The invention provides a photocatalyst Zr-MOF and a preparation method and application thereof.The preparation method comprises the following steps that ZrOCl2 or ZrCl4, 3, 9-
perylene diacid and biphenyldicarboxylic acid are mixed in an N, N-
dimethylformamide solution according to a certain proportion,
trifluoroacetic acid is added under the ultrasonic condition, a reactor is sealed and then placed in a
drying oven to be heated, a reaction is conducted for 1-3 days at a certain temperature, and the photocatalyst Zr-MOF is obtained. Carrying out
solid-liquid separation to obtain an HTU-1-x%
crystal; or ZrOCl2 or ZrCl4 and 3, 9-
perylene diacid are mixed in a N, N-
dimethylformamide solution according to a certain proportion,
trifluoroacetic acid is added under the ultrasonic condition, a reactor is sealed and then placed in a
drying oven to be heated, a reaction is conducted for 1-3 days at a certain temperature, and HTU-1 crystals are obtained after
solid-liquid separation. According to the scheme, the HTU-1 material is used for carrying out photoATRP reaction under
green light catalysis, the use amount of Cu salt is effectively reduced, environmental
pollution is reduced, the reaction conversion rate is high,
controllability is good, and the excellent controllable
polymerization effect under
green light is achieved.