Accelerated Synthesis and Discovery of Covalent Organic Framework Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Peroxide Production

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 144; no. 22; pp. 9902 - 9909
• Main Authors: Zhao, Wei, Yan, Peiyao, Li, Boyu, Bahri, Mounib, Liu, Lunjie, Zhou, Xiang, Clowes, Rob, Browning, Nigel D., Wu, Yue, Ward, John W., Cooper, Andrew I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 08.06.2022
• Subjects: benzyl alcohol; crystal structure; hydrogen peroxide; imines; oxygen; photocatalysis; photocatalysts; photostability

A high-throughput sonochemical synthesis and testing strategy was developed to discover covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for photocatalysis. In total, 76 conjugated polymers were synthesized, including 60 crystalline COFs of which 18 were previously unreported. These COFs were then screened for ph...