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Kino S, Ukai S, Fukui N, Haruki R, Kumai R, Wang Q, Horike S, Phung QM, Sundholm D, Shinokubo H. Close Stacking of Antiaromatic Ni(II) Norcorrole Originating from a Four-Electron Multicentered Bonding Interaction. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:9311-9317. [PMID: 38502926 PMCID: PMC10996016 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
Abstract
A π-conjugated molecule with one electronic spin often forms a π-stacked dimer through molecular orbital interactions between two unpaired electrons. The bonding is recognized as a multicentered two-electron interaction between the two π-conjugated molecules. Here, we disclose a multicentered bonding interaction between two antiaromatic molecules involving four electrons. We have synthesized an antiaromatic porphyrin analogue, Ni(II) bis(pentafluorophenyl)norcorrole. Its dimer adopts a face-to-face stacked structure with an extremely short stacking distance of 2.97 Å. The close stacking originates from a multicenter four-electron bonding interaction between the two molecules. The bonding electrons were experimentally observed via synchrotron X-ray diffraction analysis and corroborated by theoretical calculations. The intermolecular interaction of the molecular orbitals imparts the stacked dimer with aromatic character that is distinctly different from that of its monomer.
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- Shota Kino
- Department
of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering
and Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS), Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Department
of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering
and Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS), Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Department
of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering
and Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS), Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan
Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Photon
Factory, Institute of Materials Structure
Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, 305-0801, Japan
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- Photon
Factory, Institute of Materials Structure
Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, 305-0801, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University
of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014, Finland
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho,
Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University
of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014, Finland
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- Department
of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering
and Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS), Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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Benavides PA, Gordillo MA, Thibodeaux E, Yadav A, Johnson E, Sachdeva R, Saha S. Rare Guest-Induced Electrical Conductivity of Zn-Porphyrin Metallacage Inclusion Complexes Featuring π-Donor/Acceptor/Donor Stacks. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:1234-1242. [PMID: 38108279 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Charge-transfer (CT) interactions between co-facially aligned π-donor/acceptor (π-D/A) arrays engender unique optical and electronic properties that could benefit (supra)molecular electronics and energy technologies. Herein, we demonstrate that a tetragonal prismatic metal-organic cage (MOC18+) having two parallel π-donor tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)-Zn-porphyrin (ZnTCPP) faces selectively intercalate planar π-acceptor guests, such as hexaazatriphenylene hexacarbonitrile (HATHCN), hexacyanotriphenylene (HCTP), and napthanelediimide (NDI) derivatives, forming 1:1 πA@MOC18+ inclusion complexes featuring supramolecular π-D/A/D triads. The π-acidity of intercalated π-acceptors (HATHCN ≫ HCTP ≈ NDIs) dictated the nature and strength of their interactions with the ZnTCPP faces, which in turn influenced the binding affinities (Ka) and optical and electronic properties of corresponding πA@MOC18+ inclusion complexes. Owing to its strongest CT interaction with ZnTCPP faces, the most π-acidic HATHCN guest enjoyed the largest Ka (5 × 106 M-1), competitively displaced weaker π-acceptors from the MOC18+ cavity, and generated the highest electrical conductivity (2.1 × 10-6 S/m) among the πA@MOC18+ inclusion complexes. This work demonstrates a unique through-space charge transport capability of πA@MOC18+ inclusion complexes featuring supramolecular π-D/A/D triads, which generated tunable electrical conductivity, which is a rare but much coveted electronic property of such supramolecular assemblies that could further expand their utility in future technologies.
