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Treto-Suárez MA, Hidalgo-Rosa Y, Saavedra-Torres M, Koivisto BD, Mena Ulecia K, Páez-Hernández D, Zarate X, Schott E. Tunable optical properties of isoreticular UiO-67 MOFs for photocatalysis: a theoretical study. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:11310-11325. [PMID: 38898805 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01017e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
Abstract
A theoretical study of the reported photocatalytic systems based on Zr-based MOF (UiO-67) with biphenyl-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid (bpdc) and 2,2'-bipyridine-5,5'-dicarboxylic acid (bpydc) as linkers was performed. Quantum chemical calculations were carried out to understand the optical properties of the materials and to facilitate the rational design of new UiO-67 derivatives with potentially improved features as photocatalysts under ambient conditions. Hence, the effect of the structural modifications on the optical properties was studied considering different designs based on the nature of the linkers: in 1 only the bpdc linker was considered, or the mixture 1 : 1 between bpdc and bpydc linkers (labeled as 1A). Also, substituents R, -NH2, and -SH, were included in the 1A MOF only over the bpdc linker (labeled as 1A-bpdc-R) and on both bpdc and bpydc linkers (labeled as 1A-R). Thus a family of six isoreticular UiO-67 derivatives was theoretically characterized using Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations on the ground singlet (S0) and first excited states (singlet and triplet) using Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (TD-DFT), multiconfigurational post-Hartree-Fock method via Complete Active Space Self-Consistent Field (CASSCF). In addition, the use of periodic DFT calculations suggest that the energy transfer (ET) channel between bpdc and bpydc linkers might generate more luminescence quenching of 1A when compare to 1. Besides, the results suggest that the 1A-R (R: -SH and NH2) can be used under ambient conditions; however, the ET exhibited by 1A, cannot take place in the same magnitude in these systems. These ET can favor the photocatalytic reduction of a potential metal ion, that can coordinate with the bpydc ligand, via LMCT transition. Consequently, the MOF might be photocatalytically active against molecules of interest (such as H2, N2, CO2, among others) with photo-reduced metal ions. These theoretical results serve as a useful tool to guide experimental efforts in the design of new photocatalytic MOF-based systems.
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Affiliation(s)
- Manuel A Treto-Suárez
- Departamento de Física y Química, Facultad de Ingeniería, IDETECO, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Av. Alemania 01090, 4810101-Temuco, Chile.
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- Centro de Nanotecnología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad Mayor, Camino La Pirámide 5750, Huechuraba, Santiago, 8580745, Chile
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- Millennium Nucleus in Catalytic Processes towards Sustainable Chemistry (CSC), Chile
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Químicas, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Ave. Rudecindo Ortega 02950, Temuco, Chile
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- Doctorado en Fisicoquímica Molecular, Center of Applied Nanosciences (CANS), Universidad Andres Bello, Ave. República #275, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Centro de Energía UC, Centro de Investigación en Nanotecnología y Materiales Avanzados CIEN-UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Avenida Vicuña Mackenna, 4860, Santiago, Chile.
