Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(29)
Published: May 8, 2023
A
chemically
stable
2D
microporous
COF
(PMCR-1)
was
synthesized
via
the
multicomponent
Povarov
reaction.
PMCR-1
exhibits
a
remarkable
and
long-term
photocatalytic
H2
O2
production
rate
(60
h)
from
pure
sea
water
under
visible
light.
The
is
markedly
enhanced
when
benzyl
alcohol
(BA)
added
as
reductant,
which
also
due
to
strong
π-π
interaction
of
BA
with
dangling
phenyl
moieties
in
pores
introduced
by
Motivated
concomitant
oxidation
benzaldehyde
during
formation,
various
organic
substrates
such
amine
methyl
sulfide
derivatives
investigated.
It
shown
that
well-defined
micropores
enable
size-selective
oxidation.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Aug. 28, 2023
Constructing
photocatalytically
active
and
stable
covalent
organic
frameworks
containing
both
oxidative
reductive
reaction
centers
remain
a
challenge.
In
this
study,
benzotrithiophene-based
with
spatially
separated
redox
are
rationally
designed
for
the
photocatalytic
production
of
hydrogen
peroxide
from
water
oxygen
without
sacrificial
agents.
The
triazine-containing
framework
demonstrates
high
selectivity
H2O2
photogeneration,
yield
rate
2111
μM
h-1
(21.11
μmol
1407
g-1
h-1)
solar-to-chemical
conversion
efficiency
0.296%.
Codirectional
charge
transfer
large
energetic
differences
between
linkages
linkers
verified
in
double
donor-acceptor
structures
periodic
frameworks.
sites
mainly
concentrated
on
electron-acceptor
fragments
near
imine
bond,
which
regulate
electron
distribution
adjacent
carbon
atoms
to
optimally
reduce
Gibbs
free
energy
O2*
OOH*
intermediates
during
formation
H2O2.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
51(15), P. 6307 - 6416
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
This
review
highlights
the
recent
advances
of
metalated
covalent
organic
frameworks,
including
synthetic
strategies
and
applications,
discusses
current
challenges
future
directions.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(5), P. 2975 - 2984
Published: Jan. 25, 2023
Multicomponent
reactions
(MCRs)
can
be
used
to
introduce
different
functionalities
into
highly
stable
covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs).
In
this
work,
the
irreversible
three-component
Doebner
reaction
is
utilized
synthesize
four
chemically
quinoline-4-carboxylic
acid
DMCR-COFs
(DMCR-1-3
and
DMCR-1NH)
equipped
with
an
acid-base
bifunctionality.
These
show
superior
photocatalytic
H2O2
evolution
(one
of
most
important
industrial
oxidants)
compared
imine
COF
analogue
(Imine-1).
This
achieved
sacrificial
oxidants
but
also
in
pure
water
under
oxygen
or
air
atmosphere.
Furthermore,
high
photostability,
durability,
recyclability.
MCR-COFs
thus
provide
a
viable
materials'
platform
for
solar
chemical
energy
conversion.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Nov. 6, 2023
Photocatalytic
two-electron
oxygen
reduction
to
produce
high-value
hydrogen
peroxide
(H2O2)
is
gaining
popularity
as
a
promising
avenue
of
research.
However,
structural
evolution
mechanisms
catalytically
active
sites
in
the
entire
photosynthetic
H2O2
system
remains
unclear
and
seriously
hinders
development
highly-active
stable
photocatalysts.
Herein,
we
report
high-loading
Ni
single-atom
photocatalyst
for
efficient
synthesis
pure
water,
achieving
an
apparent
quantum
yield
10.9%
at
420
nm
solar-to-chemical
conversion
efficiency
0.82%.
Importantly,
using
situ
synchrotron
X-ray
absorption
spectroscopy
Raman
directly
observe
that
initial
Ni-N3
dynamically
transform
into
high-valent
O1-Ni-N2
after
O2
adsorption
further
evolve
form
key
*OOH
intermediate
before
finally
forming
HOO-Ni-N2.
