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Peng Y, Su Z, Jin M, Zhu L, Guan ZJ, Fang Y. Recent advances in porous molecular cages for photocatalytic organic conversions. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:15216-15232. [PMID: 37492891 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01679j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
Abstract
Photocatalytic organic conversion is considered an efficient, environmentally friendly, and energy-saving strategy for organic synthesis. In recent decades, the molecular cage has emerged as a creative functional material with broad applications in host-guest recognition, drug delivery, catalysis, intelligent materials and other fields. Based on the unique properties of porous molecular cage materials, they provide an ideal platform for leveraging pre-structuring in catalytic reactions and show great potential in various photocatalytic organic reactions. As a result, they have emerged as promising alternatives to conventional molecules or inorganic photocatalysts in redox processes. In this Review, the synthesis strategies based on coordination cages and organic cages, as well as their recent progress in photocatalytic organic conversion, are comprehensively summarized. Finally, we deliver the persistent challenges associated with porous molecular cage compounds that need to be overcome for further development in this field.
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- Yaoyao Peng
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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Lin HY, Yao CY, Li J, Nimal Gunaratne HQ, Singh W, Huang M, Anslyn EV, de Silva AP. Remarkably Selective Binding, Behavior Modification, and Switchable Release of (Bipyridine) 3Ru(II) vis-à-vis (Phenanthroline) 3Ru(II) by Trimeric Cyclophanes in Water. JACS AU 2023; 3:2257-2268. [PMID: 37654579 PMCID: PMC10466343 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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A recurring dream of molecular recognition is to create receptors that distinguish between closely related targets with sufficient accuracy, especially in water. The more useful the targets, the more valuable the dream becomes. We now present multianionic trimeric cyclophane receptors with a remarkable ability to bind the iconic (bipyridine)3Ru(II) (with its huge range of applications) while rejecting the nearly equally iconic (phenanthroline)3Ru(II). These receptors not only selectively capture (bipyridine)3Ru(II) but also can be redox-switched to release the guest. 1D- and 2D(ROESY)-NMR spectroscopy, luminescence spectroscopy, and molecular modeling enabled this discovery. This outcome allows the control of these applications, e.g., as a photocatalyst or as a luminescent sensor, by selectively hiding or exposing (bipyridine)3Ru(II). Overall, a 3D nanometric object is selected, picked-up, and dropped-off by a discrete molecular host. The multianionic receptors protect excited states of these metal complexes from phenolate quenchers so that the initial step in photocatalytic phenolate oxidation is retarded by nearly 2 orders of magnitude. This work opens the way for (bipyridine)3Ru(II) to be manipulated in the presence of other functional nano-objects so that many of its applications can be commanded and controlled. We have a cyclophane-based toolkit that can emulate some aspects of proteins that selectively participate in cell signaling and metabolic pathways by changing shape upon environmental commands being received at a location remote from the active site.
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- Hong-Yu Lin
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s
University, Belfast BT9 5AG, United
Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s
University, Belfast BT9 5AG, United
Kingdom
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central
South University, Yuelu
District, Changsha, Hunan
Province 410006, P.R. China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s
University, Belfast BT9 5AG, United
Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s
University, Belfast BT9 5AG, United
Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s
University, Belfast BT9 5AG, United
Kingdom
- Hub
for Biotechnology in the Built Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle
upon Tyne NE1 8ST, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s
University, Belfast BT9 5AG, United
Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s
University, Belfast BT9 5AG, United
Kingdom
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 100 E 24th Street, Norman Hackerman
Building (Room 114A), Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s
University, Belfast BT9 5AG, United
Kingdom
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Zhou LP, Feng XS, Hu SJ, Sun QF. Controlled Self-Assembly, Isomerism, and Guest Uptake/Release of Charge-Reversible Lanthanide-Organic Octahedral Cages. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:17845-17855. [PMID: 37545096 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c04921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Charge plays a crucial role in the function of molecular and supramolecular systems, but coordination hosts capable of orthogonal charge regulation remain elusive so far. In this study, we report the condition-dependent self-assembly of charge-reversible lanthanide-organic tetra-capped octahedral cages, i.e., [Ln6(H3L)4]6+ and [Ln6L4]6-, from a series of lanthanide ions (Ln3+; Ln = Lu, Yb, Eu) and a tritopic tetradentate acylhydrazone ligand (H6L) featuring multiple deprotonation states and propeller conformations. While direct self-assembly under basic conditions produced a mixture of various ΔxΛ6-x-[Ln6L4]6- (x = 0-6) stereoisomers, racemic Δ6- and Λ6-[Ln6L4]6- could be exclusively obtained from the first self-assembly of Δ6- and Λ6-[Ln6(H3L)4]6+ under neutral conditions followed by post-assembly deprotonation. Rich isomerism on the tetra-capped octahedral cages arising from the coupling between the metal-centered Δ/Λ chirality and the ligand conformations has been discussed based on X-ray single-crystal structures of the C3-symmetric Δ3Λ3-Ln6L4 and T-symmetric Δ6/Λ6-Ln6L4 complexes. Host-guest studies confirmed that positively charged rac-Δ6/Λ6-[Ln6(H3L)4]6+ could bind anionic sulfonates, and negatively charged rac-Δ6/Λ6-[Ln6L4]6- exhibited strong encapsulation ability toward ammonium guests, where acid/base-triggered guest uptake/release could be realized taking advantage of the charge reversibility of the cage. Moreover, photophysical studies revealed visible-light-sensitized and guest-encapsulation-enhanced NIR emissions on the rac-Δ6/Λ6-Yb6L4 cage. This work not only enriches the library of functional lanthanide-organic cages but also provides a promising candidate with charge reversibility for the development of smart supramolecular materials.
