Synergistic Regulation of Excited‐State Electrons Enables Sunlight‐Driven C─Br Bond Activation Through In Situ Polymerized Polyoxometalate‐Gold Nanocluster Assemblies

Key Points

• This research aims to explore how excited-state electron management can facilitate C─Br bond activation using novel photocatalysts.
• Utilized sunlight-driven photocatalysis using polyoxometalate-gold nanocluster assemblies.
• Analyzed charge recombination effects to optimize C─Br bond cleavage.
• Established experimental setups to assess photocatalytic activity.
• Demonstrated robust photocatalytic activity using AuSCs under sunlight, enabling efficient C─Br bond activation.
• Showed suppressed charge recombination significantly enhances bond cleavage efficiency.