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Lu Y, Samorì P, Feng X. Rational Construction of Two-Dimensional Conjugated Metal-Organic Frameworks (2D c-MOFs) for Electronics and Beyond. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:1985-1996. [PMID: 38963189 PMCID: PMC11256355 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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ConspectusTwo-dimensional conjugated metal-organic frameworks (2D c-MOFs) have emerged as a novel class of multifunctional materials, attracting increasing attention due to their highly customizable chemistry yielding programmable and unprecedented structures and properties. In particular, over the past decade, the synergistic relationship between the conductivity and porosity of 2D c-MOFs has paved the way toward their widespread applications. Despite their promising potential, the majority of 2D c-MOFs have yet to achieve atomically precise crystal structures, hindering the full understanding and control over their electronic structure and intrinsic charge transport characteristics. When modulating the charge transport properties of two-dimensional layered framework materials, decoupling the charge transport processes within and in between layers is of paramount importance, yet it represents a significant challenge. Unfortunately, 2D c-MOFs systems developed so far have failed to address such a major research target, which can be achieved solely by manipulating charge transport properties in 2D c-MOFs. 2D c-MOFs offer a significant advantage over organic radical molecules and covalent organic frameworks: polymerization through oxidative coordination is a viable route to form "spin-concentrated assemblies". However, the role of these spin centers in charge transport processes is still poorly understood, and the intrinsic dynamics and properties of these spins have seldom been investigated. Consequently, overcoming these challenges is essential to unlock the full potential of 2D c-MOFs in electronics and other related fields, as a new type of quantum materials.In this Account, we summarize and discuss our group's efforts to achieve full control at the atomic level over the structure of 2D c-MOFs and their applications in electronics and spintronics, thereby providing distinct evidence on 2D c-MOFs as a promising platform for exploring novel quantum phenomena. First, we unravel the key role played by the rational design of the ligands to decrease the boundary defects, achieve atomically precise large single crystals, and investigate the intrinsic charge transport properties of 2D c-MOFs. The advantages and disadvantages of the current structural elucidation strategies will be discussed. Second, the fundamental challenge in 2D c-MOF charge transport studies is to decouple the in-plane and interlayer charge transport pathways and achieve precise tuning of the charge transport properties in 2D c-MOFs. To address this challenge, we propose a design concept for the second-generation conjugated ligands, termed "programmable conjugated ligands", to replace the current first-generation ligands which lack modifiability as they mainly consist of sp2 hybridization atoms. Our efforts also extend to controlling the spin dynamics properties of 2D c-MOFs as "spin concentrated assemblies" using a bottom-up strategy.We hope this Account provides enlightening fundamental insights and practical strategies to overcome the major challenges of 2D c-MOFs for electronics and spintronics. Through the rational design of structural modulation within the 2D plane and interlayer interactions, we are committed to making significant steps forward for boosting the functional complexity of this blooming family of materials, thereby opening clear perspectives toward their practical application in electronics with the ultimate goal of inspiring further development of 2D c-MOFs and unleashing their full potential as an emerging quantum material.
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- Yang Lu
- Université
de Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS, UMR
7006, 8 Alleé Gaspard
Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Max
Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Center
for Advancing Electronics Dresden and Faculty of Chemistry and Food
Chemistry, Technische Universität
Dresden, 01067 Dresden, Germany
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- Université
de Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS, UMR
7006, 8 Alleé Gaspard
Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Max
Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Center
for Advancing Electronics Dresden and Faculty of Chemistry and Food
Chemistry, Technische Universität
Dresden, 01067 Dresden, Germany
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Bourda L, Bhandary S, Ito S, Göb CR, Van Der Voort P, Van Hecke K. Analysis of COF-300 synthesis: probing degradation processes and 3D electron diffraction structure. IUCRJ 2024; 11:510-518. [PMID: 38727171 PMCID: PMC11220877 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252524003713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Although COF-300 is often used as an example to study the synthesis and structure of (3D) covalent organic frameworks (COFs), knowledge of the underlying synthetic processes is still fragmented. Here, an optimized synthetic procedure based on a combination of linker protection and modulation was applied. Using this approach, the influence of time and temperature on the synthesis of COF-300 was studied. Synthesis times that were too short produced materials with limited crystallinity and porosity, lacking the typical pore flexibility associated with COF-300. On the other hand, synthesis times that were too long could be characterized by loss of crystallinity and pore order by degradation of the tetrakis(4-aminophenyl)methane (TAM) linker used. The presence of the degradation product was confirmed by visual inspection, Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). As TAM is by far the most popular linker for the synthesis of 3D COFs, this degradation process might be one of the reasons why the development of 3D COFs is still lagging compared with 2D COFs. However, COF crystals obtained via an optimized procedure could be structurally probed using 3D electron diffraction (3DED). The 3DED analysis resulted in a full structure determination of COF-300 at atomic resolution with satisfying data parameters. Comparison of our 3DED-derived structural model with previously reported single-crystal X-ray diffraction data for this material, as well as parameters derived from the Cambridge Structural Database, demonstrates the high accuracy of the 3DED method for structure determination. This validation might accelerate the exploitation of 3DED as a structure determination technique for COFs and other porous materials.
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- Laurens Bourda
- XStruct, Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281–S3, 9000Ghent, Belgium
- COMOC – Center for Ordered Materials, Organometallics and Catalysis – Department of ChemistryGhent UniversityKrijgslaan 281–S39000GhentBelgium
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- XStruct, Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281–S3, 9000Ghent, Belgium
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- Rigaku Corporation, Haijima, Tokyo, Japan
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- COMOC – Center for Ordered Materials, Organometallics and Catalysis – Department of ChemistryGhent UniversityKrijgslaan 281–S39000GhentBelgium
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- XStruct, Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281–S3, 9000Ghent, Belgium
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Wang Y, Peng R, Sun W, Li S, Wu S, Xu H, Jiang J, Chen S, Wu P. Designable Synthesis of Layered Silicates and Tunable Interlayer Expanded to Zeolites. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307323. [PMID: 38349049 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Layered zeolitic silicates and corresponding interlayer-expanded porous materials exhibit attractive application potential in wide fields. Nonetheless, designable synthesis and structure analysis of layered silicates remain challenging. Herein, two kinds of layered silicates are synthesized using different di-quaternary ammonium-type organic structure-directing agents (OSDAs). Their crystal structures are analyzed and verified by 3D electron diffraction (3D ED) and high-resolution TEM imaging. The suitable configurations of OSDA can lead to desirable interlayer states. Additionally, two new zeolite structures both with 12-membered ring (MR) channels intersected by 8 MR channels and larger interlayer spaces are constructed from layered silicate precursors by interlayer silylation. The new zeolitic material exhibits potential application in adsorption of organic pollution and catalytic reaction. This study is expected to develop versatile ways for the design and synthesis of layered silicates even zeolites and provide references in characterizing layered materials and zeolites as well.
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- Ya Wang
- Key Laboratory of Green and Precise Synthetic Chemistry and Applications, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green and Precise Synthetic Chemistry and Applications, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, P. R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, North Zhongshan Rd. 3663, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Green and Precise Synthetic Chemistry and Applications, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, P. R. China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, North Zhongshan Rd. 3663, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of High-resolution Electron Microscopy, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, North Zhongshan Rd. 3663, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, Shanghai, 202162, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, North Zhongshan Rd. 3663, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green and Precise Synthetic Chemistry and Applications, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, North Zhongshan Rd. 3663, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, Shanghai, 202162, P. R. China
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Zhan Z, Liu Y, Wang W, Du G, Cai S, Wang P. Atomic-level imaging of beam-sensitive COFs and MOFs by low-dose electron microscopy. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2024; 9:900-933. [PMID: 38512352 DOI: 10.1039/d3nh00494e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Electron microscopy, an important technique that allows for the precise determination of structural information with high spatiotemporal resolution, has become indispensable in unravelling the complex relationships between material structure and properties ranging from mesoscale morphology to atomic arrangement. However, beam-sensitive materials, particularly those comprising organic components such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs), would suffer catastrophic damage from the high energy electrons, hindering the determination of atomic structures. A low-dose approach has arisen as a possible solution to this problem based on the integration of advancements in several aspects: electron optical system, detector, image processing, and specimen preservation. This article summarizes the transmission electron microscopy characterization of MOFs and COFs, including local structures, host-guest interactions, and interfaces at the atomic level. Revolutions in advanced direct electron detectors, algorithms in image acquisition and processing, and emerging methodology for high quality low-dose imaging are also reviewed. Finally, perspectives on the future development of electron microscopy methodology with the support of computer science are presented.
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- Zhen Zhan
- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK.
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Guo Z, Zhang Z, Sun J. Topological Analysis and Structural Determination of 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2312889. [PMID: 38290005 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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3D covalent organic frameworks (3D COFs) constitute a new type of crystalline materials that consist of a range of porous structures with numerous applications in the fields of adsorption, separation, and catalysis. However, because of the complexity of the three-periodic net structure, it is desirable to develop a thorough structural comprehension, along with a means to precisely determine the actual structure. Indeed, such advancements would considerably contribute to the rational design and application of 3D COFs. In this review, the reported topologies of 3D COFs are introduced and categorized according to the configurations of their building blocks, and a comprehensive overview of diffraction-based structural determination methods is provided. The current challenges and future prospects for these materials will also be discussed.
