Molecular engineering of donor-acceptor structured carbon nitride photocatalyst for superior oxygen-tolerant photoinduced copper-mediated atom transfer radical polymerization

Key Points

• The superior oxygen-tolerant photocatalyst promotes effective atom transfer radical polymerization without significant degradation.
• The innovation shows a notable increase in reaction efficiency, achieving up to a 45% improvement under oxygen-rich conditions.
• This is based on a structural analysis that employed molecular engineering techniques to optimize donor-acceptor interactions.
• Such findings could potentially transform the field of polymer synthesis, suggesting new methods that resist common environmental limitations.