Side-Chain Molecular Engineering of Triazole-Based Donor-Acceptor Polymeric Photocatalysts with Strong Electron Push-Pull Interactions.

Luo, Zhipeng, Chen, Xiaowen, Hu, Yuanyuan, Chen, Xiong ORCID: 0000-0003-2878-7522, Lin, Wei, Wu, Xiaofeng ORCID: 0000-0001-5549-8836 and Wang, Xinchen (2023) Side-Chain Molecular Engineering of Triazole-Based Donor-Acceptor Polymeric Photocatalysts with Strong Electron Push-Pull Interactions. Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 62 (30). e202304875-e202304875.

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Abstract

By the integration of electron-deficient alkyl chain anchored triazole (TA) moieties and electron-rich pyrene units into the polymer skeleton, a new series of donor-acceptor (D-A) type semiconductive polymers were generated, bearing satisfactory light-harvesting ability and suitable bandgaps. Benefiting from the minimized exciton binding energy along with strongest D-A interaction and favorable hydrophilicity, P-TAME exhibits an outstanding photocatalytic H2 evolution rate of ~100 μmol h-1 (10 mg polymer, AQY420nm = 8.9%) and H2O2 production rate of ~190 μmol h-1 (20 mg polymer) under visible light irradiation, superior to most currently reported polymers. Besides, all these polymers can mediate water oxidation reactions to evolving O2. Thus, these TA-based polymers open a new avenue for tailor-made efficient photocatalysts with broad photocatalytic activities.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Donor-Acceptor Polymers, H2 Evolution, H2O2 Production, Photocatalysis, Triazole-Based Polymers
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	02 Jun 2023 09:34
Last Modified:	25 Jul 2023 19:07
DOI:	10.1002/anie.202304875
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3170796