ChemCatChem,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(14)
Published: Feb. 28, 2024
Abstract
Polyoxometalate‐based
frameworks,
as
a
kind
of
material
constructed
by
polyoxometalates
(POMs),
metal
ions
or
clusters,
organic
ligands,
are
combined
both
the
advantages
oxygen‐rich
POMs
and
porous
metal‐organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
within
one
single
system.
This
integration
greatly
expands
their
potential
applications
compared
to
individual
MOFs.
Particularly
for
photocatalysis,
narrow
light
absorption
range
typical
units
in
ultraviolet
region
hinders
extensive
uses
visible‐light‐driven
photocatalysts.
However,
incorporation
photoactive
into
POMs‐based
can
be
considered
an
effective
approach
overcome
this
limitation.
In
paper,
we
review
selected
examples
recent
progress
based
on
POM‐based
along
with
construction
strategies
various
areas
mainly
including
water
splitting,
CO
2
reduction,
synthesis
also
selective
coupling
reactions.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(7), P. 4316 - 4329
Published: March 15, 2023
Photocatalytic
CO2
reduction
holds
great
promise
for
synchronously
addressing
carbon
neutrality
and
producing
fuels,
although
enhancing
the
photocatalyst
activity
tuning
product
selectivity
remain
enormous
challenges.
Herein,
we
synthesized
four
crystalline
porous
benzothiadiazole-based
covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
with
different
carbonyl
groups
reported
a
dual
metalation
strategy
to
fabricate
Co
Ni
dual-metal
sites
anchored
on
COFs
by
interaction
between
metal
thiadiazole
high-performance
photoreduction.
Among
as-synthesized
metalated
Co/Ni
sites,
CoNi–COF-3
achieved
an
impressive
CO
generation
rate
of
2567
μmol
g–1
h–1
92.2%,
which
were
significantly
higher
than
those
single
sites.
Experimental
theoretical
results
revealed
that
superior
photocatalytic
performance
was
attributed
synergic
effect
fully
β-ketoenamine-tautomerized
COF-3
configuration
not
only
facilitated
photogenerated
charge
carrier
dynamics
but
also
reduced
energy
barriers
*COOH
formation
promoted
adsorption
desorption.
This
work
provides
valuable
insights
into
future
design
improved
COF
photocatalysts
conversion.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(22), P. 7949 - 8004
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Photocatalytic
organic
reactions,
harvesting
solar
energy
to
produce
high
value-added
chemicals,
have
attracted
increasing
attention
as
a
sustainable
approach
address
the
global
crisis
and
environmental
issues.
Reticular
framework
materials,
including
metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
covalent
(COFs),
are
widely
considered
promising
candidates
for
photocatalysis
owing
their
crystallinity,
tailorable
pore
environment
extensive
structural
diversity.
Although
design
synthesis
of
MOFs
COFs
been
intensively
developed
in
last
20
years,
applications
photocatalytic
transformations
still
preliminary
stage,
making
systematic
summary
necessary.
Thus,
this
review
aims
provide
comprehensive
understanding
useful
guidelines
exploration
suitable
MOF
COF
photocatalysts
towards
appropriate
reactions.
The
commonly
used
reactions
categorized
facilitate
identification
reaction
types.
From
practical
viewpoint,
fundamentals
experimental
design,
active
species,
performance
evaluation
external
conditions,
discussed
detail
easy
experimentation.
Furthermore,
latest
advances
COFs,
composites,
comprehensively
summarized
according
actual
sites,
together
with
discussion
structure-property
relationship.
We
believe
that
study
will
be
helpful
researchers
novel
reticular
various
synthetic
applications.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(5), P. 3396 - 3404
Published: Jan. 24, 2024
Covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs),
with
the
features
of
flexible
structure
regulation
and
easy
introduction
functional
groups,
have
aroused
broad
interest
in
field
photocatalysis.
However,
due
to
low
light
absorption
intensity,
photoelectron
conversion
efficiency,
lack
suitable
active
sites,
it
remains
a
great
challenge
achieve
efficient
photocatalytic
aerobic
oxidation
reactions.
Herein,
based
on
reticular
chemistry,
we
rationally
designed
series
three-motif
molecular
junction
type
COFs,
which
formed
dual
photosensitizer
coupled
redox
junctions
containing
multifunctional
COF
photocatalysts.
Significantly,
strong
adsorption
ability
units
integrated
reduction
features,
PY-BT
exhibited
highest
activity
for
oxidation.
Especially,
achieved
benzylamine
efficiency
99.9%
2.5
h,
is
much
higher
than
that
two-motif
only
one
or
unit
lacking
COFs.
The
mechanism
selective
was
studied
through
comprehensive
experiments
density
theory
calculations.
results
showed
photoinduced
electron
transfer
occurred
from
PY
then
triphenylamine
BT.
Furthermore,
thermodynamics
energy
lower
others,
confirmed
synergistic
effect
This
work
provided
new
strategy
design
COFs
also
represented
insight
into
catalytic
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: June 7, 2024
Developing
highly
active
materials
that
efficiently
utilize
solar
spectra
is
crucial
for
photocatalysis,
but
still
remains
a
challenge.
Here,
we
report
new
donor-acceptor
(D-A)
covalent
organic
framework
(COF)
with
wide
absorption
range
from
200
nm
to
900
(ultraviolet-visible-near
infrared
light).
We
find
the
thiophene
functional
group
accurately
introduced
into
electron
acceptor
units
of
TpDPP-Py
(TpDPP:
5,5'-(2,5-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-3,6-dioxo-2,3,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo
[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-diyl)bis(thiophene-2-carbaldehyde),
Py:
1,3,6,8-tetrakis(4-aminophenyl)pyrene)
COFs
not
only
significantly
extends
its
spectral
capacity
also
endows
them
two-photon
and
three-photon
effects,
greatly
enhancing
utilization
rate
sunlight.
The
selective
coupling
benzylamine
as
target
reactant
used
assess
photocatalytic
activity
COFs,
showing
high
conversion
99%
selectivity
98%
in
20
min.
Additionally,
exhibit
universality
other
imine
derivatives
~100%
efficiency.
Overall,
this
work
brings
significant
strategy
developing
enhance
activity.
Chemistry of Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
34(12), P. 5726 - 5739
Published: June 9, 2022
Covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
are
an
emerging
class
of
crystalline
porous
materials
with
tailor-made
functionalities
for
improved
photocatalytic
activity.
However,
limited
choice
building
blocks
greatly
restricts
the
photochemical
performance
and
application
scope
COFs
in
photocatalysis.
Herein,
a
covalent
hybridization
approach
is
reported
to
address
these
issues
by
knitting
rigid
macrocyclic
struts,
namely,
pillararenes,
into
extended
network
COFs.
Varying
different
ratios
pillararenes
unique
conformations
electron-rich
cavities
can
not
only
generate
confined
molecular
space
exciton
migration
carrier
transport
but
also
create
new
interfaces
interplay
photogenerated
charge
carriers,
leading
high
promoting
efficient
oxidation
amines
imines.
This
work
paves
way
constructing
macrocycle-derived
provides
promising
platform
photocatalysis
through
predesign
functionalization
pore
surface.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(24), P. 27882 - 27890
Published: June 8, 2022
Photocatalytic
technology
is
widely
studied,
while
it
comes
with
drawbacks
such
as
low
sunlight
utilization
efficiency
and
high
carrier
recombination
rates.
Herein,
for
the
first
time,
we
present
two
crystalline
polyoxometalate
(POM)-based
metal-organic
frameworks
(POMOFs),
{[Cd(DMF)2Ru(bpy)2(dcbpy)]2(POMs)(DMF)2}
xDMF
(PMo-1,
POMs
=
[PMoVI11MoVO40]4-,
x
5;
SiW-2,
[SiW12O40]4-,
4)
through
assembling
photosensitizer
[Ru(bpy)2(H2dcbpy)]Cl2
into
a
single
framework.
The
assembly
not
only
enhances
light
absorption
in
visible
regime
but
also
improves
separation
efficiency;
atop
of
that,
both
POMOFs
demonstrate
activities
photocatalytic
oxidative
coupling
amines.
Particularly,
PMo-1
enables
quantitative
completion
benzylamine
reaction
within
30
min
(yield
99.6%)
turnover
frequency
(TOF
6631.6
h-1).
To
our
knowledge,
catalyst
outperforms
any
other
photocatalysts
previously
reported
similar
use
cases
where
TOF
values
were
usually
obtained
<2000
h-1.