CN, acetone, CH2Cl2 and THF). Moreover, complex 2 shows good photocatalytic degradation activity and recyclability to accelerate the decolorization rate and enhance the decolorization performance of acid orange 7 (AO7) dye by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) under daylight.

On the other hand, the presence of organic pollutants, such as azo dyes, the most diverse group of synthetic dyes used in food, textile and printing industries, in water streams is becoming a seriously environmental problem due to the fact of their color, toxicity, potential carcinogenicity and non-biodegradable nature [20][21][22][23][24]. Therefore, the treatment of dye-containing wastewater is a matter of great important issue for environmental protection and has attracted worldwide attention. Nowadays, 2 of 16 adsorptive removal (non-destructive process) [25,26] and degradation (destructive process) [27,28] are the two most promising techniques widely utilized in the decolorization of dye-contaminated water owing to their advantages of mild operation conditions, convenience, high efficiency and relative low costs [20,[22][23][24][29][30][31].
In recent years, our group has reported several transition metal complexes of salicyaldimine Schiff base ligands with NO and N 2 O donor sets, which have represented mononuclear molecular structures and one-and two-dimensional periodical structures (1D chain and 2D layer) with interesting structural and photophysical properties [14,32,33]. Further, our group has also contributed efforts in the decolorization of aqueous solutions of organic dyes through the adsorptive removal process [34][35][36][37]. As a continuation, we report herein the synthesis and structures of two new Cu(II)−salicylaldimine complexes, [Cu(HL salpyca )Cl] (1, H 2 L salpyca = 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-(((pyridin-2-ylmethyl)imino)methyl)benzoic acid) and [Cu(HL salpyca )(NO 3 )] n (2). Complex 1 shows a mononuclear structure while complex 2 has a 1D zigzag chain structure. Such structural diversities are tentatively ascribed to the influence of anion. It is also noted that the nitrato in 2 suits a bridging-tridentate ligand with a coordination mode of µ, κ 4 O, O :O ,O" to bridge two Cu(II) ions to form the extended structure. Moreover, complex 2 is very stable in H 2 O and would cooperate with H 2 O 2 to show remarkable photocatalytic activity toward degradation of acid orange 7 (AO7) under daylight.

Materials and Methods
Chemical reagents were of reagent grade quality obtained from commercial sources (Alfa Aesar, Heysham, UK; ACROS, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; SHOWA, Saitama, Japan) and used as received without further purification. 5-tert-Butyl-3-formyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid [38,39] were synthesized according to the reported literature. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance ( 1 H NMR) 1 H NMR spectra were collected at room temperature by using a Bruker AMX-300 Solution-NMR spectrometer (Bruker, New Taipei, Taiwan) operating at 300 MHz. Chemical shifts are reported in parts per million (ppm) with reference to the residual protons of the deuterated solvent and coupling constants are given in hertz (Hz). Mass spectra were recorded by using a Bruker Daltonics flexAnalysis matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometer (Bruker, New Taipei, Taiwan). Thermogravimetric (TG) analyses were carried out under a flux of nitrogen by using a Thermo Cahn VersaTherm HS TG analyzer (Thermo, Newington, NH, USA) at a heating rate of 5 • C per minute from 25 to 900 • C. X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) patterns were acquired on a Shimadzu XRD-7000 diffractometer (Shimadzu, Kyoto, Japan) with a graphite monochromatized Cu Kα radiation (λ = 1.5406 Å; 40 kV, 30 mA) at a scan speed of 1.2 • per minute. Infrared (IR) spectra were collected on a Perkin-Elmer Frontier Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (Perkin-Elmer, Taipei, Taiwan) in the 4000-500 cm −1 region using attenuated total reflection (ATR) technique. Microanalyses were carried out by using an Elementar Vario EL III analytical instrument (Elementar, Langenselbold, Germany). UV-vis absorption spectra were recorded on a JASCO V-750 UV/VIS spectrophotometer (JASCO, Tokyo, Japan). Fluorescence spectra were recorded at room temperature on a Hitachi F7000 fluorescence spectrophotometer (Hitachi, Tokyo, Japan). Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) analyses were conducted on an Agilent 5100 ICP-OES instrument (Agilent, Santa Clara, CA, US).

