Asymmetric Covalent Triazine Framework for Enhanced Visible‐Light Photoredox Catalysis via Energy Transfer Cascade |
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Authors: | Dr Wei Huang Dr Jeehye Byun Irina Rörich Dr Charusheela Ramanan Prof Paul W M Blom Dr Hao Lu Di Wang Dr Lucas Caire?da?Silva Dr Run Li Dr Lei Wang Prof Katharina Landfester Dr Kai A I Zhang |
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Institution: | Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany |
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Abstract: | Complex multiple‐component semiconductor photocatalysts can be constructed that display enhanced catalytic efficiency via multiple charge and energy transfer, mimicking photosystems in nature. In contrast, the efficiency of single‐component semiconductor photocatalysts is usually limited due to the fast recombination of the photogenerated excitons. Here, we report the design of an asymmetric covalent triazine framework as an efficient organic single‐component semiconductor photocatalyst. Four different molecular donor–acceptor domains are obtained within the network, leading to enhanced photogenerated charge separation via an intramolecular energy transfer cascade. The photocatalytic efficiency of the asymmetric covalent triazine framework is superior to that of its symmetric counterparts; this was demonstrated by the visible‐light‐driven formation of benzophosphole oxides from diphenylphosphine oxide and diphenylacetylene. |
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Keywords: | donor– acceptor systems photocatalysis semiconductors triazines |
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