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- Li-Peng Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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Korman KJ, Dworzak MR, Yap GPA, Bloch ED. Porous Salts as Platforms for Heterogeneous Catalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2207507. [PMID: 37052509 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The preparation of a new class of reactive porous solids, prepared via straightforward salt metathesis reactions, is described here. Reaction of the dimethylammonium salt of a magnesium-based porous coordination cage with the chloride salt of [CrII Cl(Me4 cyclam)]+ affords a porous solid with concomitant removal of dimethylammonium chloride. The salt consists of the ions combined in the expected ratio based on their charge as confirmed by UV-vis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies, ion chromatography (IC), and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The porous salt boasts a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area of 213 m2 g-1 . Single crystal X-ray diffraction reveals the chromium(II) cations in the structure reside in the interstitial space between porous cages. Importantly, the chromium(II) centers, previously shown to react with O2 to afford reactive chromium(III)-superoxide adducts, are still accessible in the solid state as confirmed by UV-vis spectroscopy. The site-isolated reactive centers have competence toward hydrogen atom abstraction chemistry and display significantly increased stability and reactivity as compared to dissolved ions.
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- Kyle J Korman
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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Lin XS, Liao WH, Zhou LP, Sun QF. Embedding Lanthanide Organic Polyhedra into Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202201249. [PMID: 36650336 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202201249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Organic pollutants cause severe environmental problems because of their damage to human health and ecological systems. Photocatalytic degradation of persistent organic pollutants is of great importance to address these hazards. Herein, we report a lanthanide organic polyhedra-based hybrid material Gd8 L12 ⊂MSN with the capability of photocatalytic dye degradation. Gd8 L12 ⊂MSN was prepared by embedding the Gd8 L12 complex into mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) using a "ship-in-a-bottle" strategy. Photocurrent response tests revealed that this hybrid material is a potential semiconductor and could generate a rapid and steady photocurrent upon irradiation. Further dye degradation experiments indicated that it could photocatalyze the degradation of familiar organic dyes. Thereinto, compared with the critical Gd8 L12 complex, the hybrid material exhibited an acceleration of 2.4 times and realized reusability. This not only offers a potential advanced photocatalyst for degrading persistent organic pollutants, but also provides a strategy for the application of supramolecular materials in environmental science.
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- Xiao-Shan Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, P. R. China.,College of Chemistry and Material Science, Fujian Normal University, 350007, Fuzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, P. R. China.,College of Chemistry and Material Science, Fujian Normal University, 350007, Fuzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, P. R. China
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Liang Y, Li E, Wang K, Guan ZJ, He HH, Zhang L, Zhou HC, Huang F, Fang Y. Organo-macrocycle-containing hierarchical metal-organic frameworks and cages: design, structures, and applications. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:8378-8405. [PMID: 36112107 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00232a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Developing hierarchical ordered systems is challenging. Using organo-macrocycles to construct metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and porous coordination cages (PCCs) provides an efficient way to obtain hierarchical assemblies. Macrocycles, such as crown ethers, cyclodextrins, calixarenes, cucurbiturils, and pillararenes, can be incorporated within MOFs/PCCs and they also endow the resultant composites with enhanced properties and functionalities. This review summarizes recent developments of organo-macrocycle-containing hierarchical MOFs/PCCs, emphasizing applications and structure-property relationships of these hierarchically porous materials. This review provides insights for future research on hierarchical self-assembly using macrocycles as building blocks and functional ligands to extend the applications of the composites.