Theoretical
calculations
experiments
reveal
structure
reduces
formation
energy
barrier
suppresses
O=O
bond
dissociation,
leading
improved
production
activity
selectivity.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(19)
Published: March 10, 2023
Four
highly
porous
covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
containing
pyrene
units
were
prepared
and
explored
for
photocatalytic
H2
O2
production.
The
experimental
studies
are
complemented
by
density
functional
theory
calculations,
proving
that
the
unit
is
more
active
production
than
bipyridine
(diarylamino)benzene
reported
previously.
decomposition
experiments
verified
distribution
of
over
a
large
surface
area
COFs
plays
an
important
role
in
catalytic
performance.
Py-Py-COF
though
contains
other
which
induces
high
due
to
dense
concentration
close
proximity
limited
area.
Therefore,
two-phase
reaction
system
(water-benzyl
alcohol)
was
employed
inhibit
decomposition.
This
first
report
on
applying
pyrene-based
generation.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(26)
Published: April 25, 2023
Abstract
Photocatalytic
oxygen
reduction
reaction
(ORR)
offers
a
promising
hydrogen
peroxide
(H
2
O
)
synthetic
strategy,
especially
the
one‐step
two‐electron
(2e
−
ORR
route
holds
great
potential
in
achieving
highly
efficient
and
selectivity.
However,
2e
is
rarely
harvested
underlying
mechanism
for
regulating
pathways
remains
greatly
obscure.
Here,
by
loading
sulfone
units
into
covalent
organic
frameworks
(FS‐COFs),
we
present
an
photocatalyst
H
generation
via
from
pure
water
air.
Under
visible
light
irradiation,
FS‐COFs
exert
superb
yield
of
3904.2
μmol
h
−1
g
,
outperforming
most
reported
metal‐free
catalysts
under
similar
conditions.
Experimental
theoretical
investigation
reveals
that
accelerate
separation
photoinduced
electron‐hole
(e
‐h
+
pairs,
enhance
protonation
COFs,
promote
adsorption
Yeager‐type,
which
jointly
alters
process
two‐step
to
one,
thereby
with
high
Chemistry of Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
34(11), P. 5232 - 5240
Published: May 16, 2022
Covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
are
an
ideal
template
for
photocatalytic
H2O2
synthesis
because
of
the
tunable
chemical
structures
and
semiconductor
properties.
However,
photoactivity
COFs
is
still
under-improved
due
to
inefficient
intrinsic
charge
generation,
fast
recombination
photogenerated
charges,
limited
electron
transport
along
frameworks.
Herein,
spatially
separated
synergistic
triazine
acetylene
units
first
integrated
into
(EBA-COF
BTEA-COF)
production.
The
spatial
separation
cores
leads
efficient
suppressed
recombination,
C═C
linkage
facilitates
electrons
over
skeletons.
Both
experimental
computational
results
suggested
that
synergistically
promote
in
a
two-electron
pathway.
EBA-COF
showed
attractive
activity
with
production
rate
1830
μmol
h–1
gcat–1,
superior
most
other
COF-based
catalysts.
This
study
provides
method
designing
photocatalysts
active
sites
based
on
vinylene-linked
COFs.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
62(9)
Published: Dec. 30, 2022
The
full
reaction
photosynthesis
of
H2
O2
that
can
combine
water-oxidation
and
oxygen-reduction
without
sacrificial
agents
is
highly
demanded
to
maximize
the
light-utilization
overcome
complex
reaction-process
anthraquinone-oxidation.
Here,
a
kind
oxidation-reduction
molecular
junction
covalent-organic-framework
(TTF-BT-COF)
has
been
synthesized
through
covalent-coupling
tetrathiafulvalene
(photo-oxidation
site)
benzothiazole
(photo-reduction
site),
which
presents
visible-light-adsorption
region,
effective
electron-hole
separation-efficiency
photo-redox
sites
enables
generation
.
Specifically,
record-high
yield
(TTF-BT-COF,
≈276
000
μM
h-1
g-1
)
for
achieved
among
porous
crystalline
photocatalysts.
This
first
work
design
COFs
,
might
extend
scope
in
production.