Enhanced protonation ability of covalent organic frameworks via N,O-bidentate chelation for photocatalytic H2 evolution

Xing Li, Huaji Pang, Yanqiu Zhu, Yonggang Xiang, Jianxiang Hu*, Dekang Huang*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Inspired by the bidentate coordination chemistry of metal ions, we incorporated hydroxyl (OH) and methoxy (OMe) groups into the skeleton of imine-linked COFs to improve their protonation ability via intramolecular hydrogen bonds (O-H⋯N==C). In comparison with the pristine COFs possessing monodentate nitrogen coordination sites, OH and OMe functionalized COFs with (N,O)-bidentate chelating sites exhibited up to 13.8 times faster photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rates (HERs). © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2024.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1782-1785
JournalChemical Communications
Volume60
Issue number13
Online published15 Jan 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Feb 2024
Externally publishedYes

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