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- Paola A Benavides
- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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Lee H, Lee D. Assembling Molecular Clips To Build π-Stacks. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302523. [PMID: 37658276 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302523] [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: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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Nature utilizes an intimate stacking of aromatic motifs to construct functional structures, as demonstrated in protein folding and polynucleotide assembly. However, organized π-stacks of artificial molecules are difficult to build, primarily due to the weak, non-directional, and context-sensitive nature of van der Waals forces. To overcome these challenges, chemists have invented ingenious architectural designs to construct π-stacked supramolecular assemblies using clip-like molecules. This Concept article focuses on molecular clips that enable precise spatial control over assembly patterns, beyond the scope of simple host-guest chemistry. Different design strategies are analyzed and compared that leverage non-covalent interactions to create multi-layer π-stacks. Particular emphasis is placed on the choice of spine units as they play a crucial role in controlling the (i) spacing, (ii) orientation, and (iii) conformational pre-organization of linked aromatics to achieve long-range spatial ordering.
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- Hyun Lee
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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Zou YL, Liang QM, Lu T, Li YG, Zhao S, Gao J, Yang ZX, Feng A, Shi J, Hong W, Tian ZQ, Yang Y. A van der Waals heterojunction strategy to fabricate layer-by-layer single-molecule switch. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadf0425. [PMID: 36753541 PMCID: PMC9908013 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf0425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Single-molecule electronics offer a unique strategy for the miniaturization of electronic devices. However, the existing experiments are limited to the conventional molecular junctions, where a molecule anchors to the electrode pair with linkers. With such a rod-like configuration, the minimum size of the device is defined by the length of the molecule. Here, by incorporating a single molecule with two single-layer graphene electrodes, we fabricated layer-by-layer single-molecule heterojunctions called single-molecule two-dimensional van der Waals heterojunctions (M-2D-vdWHs), of which the sizes are defined by the thickness of the molecule. We controlled the conformation of the M-2D-vdWHs and the cross-plane charge transport through them with the applied electric field and established that they can serve as reversible switches. Our results demonstrate that the M-2D-vdWHs, as stacked from single-layer 2D materials and a single molecule, can respond to electric field stimulus, which promises a diverse class of single-molecule devices with unprecedented size.
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Molecular Tetris by sequence-specific stacking of hydrogen bonding molecular clips. Commun Chem 2022; 5:180. [PMID: 36697760 PMCID: PMC9814962 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-022-00802-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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A face-to-face stacking of aromatic rings is an effective non-covalent strategy to build functional architectures, as elegantly exemplified with protein folding and polynucleotide assembly. However, weak, non-directional, and context-sensitive van der Waals forces pose a significant challenge if one wishes to construct well-organized π-stacks outside the confines of the biological matrix. To meet this design challenge, we have devised a rigid polycyclic template to create a non-collapsible void between two parallel oriented π-faces. In solution, these shape-persistent aromatic clips self-dimerize to form quadruple π-stacks, the thermodynamic stability of which is enhanced by self-complementary N-H···N hydrogen bonds, and finely regulated by the regioisomerism of the π-canopy unit. With assistance from sufficient electrostatic polarization of the π-surface and bifurcated hydrogen bonds, a small polyheterocyclic guest can effectively compete against the self-dimerization of the host to afford a triple π-stack inclusion complex. A combination of solution spectroscopic, X-ray crystallographic, and computational studies aided a detailed understanding of this cooperative vs competitive process to afford layered aromatics with extraordinary structural regularity and fidelity.