X-Ray Data Collection and Structure Refinement
Quality crystals of 1 and 2 were obtained for single-crystal structure determination. Data collections were performed on an Oxford Diffraction Gemini S diffractometer for 1 and on a Bruker D8 Venture diffractometer for 2. Both diffractometers are equipped with a graphite monochromated Mo Kα radiation (λ = 0.71073 Å). Starting models for structure refinement were found using direct methods with SHELXS-97 program [40] and the structural data were refined by full-matrix least-squares methods against F 2 using the SHELXL-2014/7 [41], incorporated in WINGX-v2014.1 [42] crystallographic collective package. All non-hydrogen atoms were found from the different Fourier maps and refined anisotropically. Carbon-bound hydrogen atoms were placed by geometrical calculation and refined as riding mode. Oxygen-bound hydrogen atoms were located in a difference Fourier map and the positional parameters were refined, with the restraint O-H = 0.82(1) Å. Isotropic displacement parameters of all hydrogen atoms were derived from the parent atoms. ORTEP plots and crystal structure drawings for 1 and 2 were drawn using the Diamond software [43]. CCDC 1955728-1955729 contain the supplementary crystallographic data for this paper. These data can be obtained free of charge via http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/conts/retrieving.html or from the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ, UK; fax: (+44) 1223-336-033; or e-mail: deposit@ccdc.cam.ac.uk. Detailed crystallographic data are summarized in Table 1. Selected bond lengths and angles are listed in Table 2 and important hydrogen-bonding parameters are shown in Table 3.

Syntheses and Characterization
Complexes 1 and 2 were synthesized from the reactions of copper(II) salts (CuCl2 and Cu(NO3)2•2.5H2O) and H2Lsalpyca under hydro(solvo)thermal conditions at 80 °C for 12 h (Scheme 1). Their molecular structures have been determined by the single-crystal X-ray structure analyses and their bulky samples have been characterized to be a single crystalline phase through X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) measurements ( Figure S4). Scheme 1. Synthesis of complexes 1 and 2.

Crystal Structural Description of [Cu(HLsalpyca)Cl] (1)
Complex 1 crystallizes in the triclinic space group 1 and the asymmetric unit consists of one Cu(II) center, one HLsalpyca − monoanion and one Cl − anion. The Cu(II) center is tris-chelated by one HLsalpyca − monoanion through its phenolato, imino and pyridine groups and further coordinated by one Cl − anion, furnishing a distorted square-planar geometry (Figure 1a

Thermogravimetric (TG) Analysis
The thermogravimetric (TG) traces of 1 and 2 both showed a long plateau before a decomposition process occurred at temperature approaching 200 and 215 °C, respectively (Figure 3). For 2, after a two-step decomposition of the framework ended at a temperature approaching 509 °C, a weight of 17.8% of the total sample was left which is reasonably assigned to CuO (calcd. 18.2%). Scheme 2. Some possible coordination modes of nitrato ligands. The terms shown in parentheses are the coordination modes described by Morozov notation. Adapted from [52], with permission from Springer Nature, 2009.

Thermogravimetric (TG) Analysis
The thermogravimetric (TG) traces of 1 and 2 both showed a long plateau before a decomposition process occurred at temperature approaching 200 and 215 • C, respectively (Figure 3). For 2, after a two-step decomposition of the framework ended at a temperature approaching 509 • C, a weight of 17.8% of the total sample was left which is reasonably assigned to CuO (calcd. 18.2%).

Thermogravimetric (TG) Analysis
The thermogravimetric (TG) traces of 1 and 2 both showed a long plateau before a decomposition process occurred at temperature approaching 200 and 215 °C, respectively (Figure 3). For 2, after a two-step decomposition of the framework ended at a temperature approaching 509 °C, a weight of 17.8% of the total sample was left which is reasonably assigned to CuO (calcd. 18.2%).

