ABSTRACT
Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, increasing demand for clean and sustainable chemical processes has led to the development of renewable energy sources. Photosynthesis shows the ability of using sunlight as the most available renewable energy source to drive chemical processes. This chapter describes the molecular structures and physical and chemical properties of conjugated porous polymers associated with their photocatalytic characteristics. It highlights the unique fundamental and practical importance of porous photocatalysts. Electrons and holes generated in the photocatalyst are able to interact with target substrates and cause redox reactions. The conjugated porous polymers have been used for catalysis of various redox reactions as effective visible light photocatalysts. Aerobic oxidation of various compounds was studied using porous polymers as photocatalysts such as alcohols, amines, sulfides, and arylboronic acids.