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Gole B, Kauffmann B, Tron A, Maurizot V, McClenaghan N, Huc I, Ferrand Y. Selective and Cooperative Photocycloadditions within Multistranded Aromatic Sheets. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:6894-6906. [PMID: 35380826 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A series of aromatic helix-sheet-helix oligoamide foldamers composed of several different photosensitive diazaanthracene units have been designed and synthesized. Molecular objects up to 7 kDa were straightforwardly produced on a 100 mg scale. Nuclear magnetic resonance and crystallographic investigations revealed that helix-sheet-helix architectures can adopt one or two distinct conformations. Sequences composed of an even number of turn units were found to fold in a canonical symmetrical conformation with two helices of identical handedness stacked above and below the sheet segment. Sequences composed of an odd number of turns revealed a coexistence between a canonical fold with helices of opposite handedness and an alternate fold with a twist within the sheet and two helices of identical handedness. The proportions between these species could be manipulated, in some cases quantitatively, being dependent on solvent, temperature, and absolute control of helix handedness. Diazaanthracene units were shown to display distinct reactivity toward [4 + 4] photocycloadditions according to the substituent in position 9. Their organization within the sequences was programmed to allow photoreactions to take place in a specific order. Reaction pathways and kinetics were deciphered and product characterized, demonstrating the possibility to orchestrate successive photoreactions so as to avoid orphan units or to deliberately produce orphan units at precise locations. Strong cooperative effects were observed in which the photoreaction rate was influenced by the presence (or absence) of photoadducts in the structure. Multiple photoreactions within the aromatic sheet eventually lead to structure lengthening and stiffening, locking conformational equilibria. Photoproducts could be thermally reverted.
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- Bappaditya Gole
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique, CBMN (UMR 5248), 2 rue Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Européen de Chimie Biologie (UMS3033/US001), 2 rue Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255), 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence cedex, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique, CBMN (UMR 5248), 2 rue Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255), 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence cedex, France
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- Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence e-Conversion, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique, CBMN (UMR 5248), 2 rue Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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Luo S, Qiu F, Shi H, Yu W. Design, Characterizations and Host‐Guest Properties of a New Metal‐Organic Cage Based on Half‐Sandwich Rhodium Moieties. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202103116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Shi‐Ting Luo
- Analysis and Testing Central Facility Institutes of Molecular Engineering and Applied Chemistry Anhui University of Technology Ma'anshan 243002 P. R. China
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- Analysis and Testing Central Facility Institutes of Molecular Engineering and Applied Chemistry Anhui University of Technology Ma'anshan 243002 P. R. China
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- Analysis and Testing Central Facility Institutes of Molecular Engineering and Applied Chemistry Anhui University of Technology Ma'anshan 243002 P. R. China
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- Analysis and Testing Central Facility Institutes of Molecular Engineering and Applied Chemistry Anhui University of Technology Ma'anshan 243002 P. R. China
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Takezawa H, Fujita M. Molecular Confinement Effects by Self-Assembled Coordination Cages. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20210273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Hiroki Takezawa
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- Division of Advanced Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), 5-1 Higashiyama, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan
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Kawashima H, Ukai S, Nozawa R, Fukui N, Fitzsimmons G, Kowalczyk T, Fliegl H, Shinokubo H. Determinant Factors of Three-Dimensional Aromaticity in Antiaromatic Cyclophanes. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:10676-10685. [PMID: 34170675 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c04348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Three-dimensional aromaticity arising from the close stacking of two antiaromatic π-conjugated macrocycles has recently received considerable attention. Here, a cyclophane consisting of two antiaromatic Ni(II) norcorrole units tethered with two flexible alkyl chains was synthesized. The norcorrole cyclophane showed crystal polymorphism providing three different solid-state structures. Surprisingly, one of them adopted an aligned face-to-face stacking arrangement with negligible displacement along the slipping axis. Although the exchange repulsion between two π-clouds should be maximized in this orientation, the π-π distance is remarkably close (3.258 Å). Three-dimensional aromaticity in this conformation has been supported experimentally and theoretically as evidenced by small bond length alternations as well as the presence of a diatropic ring current. An analogous cyclophane with two aromatic Ni(II) porphyrin units was prepared for comparison. The porphyrin cyclophane exhibited a slipped-stacking conformation with a larger displacement (2.9 Å) and a larger interplanar distance (3.402 Å) without noticeable change of the aromaticity of each porphyrin unit. In solution, the norcorrole cyclophane forms a twist stacking arrangement with effective interplanar orbital overlap and exists in an equilibrium between stacked and nonstacked structures. Thermodynamic parameters of the stacking process were estimated, revealing an inherently large attractive interaction operating between two norcorrole units, which has been further supported by energy decomposition analysis.
