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Wang X, Xie Z, Wang R, Xiao Y, Yan K, Zhao Y, Lin R, Redshaw C, Min Y, Ouyang X, Feng X. In Situ Photogenerated Radicals of Hydroxyl Substituted Pyrene-Based Triphenylamines with Enhanced Transport and Free Doping/Post-Oxidation for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2311914. [PMID: 38566542 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311914] [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] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
Abstract
The high-performance hole transporting material (HTM) is one of the most important components for the perovskite solar cells (PSCs) in promoting power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, the low conductivity of HTMs and their additional requirements for doping and post-oxidation greatly limits the device performance. In this work, three novel pyrene-based derivatives containing methoxy-substituted triphenylamines units (PyTPA, PyTPA-OH and PyTPA-2OH) are designed and synthesized, where different numbers of hydroxyl groups are connected at the 2- or 2,7-positions of the pyrene core. These hydroxyl groups at the 2- or 2,7-positions of pyrene play a significantly role to enhance the intermolecular interactions that are able to generate in situ radicals with the assistance of visible light irradiation, resulting in enhanced hole transferring ability, as well as an enhanced conductivity and suppressed recombination. These pyrene-core based HTMs exhibit excellent performance in PSCs, which possess a higher PCE than those control devices using the traditional spiro-OMeTAD as the HTM. The best performance can be found in the devices with PyTPA-2OH. It has an average PCE of 23.44% (PCEmax = 23.50%), which is the highest PCE among the reported PSCs with the pyrene-core based HTMs up to date. This research offers a novel avenue to design a dopant-free HTM by the combination of the pyrene core, methoxy triphenylamines, and hydroxy groups.
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- Xiaohui Wang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Material and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Material and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Material and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Analysis and Test Center, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Material and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China
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- Chemistry School of Natural Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, Yorkshire, HU6 7RX, UK
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Material and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Material and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Rubert L, Islam MF, Greytak AB, Prakash R, Smith MD, Gomila RM, Frontera A, Shimizu LS, Soberats B. Two-Dimensional Supramolecular Polymerization of a Bis-Urea Macrocycle into a Brick-Like Hydrogen-Bonded Network. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202312223. [PMID: 37750233 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312223] [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: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
Abstract
We report on a dendronized bis-urea macrocycle 1 self-assembling via a cooperative mechanism into two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets formed solely by alternated urea-urea hydrogen bonding interactions. The pure macrocycle self-assembles in bulk into one-dimensional liquid-crystalline columnar phases. In contrast, its self-assembly mode drastically changes in CHCl3 or tetrachloroethane, leading to 2D hydrogen-bonded networks. Theoretical calculations, complemented by previously reported crystalline structures, indicate that the 2D assembly is formed by a brick-like hydrogen bonding pattern between bis-urea macrocycles. This assembly is promoted by the swelling of the trisdodecyloxyphenyl groups upon solvation, which frustrates, due to steric effects, the formation of the thermodynamically more stable columnar macrocycle stacks. This work proposes a new design strategy to access 2D supramolecular polymers by means of a single non-covalent interaction motif, which is of great interest for materials development.
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- Llorenç Rubert
- Department of Chemistry, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Cra. Valldemossa, Km. 7.5, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC-29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC-29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC-29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC-29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Cra. Valldemossa, Km. 7.5, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Cra. Valldemossa, Km. 7.5, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC-29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Cra. Valldemossa, Km. 7.5, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Islam MF, Adame-Ramirez E, Williams ER, Kittikhunnatham P, Wijesekera A, Zhang S, Ge T, Stefik M, Smith MD, Pellechia PJ, Greytak AB, Shimizu LS. Inclusion Polymerization of Pyrrole and Ethylenedioxythiophene in Assembled Triphenylamine Bis-Urea Macrocycles. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Md Faizul Islam
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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Liu J, Rong X, Wu J, Chen B, Lu Z, Huang Y. Air-stable organic radicals in solid state from a triphenylamine derivative by UV irradiation. Tetrahedron Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2022.154259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Meng T, Lu Y, Lei P, Li S, Deng K, Xiao X, Ogino K, Zeng Q. Self-Assembly of Triphenylamine Macrocycles and Co-assembly with Guest Molecules at the Liquid-Solid Interface Studied by STM: Influence of Different Side Chains on Host-Guest Interaction. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:3568-3574. [PMID: 35276043 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The side chains of macrocyclic molecules have a non-negligible effect on the two-dimensional (2D) supramolecular networks at the liquid-solid interface. In this study, we investigate the self-assembly behaviors of two conjugated triphenylamine macrocycles modified with different alkyl chains and construct the host-guest supramolecular nanopatterns on the highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with a scanning tunneling microscope. In combination with density functional theory calculations, how different side chains affect the host-guest interaction is discussed. This work provides insights into constructing a 2D host-guest dynamic co-assembly on the surface.
