Chiral Mesostructured Mo Doped Bi <sub>2</sub> WO <sub>6</sub> Drives Photocatalytic Urea Synthesis From N <sub>2</sub> and CO <sub>2</sub>
ABSTRACT Direct synthesis of urea through photocatalytic N 2 and CO 2 reduction (PNCR) offers a sustainable approach to mitigate CO 2 emissions and reduce energy consumption from urea production for industry and agriculture. However, achieving high yield of urea is limited by the high energy barrier for co‐reduction of N 2 and CO 2 with subsequent C–N coupling. Herein, we propose that the spin polarization of chiral mesostructured Mo doped Bi 2 WO 6 (CMMB) can facilitate the formation of triplet 3 NOH by regulating the parallel electron spin alignment and promote the separation and transfer of photogenerated carriers, leading to enhanced C–N formation. The incorporation of Mo sites into Bi 2 WO 6 promotes the adsorption and activation of N 2 . A state‐of‐the‐art urea yield was achieved without additives via PNCR on CMMB, surpassing the best‐reported inorganic catalyst by a significant margin. This study provides an effective strategy for designing catalyst structures for the green synthesis of organonitrogen compounds.
Authors
- Shunai Che
- Lu Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4557-2243)
- Yang Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3451-1904)
- Yuxi Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5019-1413)
- Jiamin Ma
- Wanning Zhang
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202525892
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00