Abstract
Two imine-based covalent organic framework photocatalysts with different building units, TPB-DMTA-COF and TAT-DMTA-COF, for photo-induced energy transfer reversible complexation-mediated radical polymerization (PET-RCMP) were developed and investigated, producing ideal polymers with accurate molecular weight and moderate dispersity under visible light irradiation. The chain extension and spatiotemporal control experiments revealed the high chain-end fidelity of polymers and the compatibility of RCMP processes in both bulk and aqueous system. Moreover, density functional theory (DFT) calculations verified that heteroatom-doped TAT-DMTA-COF exhibits higher activities for weakening C-I bond energy barrier, which promotes PET-RCMP polymerization performance. This work demonstrates that rational adjustment of building block for constructing COF heterogeneous photocatalyst can enhance the catalytic performance of PET-RCMP, providing a design methodology for the development of polymeric organic photoelectric semiconductor catalysts to mediate RCMP.
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