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- Ting Meng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing 100190, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Nakacho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing 100190, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing 100190, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Nakacho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Beijing 100190, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Roy M, Walton JH, Fettinger JC, Balch AL. Direct Crystallization of Diamine Radical Cations: Carbon‐Nitrogen Bond Formation from the Reaction of Triphenylamine with TiCl
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**. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104631. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Mrittika Roy
- Department of Chemistry, NMR Facility University of California Davis One Shields Avenue, Davis CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, NMR Facility University of California Davis One Shields Avenue, Davis CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, NMR Facility University of California Davis One Shields Avenue, Davis CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, NMR Facility University of California Davis One Shields Avenue, Davis CA 95616 USA
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Grajewski J. Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Applications of Nitrogen-Containing Macrocycles. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27031004. [PMID: 35164269 PMCID: PMC8839354 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27031004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Macrocyclic nitrogen-containing compounds are versatile molecules. Supramolecular, noncovalent interactions of these macrocycles with guest molecules enables them to act as catalysts, fluorescent sensors, chiral or nonchiral selectors, or receptors of small molecules. In the solid state, they often display a propensity to form inclusion compounds. All of these properties are usually closely connected with the presence of nitrogen atoms in the macrocyclic ring. As most of the reviews published so far on macrocycles were written from the viewpoint of functional groups, synthetic methods, or the structure, search methods for literature reports in terms of the physicochemical properties of these compounds may be unobvious. In this minireview, the emphasis was put on the synthesis and applications of nitrogen-containing macrocyclic compounds, as they differ from their acyclic analogs, and at the same time are the driving force for further research.
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- Jakub Grajewski
- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Xue PC, Chen Q, Chen X, Han Y, Liang M. Luminescent organic porous crystals from non-cyclic molecules and their applications. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce01702k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Organic porous crystals from small and non-cyclic organic molecules can be constructed by various intermolecular weak interactions. Owing to their precise stacking types, intermolecular interaction and pore microstructure, the relationship...
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Shi Q, Wang X, Liu B, Qiao P, Li J, Wang L. Macrocyclic host molecules with aromatic building blocks: the state of the art and progress. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:12379-12405. [PMID: 34726202 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04400a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Macrocyclic host molecules play the central role in host-guest chemistry and supramolecular chemistry. The highly structural symmetry of macrocyclic host molecules can meet people's pursuit of aesthetics in molecular design, and generally means a balance of design, synthesis, properties and applications. For macrocyclic host molecules with highly symmetrical structures, building blocks, which could be described as repeat units as well, are the most fundamental elements for molecular design. The structural features and recognition ability of macrocyclic host molecules are determined by the building blocks and their connection patterns. Using different building blocks, different macrocyclic host molecules could be designed and synthesized. With decades of developments of host-guest chemistry and supramolecular chemistry, diverse macrocyclic host molecules with different building blocks have been designed and synthesized. Aromatic building blocks are a big family among the various building blocks used in constructing macrocyclic host molecules. In this feature article, the recent developments of macrocyclic host molecules with aromatic building blocks were summarized and discussed.
