Volume 136, Issue 14 e202318180
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Post-synthetic Rhodium (III) Complexes in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photothermal Heterogeneous C−H Activation

Dr. Teng Li

Dr. Teng Li

School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, 510006 Guangzhou, P. R. China

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Pei-Lin Zhang

Pei-Lin Zhang

School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, 510006 Guangzhou, P. R. China

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Dr. Long-Zhang Dong

Dr. Long-Zhang Dong

School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, 510006 Guangzhou, P. R. China

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Prof. Ya-Qian Lan

Corresponding Author

Prof. Ya-Qian Lan

School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, 510006 Guangzhou, P. R. China

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First published: 19 January 2024
Citations: 1

Abstract

Although photocatalytic C−H activation has been realized by using heterogeneous catalysts, most of them require high-temperature conditions to provide the energy required for C−H bond breakage. The catalysts with photothermal conversion properties can catalyze this reaction efficiently at room temperature, but so far, these catalysts have been rarely developed. Here, we construct bifunctional catalysts Rh-COF-316 and -318 to combine photosensitive covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and transition-metal catalytic moiety using a post-synthetic approach. The Rh-COF enable the heterogeneous C−H activation reaction by photothermal conversion for the first time, and exhibit excellent yields (up to 98 %) and broad scope of substrates in [4+2] annulation at room temperature, while maintaining the high stability and recyclability. Significantly, this work is the highest yield reported so far in porous materials catalyzing C(sp2)−C(sp2) formation at room temperature. The excellent performances can be attributed to the COF-316, which enhances the photothermal effect (ΔT=50.9 °C), thus accelerating C−H bond activation and the exchange of catalyst with substrates.

Conflict of interests

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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