Geng-Geng Luo, Kai Fang, Ji-Huai Wu and Jun Mo
Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 12361-12364
DOI:
10.1039/C5CC03897A,
Communication
A noble-metal-free molecular dyad was constructed by anchoring a thienyl-expanded BODIPY photosensitizer (PS) to a cobaloxime catalyst, which gives a 2.5-fold increase in the TON, and a 3-fold enhancement in the quantum efficiency as compared to the multicomponent catalytic system for the generation of hydrogen via the reduction of water. The stability of PS was expected to improve by introducing the thienyl moiety into the BODIPY core.