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- Qiang Shi
- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China. .,Key Laboratory of Light Conversion Materials and Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China
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- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China. .,Key Laboratory of Light Conversion Materials and Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China
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- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China. .,Key Laboratory of Light Conversion Materials and Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China
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- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China. .,Key Laboratory of Light Conversion Materials and Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China
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- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China. .,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Strength Lightweight Metallic Materials, Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China
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- Advanced Materials Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China. .,Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Mao L, Zhou M, Shi X, Yang HB. Triphenylamine (TPA) radical cations and related macrocycles. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Islam MF, Sindt AJ, Hossain MS, Ayare PJ, Smith MD, Vannucci AK, Garashchuk S, Shimizu LS. Assembled triphenylamine bis-urea macrocycles: exploring photodriven electron transfer from host to guests. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:23953-23960. [PMID: 34661219 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03000k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Absorption of electronic acceptors in the accessible channels of an assembled triphenylamine (TPA) bis-urea macrocycle 1 enabled the study of electron transfer from the walls of the TPA framework to the encapsulated guests. The TPA host is isoskeletal in all host-guest structures analyzed with guests 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole, 2,5-dichlorobenzoquinone and I2 loading in single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformations. Analysis of the crystal structures highlights how the spatial proximity and orientation of the TPA host and the entrapped guests influence their resulting photophysical properties and allow direct comparison of the different donor-acceptor complexes. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy shows that upon complex formation 1·2,5-dichlorobenzoquinone exhibits a charge transfer (CT) transition. Whereas, the 1·2,1,3-benzothiadiazole complex undergoes a photoinduced electron transfer (PET) upon irradiation with 365 nm LEDs. The CT absorptions were also identified with the aid of time dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations. Cyclic voltammetry experiments show that 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole undergoes reversible reduction within the host-guest complex. Moreover, the optical band gaps of the host 1·2,5-dichlorobenzoquinone (1.66 eV), and host 1·2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (2.15 eV) complexes are significantly smaller as compared to the free host 1 material (3.19 eV). Overall, understanding this supramolecular electron transfer strategy should pave the way towards designing lower band gap inclusion complexes.
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- Md Faizul Islam
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia South Carolina 29208, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia South Carolina 29208, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia South Carolina 29208, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia South Carolina 29208, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia South Carolina 29208, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia South Carolina 29208, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia South Carolina 29208, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia South Carolina 29208, USA.
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Madhu M, Ramakrishnan R, Vijay V, Hariharan M. Free Charge Carriers in Homo-Sorted π-Stacks of Donor-Acceptor Conjugates. Chem Rev 2021; 121:8234-8284. [PMID: 34133137 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Inspired by the high photoconversion efficiency observed in natural light-harvesting systems, the hierarchical organization of molecular building blocks has gained impetus in the past few decades. Particularly, the molecular arrangement and packing in the active layer of organic solar cells (OSCs) have garnered significant attention due to the decisive role of the nature of donor/acceptor (D/A) heterojunctions in charge carrier generation and ultimately the power conversion efficiency. This review focuses on the recent developments in emergent optoelectronic properties exhibited by self-sorted donor-on-donor/acceptor-on-acceptor arrangement of covalently linked D-A systems, highlighting the ultrafast excited state dynamics of charge transfer and transport. Segregated organization of donors and acceptors promotes the delocalization of photoinduced charges among the stacks, engendering an enhanced charge separation lifetime and percolation pathways with ambipolar conductivity and charge carrier yield. Covalently linking donors and acceptors ensure a sufficient D-A interface and interchromophoric electronic coupling as required for faster charge separation while providing better control over their supramolecular assemblies. The design strategies to attain D-A conjugate assemblies with optimal charge carrier generation efficiency, the scope of their application compared to state-of-the-art OSCs, current challenges, and future opportunities are discussed in the review. An integrated overview of rational design approaches derived from the comprehension of underlying photoinduced processes can pave the way toward superior optoelectronic devices and bring in new possibilities to the avenue of functional supramolecular architectures.
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- Meera Madhu
- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 695551
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 695551
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 695551
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 695551
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Belh SJ, Ghosh G, Greer A. Surface-Radical Mobility Test by Self-Sorted Recombination: Symmetrical Product upon Recombination (SPR). J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:4212-4220. [PMID: 33856798 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c01099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We describe here a study of the mobility of the alkoxy radical on a surface by detection of its recombination product. A novel method called symmetrical product recombination (SRP) uses an unsymmetrical peroxide that upon sensitized homolysis recombines to a symmetrical product [R'OOR → R'O•↑ + •OR → ROOR]. This allows for self-sorting of the radical to enhance the recombination path to a symmetrical product, which has been used to deduce surface migratory aptitude. SPR also provides a new opportunity for mechanistic studies of interfacial radicals, including monitoring competition between radical recombination versus surface hydrogen abstraction. This is an approach that might work for other surface-borne radicals on natural and artificial particles.
