Covalently Linked Photosensitizer-Catalyst Dyads for One-step Materials Integration (A04)

• Subject Area: Inorganic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation ; Theoretical Chemistry: Molecules, Materials, Surfaces
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 364549901

A04 explores covalently linked PS-CAT dyads and triads. The systems will be based on metal complex or organic PS as well as polyoxometalate or metal complex catalysts for light-driven reduction and oxidation reactions. Catalytic performance effects of different linkage groups and the electronic communication between the components will be studied. Theoretical modeling of the electronic and photophysical properties will be performed and correlated to the experimental properties of the systems. Peripheral functionalization of model dyads will be used to enable covalent and supramolecular matrix integration in collaboration with B-projects with a focus on the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), NAD+-reduction (NADR), alcohol oxidation catalysis (AOC) and water oxidation catalysis (WOC).

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 234: Light-driven Molecular Catalysts in Hierarchically Structured Materials – Synthesis and Mechanistic Studies
• Applicant Institution: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
• Project Heads: Dr. Stephan Kupfer, since 7/2022; Professor Dr. Sven Rau; Professor Dr. Carsten Streb