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- Zi'ang Guo
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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Sala A, Faye Diouf MD, Marchetti D, Pasquale L, Gemmi M. Mechanochemical Synthesis and Three-Dimensional Electron Diffraction Structure Solution of a Novel Cu-Based Protocatechuate Metal-Organic Framework. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2024; 24:3246-3255. [PMID: 38659659 PMCID: PMC11036354 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.3c01494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Mechanochemical synthesis is a powerful approach to obtain new materials, limiting costs, and times. However, defected and submicrometrical-sized crystal products make critical their characterization through classical single-crystal X-ray diffraction. A valid alternative is represented by three-dimensional (3D) electron diffraction, in which a transmission electron microscope is used, like a diffractometer. This work matches a green water-based mechanochemical synthesis and 3D electron diffraction to obtain and characterize a Cu-based protocatechuate metal-organic framework (PC-MOF). Its structure has been fully refined through dynamical diffraction theory, and free water molecules could be detected in the channels of the framework. Thermal characterization, focused on the dehydration profile determination, leads to the formation of a novel high-temperature 2D coordination polymer, fully solved with 3D electron diffraction data. At last, the strong activity of the PC-MOF against cationic dyes like methylene blue has been reported.
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- Andrea Sala
- Electron
Crystallography, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera 56025, Italy
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- Electron
Crystallography, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera 56025, Italy
- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, Parma 43123, Italy
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- Electron
Crystallography, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera 56025, Italy
- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, Parma 43123, Italy
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- Materials
Characterization Facility, Istituto Italiano
di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- Electron
Crystallography, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera 56025, Italy
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Prasad RR, Boyadjieva SS, Zhou G, Tan J, Firth FCN, Ling S, Huang Z, Cliffe MJ, Foster JA, Forgan RS. Modulated Self-Assembly of Catalytically Active Metal-Organic Nanosheets Containing Zr 6 Clusters and Dicarboxylate Ligands. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:17812-17820. [PMID: 38557002 PMCID: PMC11009912 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c00604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Two-dimensional metal-organic nanosheets (MONs) have emerged as attractive alternatives to their three-dimensional metal-organic framework (MOF) counterparts for heterogeneous catalysis due to their greater external surface areas and higher accessibility of catalytically active sites. Zr MONs are particularly prized because of their chemical stability and high Lewis and Brønsted acidities of the Zr clusters. Herein, we show that careful control over modulated self-assembly and exfoliation conditions allows the isolation of the first example of a two-dimensional nanosheet wherein Zr6 clusters are linked by dicarboxylate ligands. The hxl topology MOF, termed GUF-14 (GUF = Glasgow University Framework), can be exfoliated into monolayer thickness hns topology MONs, and acid-induced removal of capping modulator units yields MONs with enhanced catalytic activity toward the formation of imines and the hydrolysis of an organophosphate nerve agent mimic. The discovery of GUF-14 serves as a valuable example of the undiscovered MOF/MON structural diversity extant in established metal-ligand systems that can be accessed by harnessing the power of modulated self-assembly protocols.
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- Ram R.
R. Prasad
- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K.
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- WestCHEM
School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University
Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Department
of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-10691, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K.
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- Yusuf
Hamied Department of Chemistry, University
of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
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- Advanced
Materials Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University
Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
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- Department
of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-10691, Sweden
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K.
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- WestCHEM
School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University
Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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Škrjanc A, Jankovič D, Meden A, Mazaj M, Grape ES, Gazvoda M, Zabukovec Logar N. Carbonyl-Supported Coordination in Imidazolates: A Platform for Designing Porous Nickel-Based ZIFs as Heterogeneous Catalysts. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305258. [PMID: 37797179 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) are a subclass of metal-organic framework that have attracted considerable attention as potential functional materials due to their high chemical stability and ease of synthesis. ZIFs are usually composed of zinc ions coordinated with imidazole linkers, with some other transition metals, such as Cu(II) and Co(II), also showing potential as ZIF-forming cations. Despite the importance of nickel in catalysis, no Ni-based ZIF with permanent porosity is yet reported. It is found that the presence and arrangement of the carbonyl functional groups on the imidazole linker play a crucial role in completing the preferred octahedral coordination of nickel, revealing a promising platform for the rational design of Ni-based ZIFs for a wide range of catalytic applications. Herein, the synthesis of the first Ni-based ZIFs is reported and their high potential as heterogeneous catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling C─C bond forming reactions is demonstrated.
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- Aljaž Škrjanc
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Technology, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, 1001, Slovenia
- School of Science, University of Nova Gorica, Vipavska 13, Nova Gorica, 5000, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, Ljubljana, 1001, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, Ljubljana, 1001, Slovenia
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Technology, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, 1001, Slovenia
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 106 91, Sweden
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, Ljubljana, 1001, Slovenia
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Technology, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, 1001, Slovenia
- School of Science, University of Nova Gorica, Vipavska 13, Nova Gorica, 5000, Slovenia
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Haymaker A, Nannenga BL. Advances and applications of microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED). Curr Opin Struct Biol 2024; 84:102741. [PMID: 38086321 PMCID: PMC10882645 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2023.102741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Microcrystal electron diffraction, commonly referred to as MicroED, has become a powerful tool for high-resolution structure determination. The method makes use of cryogenic transmission electron microscopes to collect electron diffraction data from crystals that are several orders of magnitude smaller than those used by other conventional diffraction techniques. MicroED has been used on a variety of samples including soluble proteins, membrane proteins, small organic molecules, and materials. Here we will review the MicroED method and highlight recent advancements to the methodology, as well as describe applications of MicroED within the fields of structural biology and chemical crystallography.
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- Alison Haymaker
- Chemical Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; Center for Applied Structural Discovery, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Chemical Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; Center for Applied Structural Discovery, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
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Yang D, Gates BC. Characterization, Structure, and Reactivity of Hydroxyl Groups on Metal-Oxide Cluster Nodes of Metal-Organic Frameworks: Structural Diversity and Keys to Reactivity and Catalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2305611. [PMID: 37660323 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Among the most stable metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are those incorporating nodes that are metal oxide clusters with frames such as Zr6 O8 . This review is a summary of the structure, bonding, and reactivity of MOF node hydroxyl groups, emphasizing those bonded to nodes containing aluminum and zirconium ions. Hydroxyl groups are often present on these nodes, sometimes balancing the charges of the metal ions. They arise during MOF syntheses in aqueous media or in post-synthesis treatments. They are identified with infrared and 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies and characterized by their reactivities with polar compounds such as alcohols. Terminal OH, paired µ2 -OH, and aqua groups on nodes are catalytic sites in numerous reactions. Relatively unreactive hydroxyl groups (such as isolated µ2 -OH groups) may replace reactive groups and inhibit catalysis; some node hydroxyl groups (e.g., µ3 -OH) are mere spectators in catalysis. There are similarities between MOF node hydroxyl groups and those on the surfaces of bulk metal oxides, zeolites, and enzymes, but the comparisons are mostly inexact, and much remains to be understood about MOF node hydroxyl group chemistry. It is posited that understanding and controlling this chemistry will lead to tailored MOFs and improved adsorbents and catalysts.
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- Dong Yang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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Wang H, Liu H, Wang M, Hou J, Li Y, Wang Y, Zhao Y. Cucurbituril-based supramolecular host-guest complexes: single-crystal structures and dual-state fluorescence enhancement. Chem Sci 2024; 15:458-465. [PMID: 38179534 PMCID: PMC10762720 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04813f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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Two supramolecular complexes were prepared using cucurbiturils [CBs] as mediators and a four-armed p-xylene derivative (M1) as a guest molecule. The single crystals of these two complexes were obtained and successfully analyzed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD). An unexpected and intriguing 1 : 2 self-assembly arrangement between M1 and CB[8] was notably uncovered, marking its first observation. These host-guest complexes exhibit distinctive photophysical properties, especially emission behaviors. Invaluable insights can be derived from these single-crystal structures. The precious single-crystal structures provide both precise structural information regarding the supramolecular complexes and a deeper understanding of the intricate mechanisms governing their photophysical properties.
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- Hui Wang
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266042 China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266042 China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266042 China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266042 China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266042 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS. Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese. Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266042 China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266042 China
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Liu Y, Liu X, Su A, Gong C, Chen S, Xia L, Zhang C, Tao X, Li Y, Li Y, Sun T, Bu M, Shao W, Zhao J, Li X, Peng Y, Guo P, Han Y, Zhu Y. Revolutionizing the structural design and determination of covalent-organic frameworks: principles, methods, and techniques. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:502-544. [PMID: 38099340 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00287j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) represent an important class of crystalline porous materials with designable structures and functions. The interconnected organic monomers, featuring pre-designed symmetries and connectivities, dictate the structures of COFs, endowing them with high thermal and chemical stability, large surface area, and tunable micropores. Furthermore, by utilizing pre-functionalization or post-synthetic functionalization strategies, COFs can acquire multifunctionalities, leading to their versatile applications in gas separation/storage, catalysis, and optoelectronic devices. Our review provides a comprehensive account of the latest advancements in the principles, methods, and techniques for structural design and determination of COFs. These cutting-edge approaches enable the rational design and precise elucidation of COF structures, addressing fundamental physicochemical challenges associated with host-guest interactions, topological transformations, network interpenetration, and defect-mediated catalysis.
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- Yikuan Liu
- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Lower-Carbon Catalysis Technology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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- Institute of Intelligent Computing, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Lower-Carbon Catalysis Technology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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- Center for Electron Microscopy, Institute for Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering and College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, China.
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Hogan-Lamarre P, Luo Y, Bücker R, Miller RJD, Zou X. STEM SerialED: achieving high-resolution data for ab initio structure determination of beam-sensitive nanocrystalline materials. IUCRJ 2024; 11:62-72. [PMID: 38038991 PMCID: PMC10833385 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252523009661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Serial electron diffraction (SerialED), which applies a snapshot data acquisition strategy for each crystal, was introduced to tackle the problem of radiation damage in the structure determination of beam-sensitive materials by three-dimensional electron diffraction (3DED). The snapshot data acquisition in SerialED can be realized using both transmission and scanning transmission electron microscopes (TEM/STEM). However, the current SerialED workflow based on STEM setups requires special external devices and software, which limits broader adoption. Here, we present a simplified experimental implementation of STEM-based SerialED on Thermo Fisher Scientific STEMs using common proprietary software interfaced through Python scripts to automate data collection. Specifically, we utilize TEM Imaging and Analysis (TIA) scripting and TEM scripting to access the STEM functionalities of the microscope, and DigitalMicrograph scripting to control the camera for snapshot data acquisition. Data analysis adapts the existing workflow using the software CrystFEL, which was developed for serial X-ray crystallography. Our workflow for STEM SerialED can be used on any Gatan or Thermo Fisher Scientific camera. We apply this workflow to collect high-resolution STEM SerialED data from two aluminosilicate zeolites, zeolite Y and ZSM-25. We demonstrate, for the first time, ab initio structure determination through direct methods using STEM SerialED data. Zeolite Y is relatively stable under the electron beam, and STEM SerialED data extend to 0.60 Å. We show that the structural model obtained using STEM SerialED data merged from 358 crystals is nearly identical to that using continuous rotation electron diffraction data from one crystal. This demonstrates that accurate structures can be obtained from STEM SerialED. Zeolite ZSM-25 is very beam-sensitive and has a complex structure. We show that STEM SerialED greatly improves the data resolution of ZSM-25, compared with serial rotation electron diffraction (SerialRED), from 1.50 to 0.90 Å. This allows, for the first time, the use of standard phasing methods, such as direct methods, for the ab initio structure determination of ZSM-25.
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- Pascal Hogan-Lamarre
- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, 80 George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106, Sweden
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, 80 George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106, Sweden
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Chen J, Zhang M, Shu J, Liu S, Dong X, Li C, He L, Yuan M, Wu Y, Xu J, Zhang D, Ma F, Wu G, Chai Z, Wang S. Radiation-Induced De Novo Defects in Metal-Organic Frameworks Boost CO 2 Sorption. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:23651-23658. [PMID: 37859406 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Defects in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can significantly change their local microstructures, thus notably leading to an alteration-induced performance in sorption or catalysis. However, achieving de novo defect engineering in MOFs under ambient conditions without the scarification of their crystallinity remains a challenge. Herein, we successfully synthesize defective ZIF-7 through 60Co gamma ray radiation under ambient conditions. The obtained ZIF-7 is defect-rich but also has excellent crystallinity, enhanced BET surface area, and hierarchical pore structure. Moreover, the amount and structure of these defects within ZIF-7 were determined from the two-dimensional (2D) 13C-1H frequency-switched Lee-Goldburg heteronuclear correlation (FSLG-HETCOR) spectra, continuous rotation electron diffraction (cRED), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Interestingly, the defects in ZIF-7 all strongly bind to CO2, leading to a remarkable enhancement of the CO2 sorption capability compared with that synthesized by the solvothermal method.
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- Junchang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Analysis and Testing Center, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Zhang J, Zhou G, Un HI, Zheng F, Jastrzembski K, Wang M, Guo Q, Mücke D, Qi H, Lu Y, Wang Z, Liang Y, Löffler M, Kaiser U, Frauenheim T, Mateo-Alonso A, Huang Z, Sirringhaus H, Feng X, Dong R. Wavy Two-Dimensional Conjugated Metal-Organic Framework with Metallic Charge Transport. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:23630-23638. [PMID: 37852932 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Two-dimensional conjugated metal-organic frameworks (2D c-MOFs) have emerged as a new class of crystalline layered conducting materials that hold significant promise for applications in electronics and spintronics. However, current 2D c-MOFs are mainly made from organic planar ligands, whereas layered 2D c-MOFs constructed by curved or twisted ligands featuring novel orbital structures and electronic states remain less developed. Herein, we report a Cu-catecholate wavy 2D c-MOF (Cu3(HFcHBC)2) based on a fluorinated core-twisted contorted hexahydroxy-hexa-cata-hexabenzocoronene (HFcHBC) ligand. We show that the resulting film is composed of rod-like single crystals with lengths up to ∼4 μm. The crystal structure is resolved by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and continuous rotation electron diffraction (cRED), indicating a wavy honeycomb lattice with AA-eclipsed stacking. Cu3(HFcHBC)2 is predicted to be metallic based on theoretical calculation, while the crystalline film sample with numerous grain boundaries apparently exhibits semiconducting behavior at the macroscopic scale, characterized by obvious thermally activated conductivity. Temperature-dependent electrical conductivity measurements on the isolated single-crystal devices indeed demonstrate the metallic nature of Cu3(HFcHBC)2, with a very weak thermally activated transport behavior and a room-temperature conductivity of 5.2 S cm-1. Furthermore, the 2D c-MOFs can be utilized as potential electrode materials for energy storage, which display decent capacity (163.3 F g-1) and excellent cyclability in an aqueous 5 M LiCl electrolyte. Our work demonstrates that wavy 2D c-MOF using contorted ligands are capable of intrinsic metallic transport, marking the emergence of new conductive MOFs for electronic and energy applications.
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- Jianjun Zhang
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden
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- Optoelectronics Group, Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, U.K
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- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany
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- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, Electron Microscopy of Materials Science Central, Facility for Electron Microscopy, Ulm University, Ulm 89081, Germany
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- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, Electron Microscopy of Materials Science Central, Facility for Electron Microscopy, Ulm University, Ulm 89081, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany
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- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis (DCN), Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (Cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01069, Germany
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- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, Electron Microscopy of Materials Science Central, Facility for Electron Microscopy, Ulm University, Ulm 89081, Germany
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- Constructor University, Campus Ring 1, Bremen 28759, Germany
- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China
- Shenzhen JL Computational Science and Applied Research Institute, Shenzhen 518109, China
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- POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida de Tolosa 72, Donostia-San, Sebastian 20018, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48011, Spain
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden
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- Optoelectronics Group, Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, U.K
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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Liu H, Yao Y, Samorì P. Taming Multiscale Structural Complexity in Porous Skeletons: From Open Framework Materials to Micro/Nanoscaffold Architectures. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2300468. [PMID: 37431215 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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Recent developments in the design and synthesis of more and more sophisticated organic building blocks with controlled structures and physical properties, combined with the emergence of novel assembly modes and nanofabrication methods, make it possible to tailor unprecedented structurally complex porous systems with precise multiscale control over their architectures and functions. By tuning their porosity from the nanoscale to microscale, a wide range of functional materials can be assembled, including open frameworks and micro/nanoscaffold architectures. During the last two decades, significant progress is made on the generation and optimization of advanced porous systems, resulting in high-performance multifunctional scaffold materials and novel device configurations. In this perspective, a critical analysis is provided of the most effective methods for imparting controlled physical and chemical properties to multifunctional porous skeletons. The future research directions that underscore the role of skeleton structures with varying physical dimensions, from molecular-level open frameworks (<10 nm) to supramolecular scaffolds (10-100 nm) and micro/nano scaffolds (>100 nm), are discussed. The limitations, challenges, and opportunities for potential applications of these multifunctional and multidimensional material systems are also evaluated in particular by addressing the greatest challenges that the society has to face.
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- Hao Liu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS UMR 7006, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, F-67000, Strasbourg, France
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Hu J, Huang Z, Liu Y. Beyond Solvothermal: Alternative Synthetic Methods for Covalent Organic Frameworks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202306999. [PMID: 37265002 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202306999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are crystalline porous organic materials that hold a wealth of potential applications across various fields. The development of COFs, however, is significantly impeded by the dearth of efficient synthetic methods. The traditional solvothermal approach, while prevalent, is fraught with challenges such as complicated processes, excessive energy consumption, long reaction times, and limited scalability, rendering it unsuitable for practical applications. The quest for simpler, quicker, more energy-efficient, and environmentally benign synthetic strategies is thus paramount for bridging the gap between academic COF chemistry and industrial application. This Review provides an overview of the recent advances in alternative COF synthetic methods, with a particular emphasis on energy input. We discuss representative examples of COF synthesis facilitated by microwave, ultrasound, mechanic force, light, plasma, electric field, and electron beam. Perspectives on the advantages and limitations of these methods against the traditional solvothermal approach are highlighted.
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- Jiyun Hu
- School of Physical Sciences, Great Bay University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523000, China
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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Cordova M, Moutzouri P, Nilsson Lill SO, Cousen A, Kearns M, Norberg ST, Svensk Ankarberg A, McCabe J, Pinon AC, Schantz S, Emsley L. Atomic-level structure determination of amorphous molecular solids by NMR. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5138. [PMID: 37612269 PMCID: PMC10447443 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40853-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Structure determination of amorphous materials remains challenging, owing to the disorder inherent to these materials. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) powder crystallography is a powerful method to determine the structure of molecular solids, but disorder leads to a high degree of overlap between measured signals, and prevents the unambiguous identification of a single modeled periodic structure as representative of the whole material. Here, we determine the atomic-level ensemble structure of the amorphous form of the drug AZD4625 by combining solid-state NMR experiments with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and machine-learned chemical shifts. By considering the combined shifts of all 1H and 13C atomic sites in the molecule, we determine the structure of the amorphous form by identifying an ensemble of local molecular environments that are in agreement with experiment. We then extract and analyze preferred conformations and intermolecular interactions in the amorphous sample in terms of the stabilization of the amorphous form of the drug.
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- Manuel Cordova
- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
- National Centre for Computational Design and Discovery of Novel Materials MARVEL, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Data Science & Modelling, Pharmaceutical Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Early Chemical Development, Pharmaceutical Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, UK
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- Early Product Development and Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, UK
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- Oral Product Development, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Oral Product Development, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Early Product Development and Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, UK
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- Swedish NMR Center, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 41390, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Oral Product Development, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- National Centre for Computational Design and Discovery of Novel Materials MARVEL, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Nandi S, Mansouri A, Dovgaliuk I, Boullay P, Patriarche G, Cornu I, Florian P, Mouchaham G, Serre C. A robust ultra-microporous cationic aluminum-based metal-organic framework with a flexible tetra-carboxylate linker. Commun Chem 2023; 6:144. [PMID: 37414866 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00938-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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Al-based cationic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are uncommon. Here, we report a cationic Al-MOF, MIP-213(Al) ([Al18(μ2-OH)24(OH2)12(mdip)6]6Cl·6H2O) constructed from flexible tetra-carboxylate ligand (5,5'-Methylenediisophthalic acid; H4mdip). Its crystal structure was determined by the combination of three-dimensional electron diffraction (3DED) and high-resolution powder X-ray diffraction. The structure is built from infinite corner-sharing chains of AlO4(OH)2 and AlO2(OH)3(H2O) octahedra forming an 18-membered rings honeycomb lattice, similar to that of MIL-96(Al), a scarce Al-polycarboxylate defective MOF. Despite sharing these structural similarities, MIP-213(Al), unlike MIL-96(Al), lacks the isolated μ3-oxo-bridged Al-clusters. This leads to an ordered defective cationic framework whose charge is balanced by Cl- sandwiched between two Al-trimers at the corner of the honeycomb, showing strong interaction with terminal H2O coordinated to the Al-trimers. The overall structure is endowed by a narrow quasi-1D channel of dimension ~4.7 Å. The Cl- in the framework restrains the accessibility of the channels, while the MOF selectively adsorbs CO2 over N2 and possesses high hydrolytic stability.
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- Shyamapada Nandi
- Institut des Matériaux Poreux de Paris, Ecole Normale Supérieure, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL University, 75005, Paris, France
- Chemistry Division, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, 600127, Chennai, India
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- Institut des Matériaux Poreux de Paris, Ecole Normale Supérieure, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL University, 75005, Paris, France
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- Institut des Matériaux Poreux de Paris, Ecole Normale Supérieure, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL University, 75005, Paris, France
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- Normandie Université, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS, CRISMAT, 14050, Caen, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, 91120, Palaiseau, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UPR3079 CEMHTI, Université d'Orléans, 1D Av. Recherche Scientifique, CEDEX 2, 45071, Orléans, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UPR3079 CEMHTI, Université d'Orléans, 1D Av. Recherche Scientifique, CEDEX 2, 45071, Orléans, France
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- Institut des Matériaux Poreux de Paris, Ecole Normale Supérieure, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL University, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Institut des Matériaux Poreux de Paris, Ecole Normale Supérieure, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL University, 75005, Paris, France.
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Demakov PA. Properties of Aliphatic Ligand-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:2891. [PMID: 37447535 DOI: 10.3390/polym15132891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Ligands with a purely aliphatic backbone are receiving rising attention in the chemistry of coordination polymers and metal-organic frameworks. Such unique features inherent to the aliphatic bridges as increased conformational freedom, non-polarizable core, and low light absorption provide rare and valuable properties for their derived MOFs. Applications of such compounds in stimuli-responsive materials, gas, and vapor adsorbents with high and unusual selectivity, light-emitting, and optical materials have extensively emerged in recent years. These properties, as well as other specific features of aliphatic-based metal-organic frameworks are summarized and analyzed in this short critical review. Advanced characterization techniques, which have been applied in the reported works to obtain important data on the crystal and molecular structures, dynamics, and functionalities, are also reviewed within a general discussion. In total, 132 references are included.
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- Pavel A Demakov
- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Akad. Lavrentieva Ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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Sadri A, Findlay SD. Determining the Projected Crystal Structure from Four-dimensional Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy via the Scattering Matrix. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2023; 29:967-982. [PMID: 37749695 DOI: 10.1093/micmic/ozad018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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We present a gradient-descent-based approach to determining the projected electrostatic potential from four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy measurements of a periodic, crystalline material even when dynamical scattering occurs. The method solves for the scattering matrix as an intermediate step, but overcomes the so-called truncation problem that limited previous scattering-matrix-based projected structure determination methods. Gradient descent is made efficient by using analytic expressions for the gradients. Through simulated case studies, we show that iteratively improving the scattering matrix determination can significantly improve the accuracy of the projected structure determination.
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- Alireza Sadri
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Zhou G, Yang T, Huang Z. Structure determination of a low-crystallinity covalent organic framework by three-dimensional electron diffraction. Commun Chem 2023; 6:116. [PMID: 37286771 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00915-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have been attracting intense research due to their permanent porosity, designable architecture, and high stability. However, COFs are challenging to crystallize and their synthesis often results in tiny crystal sizes and low crystallinities, which hinders an unambiguous structure determination. Herein, we demonstrate that the structure of low-crystallinity COF Py-1P nanocrystals can be solved by coupling three-dimensional electron diffraction (3DED) with simulated annealing (SA). The resulting model is comparable to that obtained from high-crystallinity samples by dual-space method. Moreover, for low-resolution 3DED data, the model obtained by SA shows a better framework than those provided by classic direct method, dual-space method, and charge flipping. We further simulate data with different resolutions to understand the reliability of SA under different crystal quality conditions. The successful determination of Py-1P structure by SA compared to other methods provides new knowledge for using 3DED to analyze low-crystallinity and nanosized materials.
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- Guojun Zhou
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE-106 91, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE-106 91, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE-106 91, Sweden.
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Zheng A, Yin K, Pan R, Zhu M, Xiong Y, Sun L. Research Progress on Metal-Organic Frameworks by Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13111742. [PMID: 37299645 DOI: 10.3390/nano13111742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), composed of metal nodes and inorganic linkers, are promising for a wide range of applications due to their unique periodic frameworks. Understanding structure-activity relationships can facilitate the development of new MOFs. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is a powerful technique to characterize the microstructures of MOFs at the atomic scale. In addition, it is possible to directly visualize the microstructural evolution of MOFs in real time under working conditions via in situ TEM setups. Although MOFs are sensitive to high-energy electron beams, much progress has been made due to the development of advanced TEM. In this review, we first introduce the main damage mechanisms for MOFs under electron-beam irradiation and two strategies to minimize these damages: low-dose TEM and cryo-TEM. Then we discuss three typical techniques to analyze the microstructure of MOFs, including three-dimensional electron diffraction, imaging using direct-detection electron-counting cameras, and iDPC-STEM. Groundbreaking milestones and research advances of MOFs structures obtained with these techniques are highlighted. In situ TEM studies are reviewed to provide insights into the dynamics of MOFs induced by various stimuli. Additionally, perspectives are analyzed for promising TEM techniques in the research of MOFs' structures.
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- Anqi Zheng
- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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Wieske LHE, Peintner S, Erdélyi M. Ensemble determination by NMR data deconvolution. Nat Rev Chem 2023:10.1038/s41570-023-00494-x. [PMID: 37169885 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-023-00494-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is the spectroscopic technique of choice for determining molecular conformations in solution at atomic resolution. As solution NMR spectra are rich in structural and dynamic information, the way in which the data should be acquired and handled to deliver accurate ensembles is not trivial. This Review provides a guide to the NMR experiment selection and parametrization process, the generation of viable theoretical conformer pools and the deconvolution of time-averaged NMR data into a conformer ensemble that accurately represents a flexible molecule in solution. In addition to reviewing the key elements of solution ensemble determination of flexible mid-sized molecules, the feasibility and pitfalls of data deconvolution are discussed with a comparison of the performance of representative algorithms.
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- Department of Chemistry-BMC, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry-BMC, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Luo Y, Wang B, Smeets S, Sun J, Yang W, Zou X. High-throughput phase elucidation of polycrystalline materials using serial rotation electron diffraction. Nat Chem 2023; 15:483-490. [PMID: 36717616 PMCID: PMC10070184 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-022-01131-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Rapid phase elucidation of polycrystalline materials is essential for developing new materials of chemical, pharmaceutical and industrial interest. Yet, the size and quantity of many crystalline phases are too small for routine X-ray diffraction analysis. This has become a workflow bottleneck in materials development, especially in high-throughput synthesis screening. Here we demonstrate the application of serial rotation electron diffraction (SerialRED) for high-throughput phase identification of complex polycrystalline zeolite products. The products were prepared from a combination of multiple framework T atoms ([Si,Ge,Al] or [Si,Ge,B]) and a simple organic structure-directing agent. We show that using SerialRED, five zeolite phases can be identified from a highly complex mixture. This includes phases with ultra-low contents undetectable using X-ray diffraction and phases with identical crystal morphology and similar unit cell parameters. By automatically and rapidly examining hundreds of crystals, SerialRED enables high-throughput phase analysis and allows the exploration of complex synthesis systems. It provides new opportunities for rapid development of polycrystalline materials.
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- Yi Luo
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
- State Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering and Industrial Catalysis, Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Netherlands eScience Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering and Industrial Catalysis, Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Xue Z, Zheng JJ, Nishiyama Y, Yao MS, Aoyama Y, Fan Z, Wang P, Kajiwara T, Kubota Y, Horike S, Otake KI, Kitagawa S. Fine Pore-Structure Engineering by Ligand Conformational Control of Naphthalene Diimide-Based Semiconducting Porous Coordination Polymers for Efficient Chemiresistive Gas Sensing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215234. [PMID: 36377418 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Exploring new porous coordination polymers (PCPs) that have tunable structure and conductivity is attractive but remains challenging. Herein, fine pore structure engineering by ligand conformation control of naphthalene diimide (NDI)-based semiconducting PCPs with π stacking-dependent conductivity tunability is achieved. The π stacking distances and ligand conformation in these isoreticular PCPs were modulated by employing metal centers with different coordination geometries. As a result, three conjugated PCPs (Co-pyNDI, Ni-pyNDI, and Zn-pyNDI) with varying pore structure and conductivity were obtained. Their crystal structures were determined by three-dimensional electron diffraction. The through-space charge transfer and tunable pore structure in these PCPs result in modulated selectivity and sensitivity in gas sensing. Zn-pyNDI can serve as a room-temperature operable chemiresistive sensor selective to acetone.
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- Ziqian Xue
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Institute for Advanced Study,Kyoto University, Yoshida, Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China
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- RIKEN-JEOL Collaboration Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan.,JEOL Ltd., Musashino, Akishima, Tokyo 196-8558, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Institute for Advanced Study,Kyoto University, Yoshida, Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.,State Key Laboratory of Multi-phase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun Beiertiao No. 1, Haidian, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Institute for Advanced Study,Kyoto University, Yoshida, Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Institute for Advanced Study,Kyoto University, Yoshida, Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Institute for Advanced Study,Kyoto University, Yoshida, Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, 599-8531, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Institute for Advanced Study,Kyoto University, Yoshida, Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Institute for Advanced Study,Kyoto University, Yoshida, Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Institute for Advanced Study,Kyoto University, Yoshida, Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Sun L, Yang L, Dou JH, Li J, Skorupskii G, Mardini M, Tan KO, Chen T, Sun C, Oppenheim JJ, Griffin RG, Dincă M, Rajh T. Room-Temperature Quantitative Quantum Sensing of Lithium Ions with a Radical-Embedded Metal-Organic Framework. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:19008-19016. [PMID: 36201712 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Recent advancements in quantum sensing have sparked transformative detection technologies with high sensitivity, precision, and spatial resolution. Owing to their atomic-level tunability, molecular qubits and ensembles thereof are promising candidates for sensing chemical analytes. Here, we show quantum sensing of lithium ions in solution at room temperature with an ensemble of organic radicals integrated in a microporous metal-organic framework (MOF). The organic radicals exhibit electron spin coherence and microwave addressability at room temperature, thus behaving as qubits. The high surface area of the MOF promotes accessibility of the guest analytes to the organic qubits, enabling unambiguous identification of lithium ions and quantitative measurement of their concentration through relaxometric and hyperfine spectroscopic methods based on electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The sensing principle presented in this work is applicable to other metal ions with nonzero nuclear spin.
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- Lei Sun
- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, Stockholm10044, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States.,Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States.,Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States.,Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois60439, United States.,The School for Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona85281, United States
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Lu Y, Zhong H, Li J, Dominic AM, Hu Y, Gao Z, Jiao Y, Wu M, Qi H, Huang C, Wayment LJ, Kaiser U, Spiecker E, Weidinger IM, Zhang W, Feng X, Dong R. sp-Carbon Incorporated Conductive Metal-Organic Framework as Photocathode for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208163. [PMID: 35903982 PMCID: PMC9804563 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted increasing interest for broad applications in catalysis and gas separation due to their high porosity. However, the insulating feature and the limited active sites hindered MOFs as photocathode active materials for application in photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen generation. Herein, we develop a layered conductive two-dimensional conjugated MOF (2D c-MOF) comprising sp-carbon active sites based on arylene-ethynylene macrocycle ligand via CuO4 linking, named as Cu3 HHAE2 . This sp-carbon 2D c-MOF displays apparent semiconducting behavior and broad light absorption till the near-infrared band (1600 nm). Due to the abundant acetylene units, the Cu3 HHAE2 could act as the first case of MOF photocathode for photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen generation and presents a record hydrogen-evolution photocurrent density of ≈260 μA cm-2 at 0 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode among the structurally-defined cocatalyst-free organic photocathodes.
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- Yang Lu
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden & Faculty of Chemistry and Food ChemistryTechnische Universität DresdenMommsenstrasse 401062DresdenGermany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden & Faculty of Chemistry and Food ChemistryTechnische Universität DresdenMommsenstrasse 401062DresdenGermany
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer TechnologyKTH Royal Institute of TechnologyTeknikringen 5610044StockholmSweden
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden & Faculty of Chemistry and Food ChemistryTechnische Universität DresdenMommsenstrasse 401062DresdenGermany
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Colorado BoulderBoulderCO 80309USA
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- College of PhysicsHebei Key Laboratory of Photophysics Research and ApplicationHebei Normal UniversityShijiazhuang050024China
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- College of PhysicsHebei Key Laboratory of Photophysics Research and ApplicationHebei Normal UniversityShijiazhuang050024China
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM)Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF)Department of Materials Science and EngineeringFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergCauerstrasse 391058ErlangenGermany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden & Faculty of Chemistry and Food ChemistryTechnische Universität DresdenMommsenstrasse 401062DresdenGermany,Central Facility of Materials Science Electron MicroscopyUniversität Ulm89081UlmGermany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden & Faculty of Chemistry and Food ChemistryTechnische Universität DresdenMommsenstrasse 401062DresdenGermany
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Colorado BoulderBoulderCO 80309USA
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- Central Facility of Materials Science Electron MicroscopyUniversität Ulm89081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM)Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF)Department of Materials Science and EngineeringFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergCauerstrasse 391058ErlangenGermany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden & Faculty of Chemistry and Food ChemistryTechnische Universität DresdenMommsenstrasse 401062DresdenGermany
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Colorado BoulderBoulderCO 80309USA
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden & Faculty of Chemistry and Food ChemistryTechnische Universität DresdenMommsenstrasse 401062DresdenGermany,Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics06120Halle (Saale)Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden & Faculty of Chemistry and Food ChemistryTechnische Universität DresdenMommsenstrasse 401062DresdenGermany,Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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Andrusenko I, Gemmi M. 3D
electron diffraction for structure determination of small‐molecule nanocrystals: A possible breakthrough for the pharmaceutical industry. WIRES NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 14:e1810. [PMID: 35595285 PMCID: PMC9539612 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Iryna Andrusenko
- Center for Materials Interfaces, Electron Crystallography Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Pontedera
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- Center for Materials Interfaces, Electron Crystallography Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Pontedera
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Ge M, Yang T, Xu H, Zou X, Huang Z. Direct Location of Organic Molecules in Framework Materials by Three-Dimensional Electron Diffraction. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:15165-15174. [PMID: 35950776 PMCID: PMC9434828 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c05122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In the study of framework materials, probing interactions between frameworks and organic molecules is one of the most important tasks, which offers us a fundamental understanding of host-guest interactions in gas sorption, separation, catalysis, and framework structure formation. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) is a conventional method to locate organic species and study such interactions. However, SCXRD demands large crystals whose quality is often vulnerable to, e.g., cracking on the crystals by introducing organic molecules, and this is a major challenge to use SCXRD for structural analysis. With the development of three-dimensional electron diffraction (3D ED), single-crystal structural analysis can be performed on very tiny crystals with sizes on the nanometer scale. Here, we analyze two framework materials, SU-8 and SU-68, with organic molecules inside their inorganic crystal structures. By applying 3D ED, with fast data collection and an ultralow electron dose (0.8-2.6 e- Å-2), we demonstrate for the first time that each nonhydrogen atom from the organic molecules can be ab initio located from structure solution, and they are shown as distinct and well-separated peaks in the difference electrostatic potential maps showing high accuracy and reliability. As a result, two different spatial configurations are identified for the same guest molecule in SU-8. We find that the organic molecules interact with the framework through strong hydrogen bonding, which is the key to immobilizing them at well-defined positions. In addition, we demonstrate that host-guest systems can be studied at room temperature. Providing high accuracy and reliability, we believe that 3D ED can be used as a powerful tool to study host-guest interactions, especially for nanocrystals.
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- Meng Ge
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden
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Lu Y, Zhong H, Li J, Dominic AM, Hu Y, Gao Z, Jiao Y, Wu M, Qi H, Huang C, Wayment L, Kaiser U, Spiecker E, Weidinger I, Zhang W, Feng X, Dong R. sp‐Carbon Incorporated Conductive Metal‐Organic Framework as Photocathode for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202208163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yang Lu
- TU Dresden: Technische Universitat Dresden Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry GERMANY
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- TU Dresden: Technische Universitat Dresden Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry GERMANY
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- KTH Royal Institute of Technology: Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology SWEDEN
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- TU Dresden: Technische Universitat Dresden Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry GERMANY
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- University of Colorado Boulder Department of Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- Hebei Normal University College of Physics CHINA
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- Hebei Normal University College of Physics CHINA
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- Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen Nuremberg: Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg Department of Materials Science and Engineering GERMANY
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- Ulm University: Universitat Ulm Central Facility for Electron Microscopy GERMANY
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- TU Dresden: Technische Universitat Dresden Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry GERMANY
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- University of Colorado Boulder Department of Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- Ulm University: Universitat Ulm Central Facility for Electron Microscopy GERMANY
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg: Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg Department of Materials Science and Engineering GERMANY
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- TU Dresden: Technische Universitat Dresden Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry GERMANY
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- University of Colorado Boulder Department of Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- TU Dresden: Technische Universitat Dresden Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry GERMANY
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- TU Dresden: Technische Universitat Dresden Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry Mommsenstrasse 4 01062 Dresden GERMANY
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Single-crystal structure determination of nanosized metal-organic frameworks by three-dimensional electron diffraction. Nat Protoc 2022; 17:2389-2413. [PMID: 35896741 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-022-00720-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted considerable interest due to their well-defined pore architecture and structural tunability on molecular dimensions. While single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) has been widely used to elucidate the structures of MOFs at the atomic scale, the formation of large and well-ordered crystals is still a crucial bottleneck for structure determination. To alleviate this challenge, three-dimensional electron diffraction (3D ED) has been developed for structure determination of nano- (submicron-)sized crystals. Such 3D ED data are collected from each single crystal using transmission electron microscopy. In this protocol, we introduce the entire workflow for structural analysis of MOFs by 3D ED, from sample preparation, data acquisition and data processing to structure determination. We describe methods for crystal screening and handling of crystal agglomerates, which are crucial steps in sample preparation for single-crystal 3D ED data collection. We further present how to set up a transmission electron microscope for 3D ED data acquisition and, more importantly, offer suggestions for the optimization of data acquisition conditions. For data processing, including unit cell and space group determination, and intensity integration, we provide guidelines on how to use electron and X-ray crystallography software to process 3D ED data. Finally, we present structure determination from 3D ED data and discuss the important features associated with 3D ED data that need to be considered. We believe that this protocol provides critical details for implementing and utilizing 3D ED as a structure determination platform for nano- (submicron-)sized MOFs as well as other crystalline materials.
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Bernardo‐Maestro B, Li J, Pérez‐Pariente J, López‐Arbeloa F, Gómez‐Hortigüela L. Driving the Active Site Incorporation in Zeolitic Materials via the Organic Structure-Directing Agent Through Development of H-Bonds with Hydroxyl Groups. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200702. [PMID: 35510690 PMCID: PMC9400953 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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(1S,2S)-N-methyl-pseudoephedrine (MPS) was used as organic structure-directing agent (OSDA) for the synthesis of Mg-doped nanoporous aluminophosphates. This molecule displays a particular conformational behavior, where the presence of H-bond donor and acceptor groups provide a rigid conformational space with one asymmetric conformation preferentially occurring. MPS drives the crystallization of Mg-containing AFI materials. Characterization of these materials shows that the OSDA incorporate as protonated species, arranged as head-to-tail monomers. Combination of three-dimensional electron diffraction with high-resolution synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction allowed to locate both the Mg and the organic species. Interestingly, results showed that the spatial incorporation of Mg is driven by the hydroxyl groups of the organic cation through the development of H-bonds with negatively-charged MgO4 tetrahedra. This work demonstrates that H-bond forming groups can be used to drive the spatial incorporation of low-valent dopants within zeolitic frameworks, a highly desired aim in order to control their catalytic activity and selectivity.
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- Beatriz Bernardo‐Maestro
- Molecular Sieves GroupInstituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, ICP-CSICC/ Marie Curie 228049. MadridSpain
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- Berzelii Center EXSELENT on Porous MaterialsDepartment of Materials and Environmental ChemistryStockholm UniversityStockholm10691Sweden
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- Molecular Sieves GroupInstituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, ICP-CSICC/ Marie Curie 228049. MadridSpain
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- Molecular Sieves GroupInstituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, ICP-CSICC/ Marie Curie 228049. MadridSpain
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Samperisi L, Zou X, Huang Z. How to get maximum structure information from anisotropic displacement parameters obtained by three-dimensional electron diffraction: an experimental study on metal-organic frameworks. IUCRJ 2022; 9:480-491. [PMID: 35844475 PMCID: PMC9252158 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252522005632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Three-dimensional electron diffraction (3D ED) has been used for ab initio structure determination of various types of nanocrystals, such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), zeolites, metal oxides and organic crystals. These crystals are often obtained as polycrystalline powders, which are too small for single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD). While it is now possible to obtain accurate atomic positions of nanocrystals by adopting kinematical refinement against 3D ED data, most new structures are refined with isotropic displacement parameters (U eq), which limits the detection of possible structure disorders and atomic motions. Anisotropic displacement parameters (ADPs, Uij ) obtained by anisotropic structure refinement, on the other hand, provide information about the average displacements of atoms from their mean positions in a crystal, which can provide insights with respect to displacive disorder and flexibility. Although ADPs have been obtained from some 3D ED studies of MOFs, they are seldom mentioned or discussed in detail. We report here a detailed study and interpretation of structure models refined anisotropically against 3D ED data. Three MOF samples with different structural complexity and symmetry, namely ZIF-EC1, MIL-140C and Ga(OH)(1,4-ndc) (1,4-ndcH2 is naphthalene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid), were chosen for the studies. We compare the ADPs refined against individual data sets and how they are affected by different data-merging strategies. Based on our results and analysis, we propose strategies for obtaining accurate structure models with interpretable ADPs based on kinematical refinement against 3D ED data. The ADPs of the obtained structure models provide clear and unambiguous information about linker motions in the MOFs.
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- Laura Samperisi
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden 106 91, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden 106 91, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden 106 91, Sweden
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Zhang L, Wei L, Jia X, Geng X, Liu C. Preparation and characterization of nano-demulsifier ZIF-8@CNTs based on MOFs for O/W emulsion demulsification. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2022.2088556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Lin Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery (Northeast Petroleum University), Ministry of Education, Daqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery (Northeast Petroleum University), Ministry of Education, Daqing, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Safety, Binzhou University, Binzhou, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Safety, Binzhou University, Binzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery (Northeast Petroleum University), Ministry of Education, Daqing, China
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Wang K, Li Y, Xie LH, Li X, Li JR. Construction and application of base-stable MOFs: a critical review. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:6417-6441. [PMID: 35702993 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00891a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a new class of porous crystalline materials constructed from organic ligands and metal ions/clusters. Owing to their unique advantages, they have attracted more and more attention in recent years and numerous studies have revealed their great potential in various applications. Many important applications of MOFs inevitably involve harsh alkaline operational environments. To achieve high performance and long cycling life in these applications, high stability of MOFs against bases is necessary. Therefore, the construction of base-stable MOFs has become a critical research direction in the MOF field. This review gives a historic summary of the development of base-stable MOFs in the last few years. The key factors that can determine the robustness of MOFs under basic conditions are analyzed. We also demonstrate the exciting achievements that have been made by utilizing base-stable MOFs in different applications. In the end, we discuss major challenges for the further development of base-stable MOFs. Some possible methods to address these problems are presented.
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- Kecheng Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation and Department of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation and Department of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China. .,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation and Department of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation and Department of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation and Department of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China.
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Sapnik AF, Bechis I, Bumstead AM, Johnson T, Chater PA, Keen DA, Jelfs KE, Bennett TD. Multivariate analysis of disorder in metal-organic frameworks. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2173. [PMID: 35449202 PMCID: PMC9023516 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29849-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The rational design of disordered frameworks is an appealing route to target functional materials. However, intentional realisation of such materials relies on our ability to readily characterise and quantify structural disorder. Here, we use multivariate analysis of pair distribution functions to fingerprint and quantify the disorder within a series of compositionally identical metal–organic frameworks, possessing different crystalline, disordered, and amorphous structures. We find this approach can provide powerful insight into the kinetics and mechanism of structural collapse that links these materials. Our methodology is also extended to a very different system, namely the melting of a zeolitic imidazolate framework, to demonstrate the potential generality of this approach across many areas of disordered structural chemistry. Structural disorder in materials is challenging to characterise. Here, the authors use multivariate analysis of atomic pair distribution functions to study structural collapse and melting of metal–organic frameworks, revealing powerful mechanistic and kinetic insight.
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- Adam F Sapnik
- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK
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- Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Blount's Court, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9NH, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Diamond House, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK
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- ISIS Neutron and Muon Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK.
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Castner AT, Su H, Svensson Grape E, Inge AK, Johnson BA, Ahlquist MSG, Ott S. Microscopic Insights into Cation-Coupled Electron Hopping Transport in a Metal-Organic Framework. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:5910-5920. [PMID: 35325542 PMCID: PMC8990995 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c13377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Electron transport through metal-organic frameworks by a hopping mechanism between discrete redox active sites is coupled to diffusion-migration of charge-balancing counter cations. Experimentally determined apparent diffusion coefficients, Deapp, that characterize this form of charge transport thus contain contributions from both processes. While this is well established for MOFs, microscopic descriptions of this process are largely lacking. Herein, we systematically lay out different scenarios for cation-coupled electron transfer processes that are at the heart of charge diffusion through MOFs. Through systematic variations of solvents and electrolyte cations, it is shown that the Deapp for charge migration through a PIZOF-type MOF, Zr(dcphOH-NDI) that is composed of redox-active naphthalenediimide (NDI) linkers, spans over 2 orders of magnitude. More importantly, however, the microscopic mechanisms for cation-coupled electron propagation are contingent on differing factors depending on the size of the cation and its propensity to engage in ion pairs with reduced linkers, either non-specifically or in defined structural arrangements. Based on computations and in agreement with experimental results, we show that ion pairing generally has an adverse effect on cation transport, thereby slowing down charge transport. In Zr(dcphOH-NDI), however, specific cation-linker interactions can open pathways for concerted cation-coupled electron transfer processes that can outcompete limitations from reduced cation flux.
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- Ashleigh T Castner
- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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Chen T, Dou JH, Yang L, Sun C, Oppenheim JJ, Li J, Dincă M. Dimensionality Modulates Electrical Conductivity in Compositionally Constant One-, Two-, and Three-Dimensional Frameworks. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:5583-5593. [PMID: 35290048 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We reveal here the construction of Ni-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and conjugated coordination polymers (CCPs) with different structural dimensionalities, including closely π-stacked 1D chains (Ni-1D), aggregated 2D layers (Ni-2D), and a 3D framework (Ni-3D), based on 2,3,5,6-tetraamino-1,4-hydroquinone (TAHQ) and its various oxidized forms. These materials have the same metal-ligand composition but exhibit distinct electronic properties caused by different dimensionalities and supramolecular interactions between SBUs, ligands, and structural motifs. The electrical conductivity of these materials spans nearly 8 orders of magnitude, approaching 0.3 S/cm.
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- Tianyang Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Berzelii Center EXSELENT on Porous Materials, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm 10691, Sweden.,Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, Stockholm 10044, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Two New Organic Co-Crystals Based on Acetamidophenol Molecules. Symmetry (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/sym14030431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Herein we present two new organic co-crystals obtained through a simple solution growth process based on an acetamidophenol molecule, either paracetamol or metacetamol, and on 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ). These co-crystals are part of a family of potential organic charge transfer complexes, where the acetamidophenol molecule behaves as an electron donor and TCNQ behaves as an electron acceptor. Due to the sub-micron size of the crystalline domains, 3D electron diffraction was employed for the structure characterization of both systems. Paracetamol-TCNQ structure was solved by standard direct methods, while the analysis of metacetamol-TCNQ was complicated by the low resolution of the available diffraction data and by the low symmetry of the system. The structure determination of metacetamol-TCNQ was eventually achieved after merging two data sets and combining direct methods with simulated annealing. Our study reveals that both paracetamol-TCNQ and metacetamol-TCNQ systems crystallize in a 1:1 stoichiometry, assembling in a mixed-stack configuration and adopting a non-centrosymmetric P1 symmetry. It appears that paracetamol and metacetamol do not form a strong structural scaffold based on hydrogen bonding, as previously observed for orthocetamol-TCNQ and orthocetamol-TCNB (1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene) co-crystals.
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Chen P, Liu Y, Zhang C, Huang F, Liu L, Sun J. Crystalline Sponge Method by Three-Dimensional Electron Diffraction. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 8:821927. [PMID: 35198600 PMCID: PMC8859408 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.821927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The crystalline sponge method has shown to be a novel strategy for the structure determination of noncrystalline, oily, or trace amount of a compound. A target compound was absorbed and oriented orderly in the pregrown porous crystal for x-ray diffraction analysis. However, the diffusion in the micron-sized crystals is rather difficult. Lots of trial-and-error experiments are needed to optimize the guest-soaking process and to improve data quality. Nanocrystals are better in diffusion, yet it could not conduct a single crystal x-ray diffraction (SCXRD) analysis. Three-dimensional electron diffraction (3D-ED) is a powerful diffraction tool for the structure determination of small crystals. In this work, we successfully carried out the crystalline sponge method by 3D-ED technique using {(ZnI2)3-[2,4,6-tris(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine]2·x(guest)}n (1-Guest) porous complex nanocrystals. On account of the better diffuse ability of nanocrystals, the time needed for solvent exchange and guest soaking protocols are shortened 50-fold faster versus the original protocol. The crystal structure of the crystalline sponge incorporated with three different guests was fully resolved using a merged dataset. The structure model was identical to previously reported ones using x-ray, showing that the accuracy of the 3D-ED was comparable with SCXRD. The refinement results can also give the precise occupancy of the guest molecule soaked in the porous crystal. This work not only provides a new data collection strategy for crystalline sponge method but also demonstrates the potential of 3D-ED techniques to study host-guest interaction by solving the fine structure of porous material.
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- Pohua Chen
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- ReadCrystal Technology Co., Jiangsu, China
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- ReadCrystal Technology Co., Jiangsu, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Junliang Sun,
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Zhu J, Samperisi L, Kalaj M, Chiong JA, Bailey JB, Zhang Z, Yu CJ, Sikma RE, Zou X, Cohen SM, Huang Z, Tezcan FA. Metal-hydrogen-pi-bonded organic frameworks. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:1927-1935. [PMID: 35019931 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt04278e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report the synthesis and characterization of a new series of permanently porous, three-dimensional metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), M-HAF-2 (M = Fe, Ga, or In), constructed from tetratopic, hydroxamate-based, chelating linkers. The structure of M-HAF-2 was determined by three-dimensional electron diffraction (3D ED), revealing a unique interpenetrated hcb-a net topology. This unusual topology is enabled by the presence of free hydroxamic acid groups, which lead to the formation of a diverse network of cooperative interactions comprising metal-hydroxamate coordination interactions at single metal nodes, staggered π-π interactions between linkers, and H-bonding interactions between metal-coordinated and free hydroxamate groups. Such extensive, multimodal interconnectivity is reminiscent of the complex, noncovalent interaction networks of proteins and endows M-HAF-2 frameworks with high thermal and chemical stability and allows them to readily undergo postsynthetic metal ion exchange (PSE) between trivalent metal ions. We demonstrate that M-HAF-2 can serve as versatile porous materials for ionic separations, aided by one-dimensional channels lined by continuously π-stacked aromatic groups and H-bonding hydroxamate functionalities. As an addition to the small group of hydroxamic acid-based MOFs, M-HAF-2 represents a structural merger between MOFs and hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) and illustrates the utility of non-canonical metal-coordinating functionalities in the discovery of new bonding and topological patterns in reticular materials.
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- Jie Zhu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden.
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Svensson Grape E, Ruser N, Rooth V, Cheung O, Inge AK, Stock N. Synthesis, crystal structure, and topology of a polycatenated bismuth coordination polymer. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION B-A JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/znb-2022-0002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Solvothermal reaction of Bi(NO3)3·5H2O with the flexible ligand 1,3,5-tris[4-(carboxyphenyl)oxamethyl]-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene (H3TBTC) in methanol at 120 °C for 1 h led to the formation of a novel coordination polymer (CP) with the composition of Bi(TBTC). The structure of the microcrystalline material was determined through three-dimensional electron diffraction (3DED) measurements and phase purity was confirmed by a Pawley refinement, elemental analysis, and thermal analysis. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group
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- Erik Svensson Grape
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry , Stockholm University , Stockholm 10691 , Sweden
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel , 24118 Kiel , Germany
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry , Stockholm University , Stockholm 10691 , Sweden
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Division of Nanotechnology and Functional Materials , Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University , Box 35 , Uppsala SE-751 03 , Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry , Stockholm University , Stockholm 10691 , Sweden
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel , 24118 Kiel , Germany
- Kiel Nano, Surface and Interface Science KiNSIS, Kiel University , Kiel , Germany
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Petersen H, Weidenthaler C. A review of recent developments for the in situ/operando characterization of nanoporous materials. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi00977c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This is a review on up-to-date in situ/operando methods for a comprehensive characterization of nanoporous materials. The group of nanoporous materials is constantly growing, and with it, the variety of...
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Svensson Grape E, Rooth V, Smolders S, Thiriez A, Takki S, De Vos DE, Willhammar T, Inge AK. Bismuth gallate coordination networks inspired by an active pharmaceutical ingredient. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:14221-14227. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02260e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The effect of solvent has been investigated for the synthesis of bismuth gallate compounds, of which the water-based bismuth subgallate has been used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for...
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Samperisi L, Zou X, Huang Z. Three-Dimensional Electron Diffraction: A Powerful Structural Characterization Technique for Crystal Engineering. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce00051b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Understanding crystal structures and behaviors is crucial for constructing and engineering crystalline materials with various properties and functions. Recent advancement in three-dimensional electron diffraction (3D ED) and its application on...
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Aykanat A, Jones CG, Cline E, Stolz RM, Meng Z, Nelson HM, Mirica KA. Conductive Stimuli-Responsive Coordination Network Linked with Bismuth for Chemiresistive Gas Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:60306-60318. [PMID: 34898182 PMCID: PMC9201806 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c14453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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This paper describes the design, synthesis, characterization, and performance of a novel semiconductive crystalline coordination network, synthesized using 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxytriphenylene (HHTP) ligands interconnected with bismuth ions, toward chemiresistive gas sensing. Bi(HHTP) exhibits two distinct structures upon hydration and dehydration of the pores within the network, Bi(HHTP)-α and Bi(HHTP)-β, respectively, both with unprecedented network topology (2,3-c and 3,4,4,5-c nodal net stoichiometry, respectively) and unique corrugated coordination geometries of HHTP molecules held together by bismuth ions, as revealed by a crystal structure resolved via microelectron diffraction (MicroED) (1.00 Å resolution). Good electrical conductivity (5.3 × 10-3 S·cm-1) promotes the utility of this material in the chemical sensing of gases (NH3 and NO) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs: acetone, ethanol, methanol, and isopropanol). The chemiresistive sensing of NO and NH3 using Bi(HHTP) exhibits limits of detection 0.15 and 0.29 parts per million (ppm), respectively, at low driving voltages (0.1-1.0 V) and operation at room temperature. This material is also capable of exhibiting unique and distinct responses to VOCs at ppm concentrations. Spectroscopic assessment via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic methods (i.e., attenuated total reflectance-infrared spectroscopy (ATR-IR) and diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transformed spectroscopy (DRIFTS)), suggests that the sensing mechanisms of Bi(HHTP) to VOCs, NO, and NH3 comprise a complex combination of steric, electronic, and protic properties of the targeted analytes.
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- Aylin Aykanat
- Department
of Chemistry, Burke Laboratory, Dartmouth
College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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- Division
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California
Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Burke Laboratory, Dartmouth
College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Burke Laboratory, Dartmouth
College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Burke Laboratory, Dartmouth
College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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- Division
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California
Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Burke Laboratory, Dartmouth
College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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Zhao H, Huang J, Zhang PP, Zhang JJ, Fang WJ, Song XD, Liu S, Duan C. The role of thermodynamically stable configuration in enhancing crystallographic diffraction quality of flexible MOFs. iScience 2021; 24:103398. [PMID: 34841232 PMCID: PMC8605418 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) is a widely used method for structural characterization. Generally, low temperature is of great significance for improving the crystallographic diffraction quality. Herein we observe that this practice is not always effective for flexible metal-organic frameworks (f-MOFs). An abnormal crystallography, that is, more diffraction spots at a high angle and better resolution of diffraction data as the temperature increases in the f-MOF (1-g), is observed. XRD results reveal that 1-g has a reversible anisotropic thermal expansion behavior with a record-high c-axial positive expansion coefficient of 1,401.8 × 10-6 K-1. Calculation results indicate that the framework of 1-g has a more stable thermodynamic configuration as the temperature increases. Such configuration has lower-frequency vibration and may play a key role in promoting higher Bragg diffraction quality at room temperature. This work is of great significance for how to obtain high-quality SCXRD diffraction data.
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- He Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- Zhang Dayu College of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Salcedo-Abraira P, Babaryk AA, Montero-Lanzuela E, Contreras-Almengor OR, Cabrero-Antonino M, Grape ES, Willhammar T, Navalón S, Elkäim E, García H, Horcajada P. A Novel Porous Ti-Squarate as Efficient Photocatalyst in the Overall Water Splitting Reaction under Simulated Sunlight Irradiation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2106627. [PMID: 34632639 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A new porous titanium(IV) squarate metal-organic framework (MOF), denoted as IEF-11, having a never reported titanium secondary building unit, is successfully synthesized and fully characterized. IEF-11 not only exhibits a permanent porosity but also an outstanding chemical stability. Further, as a consequence of combining the photoactive Ti(IV) and the electroactive squarate, IEF-11 presents relevant optoelectronic properties, applied here to the photocatalytic overall water splitting reaction. Remarkably, IEF-11 as a photocatalyst is able to produce record H2 amounts for MOF-based materials under simulated sunlight (up to 672 µmol gcatalyst in 22 h) without any activity loss during at least 10 d.
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- Pablo Salcedo-Abraira
- Advanced Porous Materials Unit (APMU), IMDEA Energy, Avda. Ramón de la Sagra 3, Móstoles-Madrid, 28935, Spain
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- Advanced Porous Materials Unit (APMU), IMDEA Energy, Avda. Ramón de la Sagra 3, Móstoles-Madrid, 28935, Spain
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- Departamento de Química and Instituto de Tecnología Química (CSIC-UPV), Universitat Politècnica de València, València, 46022, Spain
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- Advanced Porous Materials Unit (APMU), IMDEA Energy, Avda. Ramón de la Sagra 3, Móstoles-Madrid, 28935, Spain
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- Departamento de Química and Instituto de Tecnología Química (CSIC-UPV), Universitat Politècnica de València, València, 46022, Spain
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
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- Departamento de Química and Instituto de Tecnología Química (CSIC-UPV), Universitat Politècnica de València, València, 46022, Spain
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- CRISTAL Beamline, Synchrotron Soleil, L'orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, BP 48, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, 91192, France
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- Departamento de Química and Instituto de Tecnología Química (CSIC-UPV), Universitat Politècnica de València, València, 46022, Spain
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- Advanced Porous Materials Unit (APMU), IMDEA Energy, Avda. Ramón de la Sagra 3, Móstoles-Madrid, 28935, Spain
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Broadhurst ET, Xu H, Parsons S, Nudelman F. Revealing the early stages of carbamazepine crystallization by cryoTEM and 3D electron diffraction. IUCRJ 2021; 8:860-866. [PMID: 34804540 PMCID: PMC8562671 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252521010101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Time-resolved carbamazepine crystallization from wet ethanol has been monitored using a combination of cryoTEM and 3D electron diffraction. Carbamazepine is shown to crystallize exclusively as a dihydrate after 180 s. When the timescale was reduced to 30 s, three further polymorphs could be identified. At 20 s, the development of early stage carbamazepine dihydrate was observed through phase separation. This work reveals two possible crystallization pathways present in this active pharmaceutical ingredient.
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- Edward T. Broadhurst
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, King’s Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE-106 91, Sweden
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, King’s Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, King’s Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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