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  • Materials Science
  • Photocatalysis
  • Organic Chemistry

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  • Photocatalytic organic conversions involving hydrogen transfer (HT) are crucial but often limited by low efficiency and selectivity under visible light.
  • Developing efficient and stable photocatalysts is essential for sustainable chemical synthesis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To engineer a novel, noble metal-free bismuth oxybromide photocatalyst with enhanced basic sites.
  • To investigate its efficiency and selectivity in various photocatalytic hydrogen transfer reactions under visible light irradiation.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of basic-site engineered bismuth oxybromide [Bi24O31Br10(OH)δ].
  • Testing the photocatalyst in reduction (nitrobenzene to azo/azoxybenzene) and oxidation (quinones to quinols, thiones to thiols, alcohols to ketones) reactions under visible light.
  • Quantification of quantum efficiencies and assessment of stability and scalability.

Main Results:

  • The developed Bi24O31Br10(OH)δ photocatalyst effectively accelerates the HT step in both reduction and oxidation reactions.
  • High quantum efficiencies of 42% (410 nm) and 32% (450 nm) were achieved for nitrobenzene reduction.
  • The material demonstrated excellent performance in up-scaling and stability under visible light and solar irradiation.

Conclusions:

  • Basic-site engineered bismuth oxybromide is a highly efficient and stable noble metal-free photocatalyst for hydrogen transfer reactions.
  • The material shows significant economic potential for industrial applications due to its performance and stability.