Stability of 2
The chemical stability of zigzag chain 2 in crystalline phase has been examined. As observation, 2 displayed high chemical stability to maintain the framework integrity and crystallinity after immersing in H2O, methanol (CH3OH), acetonitrile (CH3CN), acetone, dichloromethane (CH2Cl2) and tetrahydrofuran (THF), respectively, for 1 day. This is supported by the checked XRPD profiles which are almost identical with that of as-synthesized crystalline samples (Figure 4).

Stability of 2
The chemical stability of zigzag chain 2 in crystalline phase has been examined. As observation, 2 displayed high chemical stability to maintain the framework integrity and crystallinity after immersing in H 2 O, methanol (CH 3 OH), acetonitrile (CH 3 CN), acetone, dichloromethane (CH 2 Cl 2 ) and tetrahydrofuran (THF), respectively, for 1 day. This is supported by the checked XRPD profiles which are almost identical with that of as-synthesized crystalline samples (Figure 4).

Photophysical Properties
In solid state, the salicyaldimine ligand, H2Lsalpyca, shows an unstructured fluorescence centered at 502 nm ( Figure S5), upon excitation at 360 nm, which is tentatively assigned to intraligand transition [32]. Comparably, the Cu(II) complexes 1 and 2 are fluorescence silent due to the paramagnetic perturbation and/or energy/charge transfer [2,53,54].

Decolorization of Acid Orange 7 (AO7) Dye
Cu(II) complexes have shown the ability to various oxidation reactions including degradation of organic dyes [24,[55][56][57][58][59]. Thus the decolorization properties of Cu(II) complexes 1 and 2 were evaluated via photocatalytic degradation of acid orange 7 (AO7) dye, a common azo dye, under natural conditions. One milligram of Cu(II) complex (1 or 2) was dipped into to 3 mL of aqueous solutions of AO7 (20 mg L −1 ), which was magnetically stirring in the dark for 30 min. Then, an

Photophysical Properties
In solid state, the salicyaldimine ligand, H 2 L salpyca , shows an unstructured fluorescence centered at 502 nm ( Figure S5), upon excitation at 360 nm, which is tentatively assigned to intraligand transition [32]. Comparably, the Cu(II) complexes 1 and 2 are fluorescence silent due to the paramagnetic perturbation and/or energy/charge transfer [2,53,54].

Decolorization of Acid Orange 7 (AO7) Dye
Cu(II) complexes have shown the ability to various oxidation reactions including degradation of organic dyes [24,[55][56][57][58][59]. Thus the decolorization properties of Cu(II) complexes 1 and 2 were evaluated via photocatalytic degradation of acid orange 7 (AO7) dye, a common azo dye, under natural conditions. One milligram of Cu(II) complex (1 or 2) was dipped into to 3 mL of aqueous solutions of AO7 (20 mg L −1 ), which was magnetically stirring in the dark for 30 min. Then, an amount of 30% hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 , 1 mL) was added under daylight. The UV/vis spectra of the reaction solution were measured at specific intervals with a UV/vis spectrophotometer and the AO7 concentrations were determined by the maximum absorbances at 485 nm. For comparison, the same experiments were also carried out in dark conditions. In addition, several AO7 decolorization experiments examined by bare (only AO7 in H 2 O without H 2 O 2 , 1 or 2), H 2 O 2 -only, 1-only and 2-only were also conducted in dark conditions and under daylight. As observations, the absorbance of the major absorption band of AO7 in aqueous solutions remained almost constant in these checked decolorization experiments by bare, H 2 O 2 -only, 1-only and 2-only in dark conditions and under daylight ( Figure S6a-h). The results imply that AO7 cannot be adsorbed by 1 and 2 and is very difficultly photodecomposed by daylight irradiation or oxidative/photocatalytic degradation by H 2 O 2 only or Cu(II) complex (1 or 2) only in dark conditions and even under daylight irradiation. However, the degradation of AO7 was occurred in cases of simultaneous existence of H 2 O 2 and Cu(II) complex (1 or 2) in dark conditions and under daylight, as supported by time-dependent UV/vis spectra of AO7 after degradation (Figure 5a and Figure S6i-k). In case of the simultaneous existence of 2 and H 2 O 2 under daylight, the aqueous solutions of AO7 showed remarkable color change from orange at initial to very light after 60-min degradation and to colorless after about 480-min degradation under daylight (Figure 5b). The findings suggest an oxidative degradation process. Of particular note, the degradation rate and the degradation performance of AO7 by 1/H 2 O 2 and 2/H 2 O 2 are greatly improved and enhanced under daylight in compared to that in dark conditions, implying photocatalytic degradation of AO7 by 1/H 2 O 2 and 2/H 2 O 2 . Moreover, the oxidative degradation ability of 2 is better than that of 1. As a representative, the decolorization performances after 60-min degradation are about 3% and 10% for 1/H 2 O 2 and 2/H 2 O 2 , respectively, in dark conditions and about 10% and 85% for 1/H 2 O 2 and 2/H 2 O 2 , respectively, under daylight (Figure 5c). The decolorization performances would reach a maximum of approximately 15% for 1/H 2 O 2 and 25% for 2/H 2 O 2 in dark conditions and 25% for 1/H 2 O 2 and 98% for 2/H 2 O 2 under daylight. This is comparable with other cases of AO7 degradation reported in the literature [21,[59][60][61][62][63][64][65].
To gain a better understanding of the degradation kinetics of AO7 catalyzed by 2/H 2 O 2 , the experimental data were fitted by a first-order model as expressed by the following equation-ln (C/C 0 ) = kt-where C 0 and C are the initial and apparent concentration of AO7, respectively, k is the kinetic rate constant and t is time. As a result, the k values are determined to be 0.00291 min −1 and 0.0154 min −1 for degradation of AO7 in dark conditions and under daylight ( Figure 6), respectively, within 30 min. Clearly, the rate constant of AO7 degradation under daylight is about five times larger than that in dark conditions, supporting again a photocatalytic degradation of AO7. Further, there exists the first-order exponential decay relationships between the concentration of AO7 (ppm) and degradation time ( oxidative degradation ability of 2 is better than that of 1. As a representative, the decolorization performances after 60-min degradation are about 3% and 10% for 1/H2O2 and 2/H2O2, respectively, in dark conditions and about 10% and 85% for 1/H2O2 and 2/H2O2, respectively, under daylight ( Figure  5c). The decolorization performances would reach a maximum of approximately 15% for 1/H2O2 and 25% for 2/H2O2 in dark conditions and 25% for 1/H2O2 and 98% for 2/H2O2 under daylight. This is comparable with other cases of AO7 degradation reported in the literature [21,[59][60][61][62][63][64][65]. To gain a better understanding of the degradation kinetics of AO7 catalyzed by 2/H2O2, the experimental data were fitted by a first-order model as expressed by the following equation-ln (C/C0) = kt-where C0 and C are the initial and apparent concentration of AO7, respectively, k is the kinetic rate constant and t is time. As a result, the k values are determined to be 0.00291 min −1 and 0.0154 min −1 for degradation of AO7 in dark conditions and under daylight ( Figure 6), respectively, within 30 min. Clearly, the rate constant of AO7 degradation under daylight is about five times larger than that in dark conditions, supporting again a photocatalytic degradation of AO7. Further, there exists the first-order exponential decay relationships between the concentration of AO7 (ppm) and degradation time (  In terms of controls, several different concentrations of 2 have been conducted to check the required concentration that shows significant photocatalytic degradation activity ( Figure S8). As decreasing concentration of 2, the degradation performance decreased but still in significant extents (Figure 7). For all tested concentrations (1 mg 2 dipped into 3, 6, 15, 30 mL AO7(aq)), the photocatalytic degradation performances of AO7 are quickly increased to 33-85% within 60-min irradiation and then gradually reach to approximately 59-98% as increasing irradiation time to 1440 min. These results clearly indicated that 2 exhibits good photocatalytic activity to degrade AO7 in the presence of H2O2 under daylight, even in a concentration as low as 1 mg 2/30 mL AO7(aq). In terms of controls, several different concentrations of 2 have been conducted