Heterogeneous polymer designs that bring electricity, light and substrates together

Nature Chemistry, Published online: 24 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41557-025-02005-5

Electrophotocatalysis offers a promising strategy for relatively inert molecules, but designing robust systems has been challenging. Now, heterogeneous polymers, composed of perylenediimide units with flexible linkers, unlock chloroarene reduction and functionalization through closed-shell dianion generation and substrate precomplexation.

​Nature Chemistry, Published online: 24 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41557-025-02005-5Electrophotocatalysis offers a promising strategy for relatively inert molecules, but designing robust systems has been challenging. Now, heterogeneous polymers, composed of perylenediimide units with flexible linkers, unlock chloroarene reduction and functionalization through closed-shell dianion generation and substrate precomplexation. Read More

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