Tunable cyano substituents in D-A conjugated polymers accessed via direct arylation for photocatalytic hydrogen production.

Dong-Nai YeYu-Jie ZhangZhi-Rong TanYu-Qin XingZhengwang Chen Jia-Bin Qiu Shi-Yong Liu

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2022)

2-Styrylthiophene-based donor-acceptor linear conjugated polymers with tunable cyano substituents are atom-economically obtained via direct C-H arylation for platinum-free photocatalytic hydrogen production, affording a HER of up to 9.79 mmol h -1 g -1 .

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