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- Hiroyuki Kawashima
- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Advanced Materials Science & Engineering Center and Institute for Energy Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98229, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Advanced Materials Science & Engineering Center and Institute for Energy Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98229, United States
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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Gao WX, Feng HJ, Guo BB, Lu Y, Jin GX. Coordination-Directed Construction of Molecular Links. Chem Rev 2020; 120:6288-6325. [PMID: 32558562 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Since the emergence of the concept of chemical topology, interlocked molecular assemblies have graduated from academic curiosities and poorly defined species to become synthetic realities. Coordination-directed synthesis provides powerful, diverse, and increasingly sophisticated protocols for accessing interlocked molecules. Originally, metal ions were employed solely as templates to gather and position building blocks in entwined or threaded arrangements. Recently, metal centers have increasingly featured within the backbones of the integral structural elements, which in turn use noncovalent interactions to self-assemble into intricate topologies. By outlining ingenious recent examples as well as seminal classic cases, this Review focuses on the role of metal-ligand paradigms in assembling molecular links. In addition, the ever-evolving approaches to efficient assembly, the structural features of the resulting architectures, and their prospects for the future are also presented.
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- Wen-Xi Gao
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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Mao B, Cortezon‐Tamarit F, Ge H, Kuganathan N, Mirabello V, Palomares FJ, Kociok‐Köhn G, Botchway SW, Calatayud DG, Pascu SI. Directed Molecular Stacking for Engineered Fluorescent Three-Dimensional Reduced Graphene Oxide and Coronene Frameworks. ChemistryOpen 2019; 8:1383-1398. [PMID: 31844605 PMCID: PMC6892451 DOI: 10.1002/open.201900310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Three-dimensional fluorescent graphene frameworks with controlled porous morphologies are of significant importance for practical applications reliant on controlled structural and electronic properties, such as organic electronics and photochemistry. Here we report a synthetically accessible approach concerning directed aromatic stacking interactions to give rise to new fluorogenic 3D frameworks with tuneable porosities achieved through molecular variations. The binding interactions between the graphene-like domains present in the in situ-formed reduced graphene oxide (rGO) with functional porphyrin molecules lead to new hybrids via an unprecedented solvothermal reaction. Functional free-base porphyrins featuring perfluorinated aryl groups or hexyl chains at their meso- and β-positions were employed in turn to act as directing entities for the assembly of new graphene-based and foam-like frameworks and of their corresponding coronene-based hybrids. Investigations in the dispersed phase and in thin-film by XPS, SEM and FLIM shed light onto the nature of the aromatic stacking within functional rGO frameworks (denoted rGOFs) which was then modelled semi-empirically and by DFT calculations. The pore sizes of the new emerging reduced graphene oxide hybrids are tuneable at the molecular level and mediated by the bonding forces with the functional porphyrins acting as the "molecular glue". Single crystal X-ray crystallography described the stacking of a perfluorinated porphyrin with coronene, which can be employed as a molecular model for understanding the local aromatic stacking order and charge transfer interactions within these rGOFs for the first time. This opens up a new route to controllable 3D framework morphologies and pore size from the Ångstrom to the micrometre scale. Theoretical modelling showed that the porosity of these materials is mainly due to the controlled inter-planar distance between the rGO, coronene or graphene sheets. The host-guest chemistry involves the porphyrins acting as guests held through π-π stacking, as demonstrated by XPS. The objective of this study is also to shed light into the fundamental localised electronic and energy transfer properties in these new molecularly engineered porous and fluorogenic architectures, aiming in turn to understand how functional porphyrins may exert stacking control over the notoriously disordered local structure present in porous reduced graphene oxide fragments. By tuning the porosity and the distance between the graphene sheets using aromatic stacking with porphyrins, it is also possible to tune the electronic structure of the final nanohybrid material, as indicated by FLIM experiments on thin films. Such nanohybrids with highly controlled pores dimensions and morphologies open the way to new design and assembly of storage devices and applications incorporating π-conjugated molecules and materials and their π-stacks may be relevant towards selective separation membranes, water purification and biosensing applications.