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Loya M, Ghosh S, Atta AK. A review on dual detection of Cu2+ and Ni2+ ions by using single fluorometric and colorimetric organic molecular probes. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.134949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Treto-Suárez MA, Schott E, Mena Ulecia K, Koivisto BD, Hidalgo-Rosa Y, Páez-Hernández D, Zarate X. Understanding the Deactivating/Activating Mechanisms in Three Optical Chemosensors Based in Crown Ether with Na+/K+ Selectivity Using Quantum Chemical Tools. Chemphyschem 2022; 23:e202200188. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Manuel A. Treto-Suárez
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Departamento de Química Inorgánica CHILE
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Departamento de Química Inorgánica CHILE
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- Temuco Catholic University: Universidad Catolica de Temuco cDepartamento de Ciencias Biológicas Y Químicas CHILE
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química y de Farmacia CHILE
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- Universidad Autónoma de Chile - Campus El Llano Subercaseaux: Universidad Autonoma de Chile - Campus El Llano Subercaseaux hInstituto de Ciencias Químicas Aplicadas CHILE
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Foerster A, Besley NA. Quantum Chemical Characterization and Design of Quantum Dots for Sensing Applications. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:2899-2908. [PMID: 35502789 PMCID: PMC9125561 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c00947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The ability to tune
the optoelectronic properties of quantum dots
(QDs) makes them ideally suited for the use as fluorescence sensing
probes. The vast structural diversity in terms of the composition
and size of QDs can make designing a QD for a specific sensing application
a challenging process. Quantum chemical calculations have the potential
to aid this process through the characterization of the properties
of QDs, leading to their in silico design. This is
explored in the context of QDs for the fluorescence sensing of dopamine
based upon density functional theory and time-dependent density functional
theory (TDDFT) calculations. The excited states of hydrogenated carbon,
silicon, and germanium QDs are characterized through TDDFT calculations.
Analysis of the molecular orbital diagrams for the isolated molecules
and calculations of the excited states of the dopamine-functionalized
quantum dots establish the possibility of a photoinduced electron-transfer
process by determining the relative energies of the electronic states
formed from a local excitation on the QD and the lowest QD →
dopamine electron-transfer state. The results suggest that the Si165H100 and Ge84H64 QDs have
the potential to act as fluorescent markers that could distinguish
between the oxidized and reduced forms of dopamine, where the fluorescence
would be quenched for the oxidized form. The work contributes to a
better understanding of the optical and electronic behavior of QD-based
sensors and illustrates how quantum chemical calculations can be used
to inform the design of QDs for specific fluorescent sensing applications.
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- Aleksandra Foerster
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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Pavadai R, Amalraj A, Subramanian S, Perumal P. High Catalytic Activity of Fluorophore-Labeled Y-Shaped DNAzyme/3D MOF-MoS 2NBs as a Versatile Biosensing Platform for the Simultaneous Detection of Hg 2+, Ni 2+, and Ag + Ions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:31710-31724. [PMID: 34213303 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c07086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, we have designed a three-fluorophore-labeled Y-shaped DNAzyme with a high catalytic cleavage activity and a three-dimensional (3D) MOF-MoS2NB (metal-organic framework fused with molybdenum disulfide nanobox), which was synthesized as an efficient quencher of the fluorescent biosensor. The synthesized porous 3D MOF-MoS2NBs and Y-shaped DNAzyme exhibited a good analytical response toward the simultaneous multiple detections of Hg2+, Ni2+, and Ag+ ions over the other coexisting metal ions. More specifically, the three kinds of enzyme aptamer and substrate aptamer (SA) were hybridized and annealed to form the Y-shaped DNAzyme structure and labeled with three different fluorophores such as FAM, TAMRA, and ROX over the 3'-end of SA. When the targets were induced, the DNAzyme was triggered to cleave the fluorophore-labeled SAs. Then, the cleaved SAs (FAM-SA, TAMRA-SA, and ROX-SA) were adsorbed on the 3D MOF-MoS2NB surface to quench the fluorescence signal due to a noncovalent interaction (van der Waals and π-π stacking interaction), which transmuted the fluorescence on-state to off-state. As a result, the fluorescence assay confiscated the high selectivity and sensitivity for the target analytes of Hg2+, Ni2+, and Ag+ ions achieved for the detection limits of 0.11 nM, 7.8 μM, and 0.25 nM, respectively. Accordingly, the sensitivity of the developed sensor was explored with a better lower detection limit than the previously reported biosensors. The utility of the designed Y-shaped DNAzyme may find a broad field of application in real water sample analysis with interfering contaminants.
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- Rajaji Pavadai
- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, A.C Technology, Anna University, Chennai 600 025, India
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India
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