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- Yu Liang
- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China.,Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311215, P. R. China.,Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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Surface charges of porous coordination cage tune the catalytic reactivity of Knoevenagel condensation. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2021.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Gupta R, Kumar G, Gupta R. Encapsulation-Led Adsorption of Neutral Dyes and Complete Photodegradation of Cationic Dyes and Antipsychotic Drugs by Lanthanide-Based Macrocycles. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:7682-7699. [PMID: 35543424 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Molecular architectures offering large cavities can accommodate guest molecules, while their compositional engineering allows tunability of the band gap to support photocatalysis using visible light. In this work, two lanthanide (Ln)-based macrocycles, synthesized using a cobalt-based metalloligand and offering large rectangular cavities, exhibited selective adsorption of neutral dyes over both anionic and cationic dyes. Both Ln macrocycles illustrated complete photodegradation of cationic dyes using visible light without the use of any oxidant. Both Ln macrocycles exhibited complete photodegradation of not only cationic dyes but also a few phenothiazine-based antipsychotic drugs. Photocatalysis involved the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which was corroborated with the band gap of two Ln macrocycles. These results were supported by radical scavenger studies and the quantitative estimation of superoxide and hydroxyl radicals. Complete photodegradation of both dyes and drugs was confirmed by spectral studies, while the generation of CO2 and N2 gases was established by gas chromatography. Importantly, Ln macrocycles were able to distinguish between the neutral dyes that were quantitatively adsorbed and the cationic dyes/drugs that were completely photodegraded.
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- Ruchika Gupta
- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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Promchana P, Choojun K, Leesakul N, Saithong S, Chainok K, Sooknoi T. Experimental insights into catalytic oxidation of 1,6-hexanediol to ε-caprolactone over ( p-cymene)RuCl 2(L) complexes in non-polar media. REACT CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2re00159d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The activity-pocket site dimension (θc) dependence of (p-cymene)RuCl2(L) supports associative interchange mechanism for 1,6-hexandiol oxidation to ε-caprolactone. Methyl isobutyl carbinol, a H-accepting product, reacts with Ru, causing deactivation.
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- Pratya Promchana
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Chalongkrung Road, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Chalongkrung Road, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand
- Catalytic Chemistry Research Unit, School of Science, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Chalongkrung Road, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand
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- Division of Physical Science and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand
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- Division of Physical Science and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand
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- Materials and Textile Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12121 Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Chalongkrung Road, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand
- Catalytic Chemistry Research Unit, School of Science, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Chalongkrung Road, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand
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Saini B, Singh S, Mukherjee TK. Nanocatalysis under Nanoconfinement: A Metal-Free Hybrid Coacervate Nanodroplet as a Catalytic Nanoreactor for Efficient Redox and Photocatalytic Reactions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:51117-51131. [PMID: 34669368 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nature utilizes cellular and subcellular compartmentalization to efficiently drive various complex enzymatic transformations via spatiotemporal control. In this context, designing of artificial nanoreactors for efficient catalytic transformations finds tremendous importance in recent times. One key challenge remains the design of multiple catalytic centers within the confined space of a nanoreactor without unwanted agglomeration and accessibility barrier for reactants. Herein, we report a unique blend of nanoscience and chemical catalysis using a metal-free hybrid synthetic protocell as a catalytic nanoreactor for redox and photocatalytic transformations, which are otherwise incompatible in bulk aqueous medium. Hybrid coacervate nanodroplets (NDs) fabricated from 2.5 nm-sized carbon dots (CDs) and poly(diallyldimethyl)ammonium chloride have been utilized toward reductive hydrogenation of nitroarenes in the presence of sodium borohydride (NaBH4). It has been found that the reduction mechanism follows the classical Langmuir-Hinshelwood (LH) model at the surface of embedded CDs inside the NDs via the generation of reactive surface hydroxyl groups. These NDs show excellent recyclability without any compromise on reaction kinetics and conversion yield. Importantly, spatiotemporal control over the hydrogenation reaction has been achieved using two mixed populations of coacervates. Moreover, efficient visible light-induced photoredox conversion of ferricyanide to ferrocyanide and artificial peroxidase-like activity have also been demonstrated inside these catalytic NDs. Our findings indicate that the individual polymer-bound CD inside the NDs acts as the catalytic center for both the redox and photocatalytic reactions. The present study highlights the unprecedented catalytic activity of the metal-free CD-based coacervate NDs and paves the way for next-generation catalytic nanoreactors for a wide range of chemical and enzymatic transformations.
