A Solid Transformation into Carboxyl Dimers Based on a Robust Hydrogen‐Bonded Organic Framework for Propyne/Propylene Separation

Charge-Assisted Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks with Inorganic Ammonium Regulated Switchable Open Polar Sites

Surface open polar sites within the voids of porous molecular crystals define the localized physicochemical environment for critical functions such as gas separation and molecular recognition. This study presents a new charge-assisted hydrogen bonding (H-bonding) motif, by exploiting inorganic ammonium (NH₄ ⁺ ) cations as H-bond donors, to regulate the assembly of C₂ -symmetric carboxylic tectons for building robust H-bonded frameworks with permanent ultra-micropores and open oxygen sites. Diverse building blocks are bridged by tetrahedral NH₄ ⁺ to expand distinctive H-bonded networks with varied pore architectures. Particularly, the open polar oxygen sites can be switched by altering NH₄ ⁺ sources to tune the deprotonation of carboxyl-containing tectons. The activated porous PTBA·NH₄ ·DMF preserves the pore architecture and open polar oxygen sites, exhibiting remarkably selective sorption of CO₂ (107.8 cm³ g^-1 ,195 K) over N₂ (11.2 cm³ g^-1 , 77 K) and H₂ (1.4 cm³ g^-1 , 77 K).

Binary Solvent Regulated Architecture of Ultra-Microporous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks with Tunable Polarization for Highly-Selective Gas Separation

A binary solvent synthetic strategy is proposed for the construction of C₂ -symmetric molecule-based hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) with permanent ultra-micropores and surface polarization derived from tunable coplanar open oxygen atoms. The activated HOFs BTBA-1 a and PTBA-1 a show highly selective separation of CO₂ /N₂ with a record high ideal adsorbed solution theory (IAST) selectivity >2000 under ambient temperature and pressure.

Size exclusion propyne/propylene separation in a ultramicroporous yet hydrophobic metal-organic framework

Propyne/propylene separation is important in the petrochemical industry but challenging resulting from their similar physical properties and close molecular sizes. Herein, we present two isoreticular ultramicroporous Zn(Ⅱ)-MOFs, Zn2(ATZ)2(TPDC) (BUT-305, H2TPDC...

Chemically-Engineered Porous Molecular Coatings as Reactive Oxygen Species Generators and Reservoirs for Long-Lasting Self-Cleaning Textiles

Wearable personal protective equipment that is decorated with photoactive self-cleaning materials capable of actively neutralizing biological pathogens is in high demand. Here, we developed a series of solution-processable, crystalline porous materials capable of addressing this challenge. Textiles coated with these materials exhibit a broad range of functionalities, including spontaneous ROS generation upon absorption of daylight, and long-term ROS storage in dark conditions. The ROS generation and storage abilities of these materials can be further improved through chemical engineering of the precursors without altering the three-dimensional assembled superstructures. In comparison with traditional TiO 2 or C 3 N 4 self-cleaning materials, the fluorinated molecular coating material HOF-101-F shows a 10- to 60-fold enhancement of ROS generation and 10- to 20- fold greater ROS storage ability. Our results pave the way for further developing self-cleaning textile coatings for the rapid deactivation of highly infectious pathogenic bacteria under both daylight and light-free conditions.