Ru- and Ir-complex decorated periodic mesoporous organosilicas as sensitizers for artificial photosynthesis
Autor
Rojas-Luna, Raúl
Castillo-Rodríguez, Miguel
Ruiz, José R.
Jiménez-Sanchidrián, César
Esquivel, Dolores
Romero-Salguero, F.J.
Editor
Royal Society of ChemistryFecha
2022Materia
Inverse demand Diels-Alder reactionDipyridylpyridazine units
Periodic mesoporous organosilicas
Ru- and Ir-photosensitizers
Artificial photosynthesis
Hydrogen evolution reaction
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A versatile and facile strategy based on an inverse electron demand Diels–Alder reaction between 5-norbornen-2-yltriethoxysilane and a tetrazine derivative has been established for the synthesis of a new triethoxysilane precursor containing dipyridylpyridazine units. Such a precursor has been incorporated into the mesostructure of an ethylene-bridged periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) material through a one-pot synthesis via a co-condensation method. Upon attachment of Ru- and Ir-complexes to the pendant N-chelating heterocyclic ligands, the resulting decorated PMOs have acted as photosensitizers in artificial photosynthetic systems. The deposition of Pt on these PMOs has allowed us to obtain efficient photocatalytic materials for the hydrogen evolution reaction as a result of electron transfer from the light harvesting Ru- and Ir-complexes to the supported Pt nanoparticles through methyl viologen as an electron relay. They have exhibited total turnover number values of 573 and 846, respectively, under visible light irradiation. The role played by each component and the stability of the photocatalytic systems have been discussed. The present approach paves the way to the synthesis of different materials with coordination sites capable of forming surface complexes to be applied as sensitizers and catalysts.