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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), known for the precise tunability of molecular structures, hold significant promise for photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide (HO) production. Herein, by systematically altering the quinoline (QN) linkages in triazine (TA)-based COFs via the multi-component reactions, six R-QN-TA-COFs are synthesized with identical skeletons but different substituents. The fine-tuning of the optoelectronic properties and local microenvironment of COFs is allowed, thereby optimizing charge separation and improving interactions with dissolved oxygen. Consequently, MeO-QN-TA-COF is customized to achieve an impressive rate of HO production up to 7384 µmol g⁻ h⁻ under an air atmosphere in water without any sacrificial agents, surpassing most of the reported COF photocatalysts. Its high stability is demonstrated through five consecutive recycling experiments and the characterization of the recovered COF. The reaction mechanism for the HO production is further investigated using a suite of quenching experiments, in situ spectroscopic analysis, and theoretical calculations. The enhanced photocatalytic HO production over MeO-QN-TA-COF is through 2e⁻ oxygen reduction reaction and water oxidation reaction pathways. Overall, the crucial role of linkage microenvironment modulation in the design of COFs for solar-driven effective photocatalytic HO production.
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Cancer Res
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The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
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School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China; Shenzhen Institute of Wuhan University of Technol
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August 2025
Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Intelligent Drug Delivery Systems, Ministry of Education, China. Electronic address:
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State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People's Republic of China. Electronic address:
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August 2025
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Center for Bioanalytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China.
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