to check the required concentration that shows significant photocatalytic degradation activity ( Figure S8). As decreasing concentration of 2, the degradation performance decreased but still in significant extents (Figure 7). For all tested concentrations (1 mg 2 dipped into 3, 6, 15, 30 mL AO7 (aq) ), the photocatalytic degradation performances of AO7 are quickly increased to 33-85% within 60-min irradiation and then gradually reach to approximately 59-98% as increasing irradiation time to 1440 min. These results clearly indicated that 2 exhibits good photocatalytic activity to degrade AO7 in the presence of H 2 O 2 under daylight, even in a concentration as low as 1 mg 2/30 mL AO7 (aq) . decreasing concentration of 2, the degradation performance decreased but still in significant extents (Figure 7). For all tested concentrations (1 mg 2 dipped into 3, 6, 15, 30 mL AO7(aq)), the photocatalytic degradation performances of AO7 are quickly increased to 33-85% within 60-min irradiation and then gradually reach to approximately 59-98% as increasing irradiation time to 1440 min. These results clearly indicated that 2 exhibits good photocatalytic activity to degrade AO7 in the presence of H2O2 under daylight, even in a concentration as low as 1 mg 2/30 mL AO7(aq). The possible reaction mechanisms are proposed. The preliminary experiments carried out in different conditions have clearly indicated that the degradation of AO7 only taken place when Cu(II) complex (1 or 2) and H2O2 were collaborated. In addition, the degradation performance of AO7 by 1/H2O2 and 2/H2O2 would be significantly improved (acceleration and enhancement) under daylight in compared to that in dark conditions. These observations imply that advanced oxidative processes (AOPs) [22], which is worked by the in situ generated active hydroxyl radical ( • OH) as oxidizing agent to oxidatively degrade dyes, have been applied to the degradation of AO7 dye and there might be multiple pathways to dominate the AOPs. In general, the water-insoluble Cu(II) complexes can react with H2O2 to produce • OH radicals via homolytic cleavage or • OH and HO2 • radicals via Cu redox cycles for degrading AO7 dye both in dark and under daylight [66][67][68]. However, daylight irradiation might result in Cu-based Fenton processes that would cause the generation of The possible reaction mechanisms are proposed. The preliminary experiments carried out in different conditions have clearly indicated that the degradation of AO7 only taken place when Cu(II) complex (1 or 2) and H 2 O 2 were collaborated. In addition, the degradation performance of AO7 by 1/H 2 O 2 and 2/H 2 O 2 would be significantly improved (acceleration and enhancement) under daylight in compared to that in dark conditions. These observations imply that advanced oxidative processes (AOPs) [22], which is worked by the in situ generated active hydroxyl radical ( • OH) as oxidizing agent to oxidatively degrade dyes, have been applied to the degradation of AO7 dye and there might be multiple pathways to dominate the AOPs. In general, the water-insoluble Cu(II) complexes can react with H 2 O 2 to produce • OH radicals via homolytic cleavage or • OH and HO 2 • radicals via Cu redox cycles for degrading AO7 dye both in dark and under daylight [66][67][68]. However, daylight irradiation might result in Cu-based Fenton processes that would cause the generation of photoexcited holes (h + ) and electrons (e − ) [66][67][68]. The former might react with OH − to produce • OH whereas the latter might react with H 2 O 2 to produce • OH or O 2 to form O 2 •− for oxidative degradation of AO7 dye.
The formation of more active • OH, HO 2 • and O 2 •− radicals accelerates the whole photodegradation process and also enhances the photodegradation performances. From the viewpoint of practices, the recycling performance and stability of photocatalysts are of particular importance during photocatalytic reactions [67]. Owing to the high decolorization performances, the recyclability and stability to leaching of 2 has been examined. Recovered powdered samples of 2 were simply washed with deionized water and MeOH several times, which were then used directly for next photocatalytic degradation experiment of AO7 ( Figure S9). As observation, the photocatalytic activity of 2 toward AO7 degradation retained. The decolorization performance of 2 after 60-min degradation under daylight after five sequential experiments was slightly reduced by about 16%, giving rise to about 84% degradation efficiency of that in the first time (Figure 8, inset). However, when the irradiation time was extended over 120 min, the decolorization performances were almost unchanged (Figure 8). These results indicate that complex 2 possesses excellent long-term activity and high reusability. Noteworthy, the XRPD patterns of 2 recovered from five sequential photocatalytic degradation experiments of AO7 were in good agreement with that of as-synthesized samples (Figure 4), suggesting high stability in maintaining pristine crystalline phase. On the other hand, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) analyses indicated that there were 0.0620 ± 0.0042 mg/L of Cu(II) ions in the supernatants of AO7 aqueous solutions after 1440-min decolorization by 2 under daylight, which corresponds to 0.128 ± 0.009% Cu(II) ions leached from the solid samples of 2. The very low ratios of Cu(II) ions in the supernatants suggests that 2 demonstrates high stability to leaching during AO7 degradation in the presence of H 2 O 2 under daylight. As a result, 2 is a good photocatalytic material toward recyclable AO7 degradation. spectrometry (ICP-OES) analyses indicated that there were 0.0620 ± 0.0042 mg/L of Cu(II) ions in the supernatants of AO7 aqueous solutions after 1440-min decolorization by 2 under daylight, which corresponds to 0.128 ± 0.009% Cu(II) ions leached from the solid samples of 2. The very low ratios of Cu(II) ions in the supernatants suggests that 2 demonstrates high stability to leaching during AO7 degradation in the presence of H2O2 under daylight. As a result, 2 is a good photocatalytic material toward recyclable AO7 degradation.

