Polythiacalixarene-Embedded Gold Nanoparticles for Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction.

ABSTRACT: Metal nanoparticles are potent reaction catalysts, but they tend to aggregate, thereby limiting their catalytic efficiency. Their coordination with specific functional groups within a porous structure prevents their aggregation and facilitates the mass flow of catalytic starting materials and products. Herein, we use a thiacalix[4]arene-based polymer as a porous support with abundant docking sites for Au nanoparticles. The sulfur atoms bridging the phenolic subunits of thiacalix[4]arene serve as Lewis basic sites that coordinate Au atoms. Therefore, this approach takes advantage of the functional groups inherent in the monomer and avoids laborious postsynthetic modifications of the polymer. The presented system was tested for visible-light-driven photocatalytic CO₂ reduction, wh

SUBMITTER: Skorjanc T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9284511 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature