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Irzhak VI, Uflyand IE, Dzhardimalieva GI. Self-Healing of Polymers and Polymer Composites. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14245404. [PMID: 36559772 PMCID: PMC9784839 DOI: 10.3390/polym14245404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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This review is devoted to the description of methods for the self-healing of polymers, polymer composites, and coatings. The self-healing of damages that occur during the operation of the corresponding structures makes it possible to extend the service life of the latter, and in this case, the problem of saving non-renewable resources is simultaneously solved. Two strategies are considered: (a) creating reversible crosslinks in the thermoplastic and (b) introducing a healing agent into cracks. Bond exchange reactions in network polymers (a) proceed as a dissociative process, in which crosslinks are split into their constituent reactive fragments with subsequent regeneration, or as an associative process, the limiting stage of which is the interaction of the reactive end group and the crosslink. The latter process is implemented in vitrimers. Strategy (b) is associated with the use of containers (hollow glass fibers, capsules, microvessels) that burst under the action of a crack. Particular attention is paid to self-healing processes in metallopolymer systems.
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- Vadim I. Irzhak
- Federal Research Center of Problems of Chemical Physics and Medicinal Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Federal Research Center of Problems of Chemical Physics and Medicinal Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
- Moscow Aviation Institute, National Research University, 125993 Moscow, Russia
- Correspondence:
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Hu Y, Huang D, Yan J, Miao Z, Yu L, Cai N, Fang Q, Zhang Q, Yan Y. Polyoxovanadate-Based Cyclomatrix Polyphosphazene Microspheres as Efficient Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Selective Oxidation and Desulfurization of Sulfides. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27238560. [PMID: 36500654 PMCID: PMC9738953 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The [V6O13]2- cluster is successfully immobilized to the polymeric framework of cyclomatrix polyphosphazene via the facile precipitation polymerization between the phenol group symmetrically modified [V6O13]2- and hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene. The structure of the as-prepared polyoxometalate-containing polyphosphazene (HCCP-V) was characterized by FT-IR, XPS, TGA, BET, as well as SEM and zeta potential. The presence of a rigid polyoxometalate cluster not only supports the porous structure of the polymeric framework but also provides an improved catalytic oxidation property. By using H2O2 as an oxidant, the as-prepared HCCP-V exhibited improved catalytic oxidation activity toward MPS, DBT, and CEES, which can achieve as high as 99% conversion. More importantly, the immobilization of POMs in the network of cyclomatrix polyphosphazene also provides better recyclability and stability of the heterogeneous catalyst.
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- Yinghui Hu
- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China
- Correspondence: (J.Y.); (Y.Y.)
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China
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- Queen Mary University of London Engineering School, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China
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- Queen Mary University of London Engineering School, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China
- Correspondence: (J.Y.); (Y.Y.)
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Alves L, Chen L, Lemmon CE, Gembicky M, Xu M, Schimpf AM. PEG-Infiltrated Polyoxometalate Frameworks with Flexible Form-Factors. ACS MATERIALS LETTERS 2022; 4:1937-1943. [PMID: 36213253 PMCID: PMC9533303 DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c00393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We present the synthesis of metal oxide frameworks composed of the Preyssler anion, [NaP5W30O110]14-, bridged with transition-metal cations and infiltrated with polyethylene glycol. The frameworks can be dissolved in water to form freestanding rigid or flexible films or gels. Powder X-ray diffraction shows that all form-factors maintain the short-range order of the original crystals. Raman spectroscopy reveals that, similar to hydrogels, the macroscopic mechanical properties of these composites are dependent on the water content and the extent of hydrogen-bonding within the water network. The understanding gained from these studies facilitates solution-phase processing of polyoxometalate frameworks into flexible form factors.
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- Liana
S. Alves
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Irvine
Materials Research Institute, University
of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Pardiwala A, Kumar S, Jangir R. Insights into organic-inorganic hybrid molecular materials: organoimido functionalized polyoxomolybdates. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:4945-4975. [PMID: 35246674 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt04376e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Polyoxometalates (POMs) are polyatomic anions that comprise transition metal group 5 (V, Nb, Ta) or group 6 (Mo, W) oxyanions connected together by shared oxygen atoms. POMs are fascinating because of their exclusive and remarkable characteristics. One of the most interesting features of POMs is their capability to function as an electron relay by performing stepwise multi-electron redox reactions while maintaining their structural integrity. Functionalization of POMs with amino organic compounds results in organoimido derivatives of polyoxometalates, which have aroused interest due to augmentation of their properties. Comprehensive study has shown that the synthesis methodologies to obtain desired organoimido derivatives of POMs by employing various imido-releasing reagents have progressed drastically in recent decades, particularly the innovative DCC-dehydrating technique. These organoimido functionalized POMs have been used as major building blocks to develop unique nanostructured organic-inorganic hybrid molecular materials. Many conventional organic synthesis processes such as Pd-catalyzed carbon-carbon coupling and esterification reactions have been performed with organoimido functionalized POMs where the presence of POM triggered the reaction process. Thus, investigation of the reactivity of organoimido derivatives of POMs foreshadows the intriguing future of POMs chemistry.
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- Ankita Pardiwala
- Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Ichchanath, Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India.
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- Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Ichchanath, Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India.
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- Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Ichchanath, Surat-395 007, Gujarat, India.
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Yan J, Yao J, Hu Y, Huang D, Yao D, Wu F, Zhang Q, Yan Y. Immobilization of polyoxometalates via in-situ protonation and self-gelation of PEG-b-PDMAEMA-b-PTEPM triblock copolymer and its application in selective oxidation. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Alizadeh M, Yadollahi B. Niobium polyoxometalate–folic acid conjugate as a hybrid drug for cancer therapeutics. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01766k] [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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In this work, covalently bonded folic acid to niobium substituted Wells-Dawson polyoxometalate, (Bu4N)5H4[P2W15Nb3O62]-folic acid, has been synthesized and characterized. Afterward, the bioactivity behavior of this hybrid compound against cervical (HeLa)...
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Patel A, Sadasivan R, Patel J. Chiral Phosphotungstate Functionalized with ( S)-1-Phenylethylamine: Synthesis, Characterization, and Asymmetric Epoxidation of Styrene. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:10979-10989. [PMID: 34270212 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In the present work, an attempt has been made to induce chirality in copper-substituted phosphotungstate (PW11Cu) by functionalization with (S)-(+)-1-phenylethylamine (S-PEA) via a ligand substitution approach. The formation of a N→Cu dative bond was confirmed by 13C NMR, while 1H NMR, circular dichroism spectroscopy and optical rotation studies confirmed the introduction of chirality to the Keggin structure. The synthesized material was used as the heterogeneous catalyst for the asymmetric epoxidation of styrene using various green oxidants to obtain high enantiomeric excess (ee), and the reaction with molecular oxygen was found to give the best ee. Regeneration studies were carried out, and the catalyst was found to be suitable for the same. A probable mechanism is also proposed. A comparison with other copper-based polyoxometalate catalysts clearly demonstrate the superiority and novelty of the present catalyst in terms of the reaction conditions as well as the obtained ee.
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- Anjali Patel
- Polyoxometalates and Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 39002, Gujarat, India
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- Polyoxometalates and Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 39002, Gujarat, India
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- Polyoxometalates and Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 39002, Gujarat, India
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Salazar Marcano DE, Lentink S, Moussawi MA, Parac-Vogt TN. Solution Dynamics of Hybrid Anderson-Evans Polyoxometalates. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:10215-10226. [PMID: 33881856 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Understanding the stability and speciation of metal-oxo clusters in solution is essential for many of their applications in different areas. In particular, hybrid organic-inorganic polyoxometalates (HPOMs) have been attracting increasing attention as they combine the complementary properties of organic ligands and metal-oxygen nanoclusters. Nevertheless, the speciation and solution behavior of HPOMs have been scarcely investigated. Hence, in this work, a series of HPOMs based on the archetypical Anderson-Evans structure, δ-[MnMo6O18{(OCH2)3C-R}2]3-, with different functional groups (R = -NH2, -CH3, -NHCOCH2Cl, -N═CH(2-C5H4N) {pyridine; -Pyr}, and -NHCOC9H15N2OS {biotin; -Biot}) and countercations (tetrabutylammonium {TBA}, Li, Na, and K) were synthesized, and their solution behavior was studied in detail. In aqueous solutions, decomposition of HPOMs into the free organic ligand, [MoO4]2-, and free Mn3+ was observed over time and was shown to be highly dependent on the pH, temperature, and nature of the ligand functional group but largely independent of ionic strength or the nature of the countercation. Furthermore, hydrolysis of the amide and imine bonds often present in postfunctionalized HPOMs was also observed. Hence, HPOMs were shown to exhibit highly dynamic behavior in solution, which needs to be carefully considered when designing HPOMs, particularly for biological applications.
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Aerobic photoxidation of sulfides using unique hybrid polyoxometalate under visible light. CATAL COMMUN 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2021.106283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Visualization of Two-dimensional Single Chains of Hybrid Polyelectrolytes on Solid Surface. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-021-2520-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Sha Y, Jia H, Shen Z, Luo Z. Synthetic strategies, properties, and applications of unsaturated main-chain metallopolymers prepared by olefin metathesis polymerization. POLYM REV 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2020.1801727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Ye Sha
- Department of Chemistry and Material Science, College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry and Material Science, College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry and Material Science, College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry and Material Science, College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, PR China
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Sabarinathan C, Karthikeyan M, Harisma B, Murugappan R, Arumuganathan T. One Pot Synthesis of Luminescent Polyoxometalate Supported Transition Metal Complex and biological evaluation as a potential larvicidal and anti-cancer agent. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.127486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Yan J, Yang W, Zhang Q, Yan Y. Introducing borane clusters into polymeric frameworks: architecture, synthesis, and applications. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:11720-11734. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc04709k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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This feature article summarizes the preparation and applications of borane cluster-containing polymers and covers research progress and future trends of borane cluster-containing linear, dendritic, macrocyclic polymers and metal–organic frameworks.
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- Jing Yan
- Department of Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
- MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
- MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
- MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
- MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
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Yan J, Huang H, Miao Z, Zhang Q, Yan Y. Polyoxometalate-Based Hybrid Supramolecular Polymer via Orthogonal Metal Coordination and Reversible Photo-Cross-Linking. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jing Yan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Condition, Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Condition, Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Condition, Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Condition, Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Condition, Ministry of Education, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
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Anyushin AV, Kondinski A, Parac-Vogt TN. Hybrid polyoxometalates as post-functionalization platforms: from fundamentals to emerging applications. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 49:382-432. [PMID: 31793568 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00854j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Polyoxometalates (POMs) represent an important group of metal-oxo nanoclusters, typically comprised of early transition metals in high oxidation states (mainly V, Mo and W). Many plenary POMs exhibit good pH, solvent, thermal and redox stability, which makes them attractive components for the design of covalently integrated hybrid organic-inorganic molecules, herein referred to as hybrid-POMs. Until now, thousands of organic hybrid-POMs have been reported; however, only a small fraction can be further functionalized using other organic molecules or metal cations. This emerging class of 'post-functionalizable' hybrid-POMs constitute a valuable modular platform that permits coupling of POM properties with different organic and metal cation functionalities, thereby expanding the key physicochemical properties that are relevant for application in (photo)catalysis, bioinorganic chemistry and materials science. The post-functionalizable hybrid-POM platforms offer an opportunity to covalently link multi-electron redox responsive POM cores with virtually any (bio)organic molecule or metal cation, generating a wide range of materials with tailored properties. Over the past few years, these materials have been showcased in the preparation of framework materials, functional surfaces, surfactants, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts and light harvesting materials, among others. This review article provides an overview on the state of the art in POM post-functionalization and highlights the key design and structural features that permit the discovery of new hybrid-POM platforms. In doing so, we aim to make the subject more comprehensible, both for chemists and for scientists with different materials science backgrounds interested in the applications of hybrid (POM) materials. The review article goes beyond the realms of polyoxometalate chemistry and encompasses emerging research domains such as reticular materials, surfactants, surface functionalization, light harvesting materials, non-linear optics, charge storing materials, and homogeneous acid-base catalysis among others.
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Zhang LL, Miao WK, Ren LJ, Yan YK, Lin Y, Wang W. Twining Poly(polyoxometalate) Chains into Nanoropes. Chemistry 2019; 25:13396-13401. [PMID: 31397509 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Organic polymers and inorganic clusters belong to two different disciplines and have completely different properties and structures. When a cluster is attached to the backbone of a polymer as a pendant, the resultant hybrid polymers (polyclusters) exhibit unique behaviours totally different from those of conventional polymers owing to the nanoscale size of the cluster and its particular interactions. Herein, the aggregation of a poly(polyoxometalate)-a polynorbornene backbone with inorganic polyoxometalate cluster pendants-upon addition of a non-solvent to its dilute solution is reported. A three-dimensional network of tangled and snake-like nanothreads was observed. Direct visualisation of individual nanoscale clusters enabled identification of single chains within the nanothreads. These observations suggest that during the process of aggregation, the hybrid polymer forms curved or extended chains as a consequence of an armouring effect in which the collapsed cluster pendants wrap around the backbone. The collapse occurs because they become less soluble in the solvent/non-solvent mixture. The extended chains then become entwined and form nanoropes consisting of multiple chains wound around each other. This study provides a deeper understanding of the nature of polyclusters and should also prove useful for their future development and application.
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- Lan-Lan Zhang
- Center for Synthetic Soft Materials, Key Laboratory of, Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education and Institute of, Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P.R. China
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- Center for Synthetic Soft Materials, Key Laboratory of, Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education and Institute of, Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P.R. China
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- Center for Synthetic Soft Materials, Key Laboratory of, Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education and Institute of, Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P.R. China
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- Center for Synthetic Soft Materials, Key Laboratory of, Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education and Institute of, Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China
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- Center for Synthetic Soft Materials, Key Laboratory of, Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education and Institute of, Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P.R. China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P.R. China
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Zhai L, Li H. Polyoxometalate-Polymer Hybrid Materials as Proton Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications. Molecules 2019; 24:E3425. [PMID: 31547150 PMCID: PMC6803900 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24193425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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As one of the most efficient pathways to provide clean energy, fuel cells have attracted great attention in both academic and industrial communities. Proton exchange membranes (PEMs) or proton-conducting electrolytes are the key components in fuel cell devices, which require the characteristics of high proton conductivity as well as high mechanical, chemical and thermal stabilities. Organic-inorganic hybrid PEMs can provide a fantastic platform to combine both advantages of two components to meet these demands. Due to their extremely high proton conductivity, good thermal stability and chemical adjustability, polyoxometalates (POMs) are regarded as promising building blocks for hybrid PEMs. In this review, we summarize a number of research works on the progress of POM-polymer hybrid materials and related applications in PEMs. Firstly, a brief background of POMs and their proton-conducting properties are introduced; then, the hybridization strategies of POMs with polymer moieties are discussed from the aspects of both noncovalent and covalent concepts; and finally, we focus on the performance of these hybrid materials in PEMs, especially the advances in the last five years. This review will provide a better understanding of the challenges and perspectives of POM-polymer hybrid PEMs for future fuel cell applications.
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- Liang Zhai
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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Chai SC, Xu TY, Cao X, Wang G, Chen Q, Li HL. Ultrasmall Nanoparticles Diluted Chain Entanglement in Polymer Nanocomposites. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-019-2262-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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