Conclusions
In summary, two Cu(II)-salicyaldimine complexes have been successfully synthesized and characterized. Chloro-based complex 1 has the mononuclear structure while nitrato-containing complex 2 adopts a zigzag chain structure. The salicyaldimine ligand in the two complexes is partially deprotonated to be a mono-charged anion and acts as a NNO tris-chelator to bind a Cu(II) center through its pyridine, imino and phenolato groups and leave the neutral carboxyl group free to coordination. Noteworthy, nitrato ligand in 2 suits a bridging-tridentate with a μ, κ 4 O, Oʹ:Oʹ,Oʺ coordination mode to bridge two Cu(II) ions, resulted in the formation of extended zigzag chain structure. The results significantly show the critical role of anions in the formation of discrete and polymeric structures of Cu(II)-salicyaldimine complexes. Moreover, 2 would be an excellent

Conclusions
In summary, two Cu(II)-salicyaldimine complexes have been successfully synthesized and characterized. Chloro-based complex 1 has the mononuclear structure while nitrato-containing complex 2 adopts a zigzag chain structure. The salicyaldimine ligand in the two complexes is partially deprotonated to be a mono-charged anion and acts as a NNO tris-chelator to bind a Cu(II) center through its pyridine, imino and phenolato groups and leave the neutral carboxyl group free to coordination. Noteworthy, nitrato ligand in 2 suits a bridging-tridentate with a µ, κ 4 O, O :O ,O" coordination mode to bridge two Cu(II) ions, resulted in the formation of extended zigzag chain structure. The results significantly show the critical role of anions in the formation of discrete and polymeric structures of Cu(II)-salicyaldimine complexes. Moreover, 2 would be an excellent photocatalytic material to show remarkable water stability and recyclable photocatalytic degradation activity that is capable of acceleration and enhancement of AO7 decolorization by H 2 O 2 under daylight.

Conflicts of Interest:
The authors declare no conflict of interest.