Issue 14, 2023

Polypyridyl Ru(ii) or cyclometalated Ir(iii) functionalized architectures for photocatalysis

Abstract

The chemistry of polypyridyl Ru(II) and cyclometalated Ir(III) derivatives provides long-lasting interest to researchers due to the inherent advantage of their triplet states in a variety of photoactivities. The introduction of Ru(N^N)3 and Ir(C^N)2(X^N) modules into well-defined architectures extends the research areas of both photoactive metal complexes and network chemistry, generating a lot of new opportunities with interesting structural aesthetics and profound functional possibilities. The rapid development of research in integrating Ru(II) or Ir(III) metallotecons into the architectures has been apparent in recent years which makes this a fascinating subject for reviewing. This review focuses on the design and syntheses of Ru(N^N)3 and Ir(C^N)2(X^N) functionalized architectures of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent–organic frameworks (COFs), metallasupramolecules, organic supramolecules and supramolecular organic frameworks (SOFs). Furthermore, the photocatalytic applications including the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR), photocatalytic oxidation and photoredox catalysis of organic transformation are also presented.

Graphical abstract: Polypyridyl Ru(ii) or cyclometalated Ir(iii) functionalized architectures for photocatalysis

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
23 Mar 2023
First published
29 Jun 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2023,52, 4725-4754

Polypyridyl Ru(II) or cyclometalated Ir(III) functionalized architectures for photocatalysis

Y. Li, A. Li, S. Huang, J. J. Vittal and G. Yang, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2023, 52, 4725 DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00053B

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