Photocatalytic　organic　synthesis　has　attracted　much　attention　in　recent　years.　Herein,　a　N　and　C　co-decorated　mesoporous　TiO2　(mp-NCT)　photocatalyst　was　synthesized　for　selective　oxidation　of　alcohols.　Notably,　the　as-prepared　mp-NCT　composites　possess　large　specific　surface　areas　and　mesoporous　structures,　which　could　provide　sufficient　active　sites　and　improve　mass　transfer.　Furthermore,　the　co-doping　of　N　and　C　species　could　not　only　extend　the　light　absorption,　but　also　tune　the　valence　band　of　TiO2.　Meanwhile,　numerous　oxygen　vacancies　and　intra-band　could　be　introduced,　which　helps　to　reduce　the　combination　of　the　photogenerated　carriers.　As　a　result,　the　mp-NCT　composites　show　excellent　photocatalytic　performance　towards　selective　oxidation　of　benzyl　alcohol　and　its　derivatives　to　corresponding　aldehydes　under　simulated　sunlight　irradiation.　Mechanism　studies　revealed　that　the　photogenerated　electrons,　holes　and　high　dynamic　equilibrium　concentration　of　O2•-　radicals　were　responsible　for　the　efficient　conversion　of　alcohols　to　aldehydes.　©　2024