Fully Conjugated Benzobisoxazole‐Bridged Covalent Organic Frameworks for Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

2D covalent organic frameworks (2D-COFs) have attracted extensive interest in solar energy to hydrogen conversion. However, insufficient light harvesting and difficult exciton dissociation severely limit the improvement of photocatalytic activity for COFs, thereby impeding the progression of this advanced field. In this work, two benzobisoxazole-bridged and fully conjugated 2D-COFs with triazine (COF-JLU44) and pyrene (COF-JLU45) units were constructed for the first time via Knoevenagel polycondensation, and they hold long-range ordered structures, largely acceptable surface area, and fascinating photoelectric properties. Significantly, COF-JLU45 exhibits an impressive hydrogen evolution rate of 272.5 mmol g<sup>-1</sup> h<sup>-1</sup> and superior reusability in the presence of 1.0 wt% Pt under light irradiation, coupled with a remarkable apparent quantum yield of 12.9% at a long wavelength of 600 nm. Multiple spectroscopy and theoretical simulation demonstrate the ingenious design of COF-JLU45 widen its light absorption and effectively promote the exciton dissociation. This finding contributes valuable insights for constructing metal-free photocatalysts for solar energy conversion and utilization.

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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2025-03-06
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https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202501869
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35
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Covalent Organic Framework Applications
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Fully Conjugated Benzobisoxazole‐Bridged Covalent Organic Frameworks for Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

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Fully Conjugated Benzobisoxazole‐Bridged Covalent Organic Frameworks for Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Zhongping Li, Rui Wang, Tianqi Deng, Shuo‐Wang Yang, Xiaoming Liu, Gang Wu, Zhenwei Zhang, Si Ma, Jiali Li, Yuxin Hou
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Abstract

2D covalent organic frameworks (2D-COFs) have attracted extensive interest in solar energy to hydrogen conversion. However, insufficient light harvesting and difficult exciton dissociation severely limit the improvement of photocatalytic activity for COFs, thereby impeding the progression of this advanced field. In this work, two benzobisoxazole-bridged and fully conjugated 2D-COFs with triazine (COF-JLU44) and pyrene (COF-JLU45) units were constructed for the first time via Knoevenagel polycondensation, and they hold long-range ordered structures, largely acceptable surface area, and fascinating photoelectric properties. Significantly, COF-JLU45 exhibits an impressive hydrogen evolution rate of 272.5 mmol g<sup>-1</sup> h<sup>-1</sup> and superior reusability in the presence of 1.0 wt% Pt under light irradiation, coupled with a remarkable apparent quantum yield of 12.9% at a long wavelength of 600 nm. Multiple spectroscopy and theoretical simulation demonstrate the ingenious design of COF-JLU45 widen its light absorption and effectively promote the exciton dissociation. This finding contributes valuable insights for constructing metal-free photocatalysts for solar energy conversion and utilization.

Angewandte Chemie International EditionVol. 64(19)
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (SG), Yonsei University (KR), Jilin University (CN), Institute of High Performance Computing (SG), Zhejiang University (CN), Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (CN)
Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province, National Natural Science Foundation of China, State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin University
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Covalent Organic Framework Applications
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