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- Boyang Mao
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of BathClaverton DownBathBA2 7AYUK
- National Graphene InstituteUniversity of ManchesterBooth Street EastManchesterM13 9PLUnited Kingdom
- Current address: Department of Engineering, Cambridge Graphen CentreUniversity of Cambridge
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of BathClaverton DownBathBA2 7AYUK
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- Faculty of Engineering, Environment and ComputingCoventry UniversityPriory StreetCoventryCV1 5FBUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Nanostructures and SurfacesInstituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid – CSICSor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, Campus de CantoblancoMadrid28049Spain
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- Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, ResearchComplex at Harwell, STFCDidcotOX11 0QXUnited Kingdom
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- Department of ElectroceramicsInstituto de Cerámica y Vidrio – CSICKelsen 5, Campus de CantoblancoMadrid28049Spain
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of BathClaverton DownBathBA2 7AYUK
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Pokorná D, Cuřínová P, Pola J. Calcium Hydroxide Effect in Degradation of Aqueous Naphthalene: Nucleophilic Substitution of Hydrogen at the C(sp 2)–H Bond. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2019.1624975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Dana Pokorná
- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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Atcher J, Nagai A, Mayer P, Maurizot V, Tanatani A, Huc I. Aromatic β-sheet foldamers based on tertiary squaramides. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:10392-10395. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc04849a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Suitably substituted aryl-methyl tertiary squaramides are convenient and efficient at promoting hairpin turns in aromatic amide sequences.
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- Joan Atcher
- Department of Pharmacy and Center for Integrated Protein Science
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
- Germany
- CBMN (UMR5248)
- Université de Bordeaux-CNRS-IPB
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- CBMN (UMR5248)
- Université de Bordeaux-CNRS-IPB
- Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie
- 33600 Pessac
- France
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- Department of Chemistry
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
- Germany
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- CBMN (UMR5248)
- Université de Bordeaux-CNRS-IPB
- Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie
- 33600 Pessac
- France
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Ochnomizu University
- Tokyo 112-8610
- Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy and Center for Integrated Protein Science
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
- Germany
- CBMN (UMR5248)
- Université de Bordeaux-CNRS-IPB
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Cha WY, Ahn A, Kim T, Oh J, Ali R, Park JS, Kim D. Changes in macrocyclic aromaticity and formation of a charge-separated state by complexation of expanded porphyrin and C60. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:8301-8304. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc03928g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Significant changes of macrocyclic aromaticity in expanded porphyrins through C60 complexation were studied by 1H NMR spectroscopy and nucleus-independent chemical shift calculations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Won-Young Cha
- Department of Chemistry and Spectroscopy Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems
- Yonsei University
- Seoul 03722
- Korea
- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
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- Center for Supercomputing Applications
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information
- Daejeon 34141
- Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Spectroscopy Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems
- Yonsei University
- Seoul 03722
- Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Spectroscopy Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems
- Yonsei University
- Seoul 03722
- Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Spectroscopy Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems
- Yonsei University
- Seoul 03722
- Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Spectroscopy Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems
- Yonsei University
- Seoul 03722
- Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Spectroscopy Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems
- Yonsei University
- Seoul 03722
- Korea
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Martínez-Agramunt V, Peris E. A palladium-hinged organometallic square with a perfect-sized cavity for the encapsulation of three heteroguests. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:14972-14975. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc08595e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
A nanometer-sized tetrapalladium metallosquare with a pyrene-bisimidazolylidene ligand was found to display a perfect-sized cavity for the encapsulation of three heteroguests, enabling the formation of quintuple D–A–D–A–D stacks.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Eduardo Peris
- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM)
- Universitat Jaume I
- 12071-Castellón
- Spain
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