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Peng Y, Su Z, Jin M, Zhu L, Guan ZJ, Fang Y. Recent advances in porous molecular cages for photocatalytic organic conversions. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:15216-15232. [PMID: 37492891 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01679j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
Abstract
Photocatalytic organic conversion is considered an efficient, environmentally friendly, and energy-saving strategy for organic synthesis. In recent decades, the molecular cage has emerged as a creative functional material with broad applications in host-guest recognition, drug delivery, catalysis, intelligent materials and other fields. Based on the unique properties of porous molecular cage materials, they provide an ideal platform for leveraging pre-structuring in catalytic reactions and show great potential in various photocatalytic organic reactions. As a result, they have emerged as promising alternatives to conventional molecules or inorganic photocatalysts in redox processes. In this Review, the synthesis strategies based on coordination cages and organic cages, as well as their recent progress in photocatalytic organic conversion, are comprehensively summarized. Finally, we deliver the persistent challenges associated with porous molecular cage compounds that need to be overcome for further development in this field.
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- Yaoyao Peng
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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Liang Y, Yang X, Wang X, Guan ZJ, Xing H, Fang Y. A cage-on-MOF strategy to coordinatively functionalize mesoporous MOFs for manipulating selectivity in adsorption and catalysis. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5223. [PMID: 37634039 PMCID: PMC10460432 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40973-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023] Open
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Functionalizing porous materials with capping agents generates hybrid materials with enhanced properties, while the challenge is how to improve the selectivity and maintain the porosity of the parent framework. Herein, we developed a "Cage-on-MOF" strategy to tune the recognition and catalytic properties of MOFs without impairing their porosity. Two types of porous coordination cages (PCCs) of opposite charges containing secondary binding groups were developed to coordinatively functionalize two distinct porous MOFs, namely MOF@PCC nanocomposites. We demonstrated that the surface-capped PCCs can act as "modulators" to effectively tune the surface charge, stability, and adsorption behavior of different host MOF particles. More importantly, the MOF@PCCs can serve as selective heterogeneous catalysts for condensation reactions to achieve reversed product selectivity and excellent recyclability. This work sets the foundation for using molecular cages as porous surface-capping agents to functionalize and manipulate another porous material, without affecting the intrinsic properties of the parent framework.
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- Yu Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
- Innovation Institute of Industrial Design and Machine Intelligence Quanzhou-Hunan University, Quanzhou, 362801, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
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- Kuang Yaming Honors School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
- Innovation Institute of Industrial Design and Machine Intelligence Quanzhou-Hunan University, Quanzhou, 362801, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China.
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Nanomedicine, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China.
- Innovation Institute of Industrial Design and Machine Intelligence Quanzhou-Hunan University, Quanzhou, 362801, Fujian, China.
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Liang Y, Li E, Wang K, Guan ZJ, He HH, Zhang L, Zhou HC, Huang F, Fang Y. Organo-macrocycle-containing hierarchical metal-organic frameworks and cages: design, structures, and applications. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:8378-8405. [PMID: 36112107 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00232a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Developing hierarchical ordered systems is challenging. Using organo-macrocycles to construct metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and porous coordination cages (PCCs) provides an efficient way to obtain hierarchical assemblies. Macrocycles, such as crown ethers, cyclodextrins, calixarenes, cucurbiturils, and pillararenes, can be incorporated within MOFs/PCCs and they also endow the resultant composites with enhanced properties and functionalities. This review summarizes recent developments of organo-macrocycle-containing hierarchical MOFs/PCCs, emphasizing applications and structure-property relationships of these hierarchically porous materials. This review provides insights for future research on hierarchical self-assembly using macrocycles as building blocks and functional ligands to extend the applications of the composites.
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- Yu Liang
- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China.,Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311215, P. R. China.,Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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Antonangelo AR, Hawkins N, Tocci E, Muzzi C, Fuoco A, Carta M. Tröger's Base Network Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (TB-PIMs) with Tunable Pore Size for Heterogeneous Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:15581-15594. [PMID: 35973136 PMCID: PMC9437925 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c04739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Heterogeneous catalysis plays a pivotal role in the preparation
of value-added chemicals, and it works more efficiently when combined
with porous materials and supports. Because of that, a detailed assessment
of porosity and pore size is essential when evaluating the performance
of new heterogeneous catalysts. Herein, we report the synthesis and
characterization of a series of novel microporous Tröger’s
base polymers and copolymers (TB-PIMs) with tunable pore size. The
basicity of TB sites is exploited to catalyze the Knoevenagel condensation
of benzaldehydes and malononitrile, and the dimension of the pores
can be systematically adjusted with an appropriate selection of monomers
and comonomers. The tunability of the pore size provides the enhanced
accessibility of the catalytic sites for substrates, which leads to
a great improvement in conversions, with the best results achieving
completion in only 20 min. In addition, it enables the use of large
benzaldehydes, which is prevented when using polymers with very small
pores, typical of conventional PIMs. The catalytic reaction is more
efficient than the corresponding homogeneous counterpart and is ultimately
optimized with the addition of a small amount of a solvent, which
facilitates the swelling of the pores and leads to a further improvement
in the performance and to a better carbon economy. Molecular dynamic
modeling of the copolymers’ structures is employed to describe
the swellability of flexible chains, helping the understanding of
the improved performance and demonstrating the great potential of
these novel materials.
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- Ariana R Antonangelo
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Grove Building, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Grove Building, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, U.K
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- Institute on Membrane Technology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ITM), via P. Bucci 17/C, Rende (CS) 87036, Italy
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- Institute on Membrane Technology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ITM), via P. Bucci 17/C, Rende (CS) 87036, Italy
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- Institute on Membrane Technology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ITM), via P. Bucci 17/C, Rende (CS) 87036, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Grove Building, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, U.K
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