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- Sarah J Belh
- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11210, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11210, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11210, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
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Yang Y, Ying H, Li Z, Wang J, Chen Y, Luo B, Gray DL, Ferguson A, Chen Q, Z Y, Cheng J. Near quantitative synthesis of urea macrocycles enabled by bulky N-substituent. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1572. [PMID: 33692349 PMCID: PMC7947004 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21678-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Macrocycles are unique molecular structures extensively used in the design of catalysts, therapeutics and supramolecular assemblies. Among all reactions reported to date, systems that can produce macrocycles in high yield under high reaction concentrations are rare. Here we report the use of dynamic hindered urea bond (HUB) for the construction of urea macrocycles with very high efficiency. Mixing of equal molar diisocyanate and hindered diamine leads to formation of macrocycles with discrete structures in nearly quantitative yields under high concentration of reactants. The bulky N-tert-butyl plays key roles to facilitate the formation of macrocycles, providing not only the kinetic control due to the formation of the cyclization-promoting cis C = O/tert-butyl conformation, but also possibly the thermodynamic stabilization of macrocycles with weak association interactions. The bulky N-tert-butyl can be readily removed by acid to eliminate the dynamicity of HUB and stabilize the macrocycle structures.
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- Yingfeng Yang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.,Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- George L. Clark X-Ray Facility & 3M Materials Laboratory, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.,Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.,Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.,Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.,Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA. .,Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA. .,Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA. .,Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA. .,Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
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Goodlett DW, Sindt AJ, Hossain MS, Merugu R, Smith MD, Garashchuk S, Gudmundsdottir AD, Shimizu LS. From Incident Light to Persistent and Regenerable Radicals of Urea-Assembled Benzophenone Frameworks: A Structural Investigation. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:1336-1344. [PMID: 33534579 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c08953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Herein we probe the effects of crystalline structure and geometry on benzophenone photophysics, self-quenching, and the regenerable formation of persistent triplet radical pairs at room temperature. Radical pairs are not observed in solution but appear via an emergent pathway within the solid-state assembly. Single crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) of two sets of constitutional isomers, benzophenone bis-urea macrocycles, and methylene urea-tethered dibenzophenones are compared. Upon irradiation with 365 nm light-emitting diodes (LEDs), each forms photogenerated radicals as monitored by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). Once generated, the radicals exhibit half-lives from 2 to 60 days before returning to starting material without degradation. Re-exposure to light regenerates the radicals with similar efficiency. Subtle differences in the structure of the crystalline frameworks modulates the maximum concentration of photogenerated radicals, phosphorescence quantum efficiency (φ), and n-type self-quenching as observed using laser flash photolysis (LFP). These studies along with the electronic structure analysis based on the time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) suggest the microenvironment surrounding benzophenone largely dictates the favorability of self-quenching or radical formation and affords insights into structure/function correlations. Advances in understanding how structure determines the excited state pathway solid-state materials undertake will aid in the design of new radical initiators, components of OLEDs, and NMR polarizing agents.
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- Dustin W Goodlett
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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Nakayama A, Kimata H, Marumoto K, Yamamoto Y, Yamagishi H. Facile light-initiated radical generation from 4-substituted pyridine under ambient conditions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:6937-6940. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02538k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
A facile photogeneration of a stable radical species from a 4-substituted pyridine derivative under ambient conditions is achieved. The radical generation reaction accompanies visible colour change into green and is repeatable multiple times.
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- Ami Nakayama
- Department of Materials Science
- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science
- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science
- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba
- Tsukuba
- Japan
- Tsukuba Research Centre for Energy Materials Science (TREMS)
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- Department of Materials Science
- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba
- Tsukuba
- Japan
- Tsukuba Research Centre for Energy Materials Science (TREMS)
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- Department of Materials Science
- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba
- Tsukuba
- Japan
- Tsukuba Research Centre for Energy Materials Science (TREMS)
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