The first example of light driven, homogeneous hydrogen evolution reactivity of a molecular molybdenum sulfide is presented together with experimental and theoretical insights into the reasons for the unusually high activity.

Recent results concerning molecular molybdenum sulfido clusters as model systems for heterogeneous hydrogen evolution catalysis by molybdenum sulfides are summarized and also compared to the related chemistry of the active site of the enzyme Mo-nitrogenase.

The integration of molecular photosensitizers and catalysts into functional soft matter supports holds great promise for future energy conversion technologies.

Solar hydrogen evolution from water is a necessary step to overcome the challenges of rising energy demand and associated environmental concerns. Low-cost photocatalytic architectures based on polymeric light absorbers coupled...

In this work, we present an ew synthetics trategy for fourfold-substituted perylene monoimides via tetrabrominated perylene monoanhydrides. X-ray diffraction analysis unveiled the intramolecular stacking orientation between the substituents and semicircular packing behavior.W eo bserved the remarkable influence of the substituent on the longevity and nature of the excited state upon visible light excitation.I nt he presenceo fp oly(dehydroalanine)-graftpoly(ethylene glycol)g raft copolymers as solubilizing template, the chromophores are capable of sensitizing [Mo 3 S 13 ] 2À clustersi na queous solution for stable visible light driven hydrogen evolution over three days.