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Asymmetric Covalent Triazine Framework for Enhanced Visible‐Light Photoredox Catalysis via Energy Transfer Cascade
Author(s) -
Huang Wei,
Byun Jeehye,
Rörich Irina,
Ramanan Charusheela,
Blom Paul W. M.,
Lu Hao,
Wang Di,
Caire da Silva Lucas,
Li Run,
Wang Lei,
Landfester Katharina,
Zhang Kai A. I.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201801112
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , photochemistry , covalent bond , exciton , semiconductor , acceptor , intramolecular force , materials science , chemistry , cascade , diphenylacetylene , optoelectronics , catalysis , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , condensed matter physics , chromatography
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.