Hydrogen-bonded Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide

Overview

Journal Nat Commun

Specialty Biology

Date 2025 Mar 12

PMID 40069215

Authors

Ji-Hong Zhang

Zhao-Ming Ge

Juan Wang

Di-Chang Zhong

Tong-Bu Lu

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Abstract

Photocatalysis provides a sustainable and environment-friendly strategy to produce HO, yet the catalytic efficiency of HO overall photosynthesis (O + 2HO → 2HO) needs to be further improved, especially in the absence of additional cocatalysts, photosensitizers and sacrificial agents. Here we find that hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks can serve as photocatalysts for HO overall photosynthesis under the above-mentioned conditions. Specifically, we constructed a donor-acceptor hydrogen-bonded organic framework that exhibits a high photocatalytic activity for HO overall photosynthesis, with a production rate of 681.2 μmol g h. The control experiments and theoretical calculation revealed that the hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks with donor-acceptor structures can not only accelerate the charge separation and transfer but also optimize the reaction pathways, which significantly boosts the photocatalytic efficiency in HO overall photosynthesis. This work provides insights into the design and development of efficient photocatalysts for overall HO photosynthesis.

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