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Hydrazone‐Linked Heptazine Polymeric Carbon Nitrides for Synergistic Visible‐Light‐Driven Catalysis
Ames Laboratory Accepted Manuscripts
  • Wei Zhang, Fuzhou University and University of Amsterdam
  • Congying Xu, Fuzhou University
  • Takeshi Kobayashi, Ames Laboratory
  • Yun Zhong, Fuzhou University
  • Guo Zhiyong, Fuzhou University
  • Hongbing Zhan, Fuzhou University
  • Marek Pruski, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
  • Wenyu Huang, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
Publication Date
2-23-2020
Department
Ames Laboratory; Chemistry
OSTI ID+
1632322
Report Number
IS-J 10237
DOI
10.1002/chem.202000934
Journal Title
Chemistry - A European Journal
Abstract

Heptazine‐based conjugated polymeric carbon nitrides (PCNs) are promising metal‐free photocatalysts, yet their synthesis is challenging due to the electron‐deficiency and insolubility of heptazine units. Indeed, heptazine‐containing polymers have only been prepared through nucleophilic substitution with amines by using toxic cyameluric chloride as the starting material. Herein, we report the novel and environmentally friendly method for preparing heptazine‐based mesoporous PCNs with hydrazone links formed through a simple Schiff base condensation of melem‐NH2 and aldehydes. Unlike cyameluric chloride, melem‐NH2 is non‐toxic, stable, and can be readily obtained from melem and hydrazine in solution. We demonstrate that the hydrazone linkages and the heptazine units synergistically enhance the photocatalytic activity of PCNs in visible‐light‐driven aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde. In particular, the polymer constructed from melem‐NH2 and p‐phthalaldehyde shows 17 times more activity than graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C3N4).

DOE Contract Number(s)
51703031; 201506140058; AC02-07CH11358
Language
en
Publisher
Iowa State University Digital Repository, Ames IA (United States)
Citation Information
Wei Zhang, Congying Xu, Takeshi Kobayashi, Yun Zhong, et al.. "Hydrazone‐Linked Heptazine Polymeric Carbon Nitrides for Synergistic Visible‐Light‐Driven Catalysis" Vol. 26 Iss. 33 (2020) p. 7358 - 7364
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/wenyu_huang/72/