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- Bhawna Saini
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore, Simrol, Indore 453552, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore, Simrol, Indore 453552, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore, Simrol, Indore 453552, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Huang B, Mao L, Shi X, Yang HB. Recent advances and perspectives on supramolecular radical cages. Chem Sci 2021; 12:13648-13663. [PMID: 34760150 PMCID: PMC8549795 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc01618k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Supramolecular radical chemistry has been emerging as a cutting-edge interdisciplinary field of traditional supramolecular chemistry and radical chemistry in recent years. The purpose of such a fundamental research field is to combine traditional supramolecular chemistry and radical chemistry together, and take the benefit of both to eventually create new molecules and materials. Recently, supramolecular radical cages have been becoming one of the most frontier and challenging research focuses in the field of supramolecular chemistry. In this Perspective, we give a brief introduction to organic radical chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, and the emerging supramolecular radical chemistry along with their history and application. Subsequently, we turn to the main part of this topic: supramolecular radical cages. The design and synthesis of supramolecular cages consisting of redox-active building blocks and radical centres are summarized. The host-guest interactions between supramolecular (radical) cages and organic radicals are also surveyed. Some interesting properties and applications of supramolecular radical cages such as their unique spin-spin interactions and intriguing confinement effects in radical-mediated/catalyzed reactions are comprehensively discussed and highlighted in the main text. The purpose of this Perspective is to help students and researchers understand the development of supramolecular radical cages, and potentially to stimulate innovation and creativity and infuse new energy into the fields of traditional supramolecular chemistry and radical chemistry as well as supramolecular radical chemistry.
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- Bin Huang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University 3663 N. Zhongshan Road Shanghai 200062 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University 3663 N. Zhongshan Road Shanghai 200062 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University 3663 N. Zhongshan Road Shanghai 200062 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University 3663 N. Zhongshan Road Shanghai 200062 P. R. China
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Pei WY, Lu BB, Yang J, Wang T, Ma JF. Two new calix[4]resorcinarene-based coordination cages adjusted by metal ions for the Knoevenagel condensation reaction. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:9942-9948. [PMID: 34225357 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01139a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two new calix[4]resorcinarene-based coordination cages, namely, [Zn4(TPC4R)(PDC)4]·2DMF·6H2O (1-Zn) and [In11(TPC4R)2(PDC)16(μ2-OH)2(H2O)2]·[(CH3)2NH2]·8DMF·20H2O·EtOH (2-In), have been synthesized via solvothermal reactions (TPC4R = tetra(2-(4H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine)calix[4]resorcinarene, H2PDC = 3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, DMF = N,N'-dimethylformamide). By carefully tuning different metal ions, two structurally different cages 1-Zn and 2-In were achieved. The former shows a bowl-shaped structure, while the latter features a dumbbell-like structure. After activation, they exhibited unsaturated Zn(ii) or In(iii) Lewis acid sites and the free nitrogen Lewis base sites of the PDC2-. Therefore, they were employed as catalysts for the Knoevenagel condensation reaction in the absence of a solvent. Particularly, 1-Zn featured high structural stability and enhanced the catalytic activity.
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- Wen-Yuan Pei
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Nanotechnology at Universities of Jilin Province, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
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Olivo G, Capocasa G, Del Giudice D, Lanzalunga O, Di Stefano S. New horizons for catalysis disclosed by supramolecular chemistry. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:7681-7724. [PMID: 34008654 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00175b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The adoption of a supramolecular approach in catalysis promises to address a number of unmet challenges, ranging from activity (unlocking of novel reaction pathways) to selectivity (alteration of the innate selectivity of a reaction, e.g. selective functionalization of C-H bonds) and regulation (switch ON/OFF, sequential catalysis, etc.). Supramolecular tools such as reversible association and recognition, pre-organization of reactants and stabilization of transition states upon binding offer a unique chance to achieve the above goals disclosing new horizons whose potential is being increasingly recognized and used, sometimes reaching the degree of ripeness for practical use. This review summarizes the main developments that have opened such new frontiers, with the aim of providing a guide to researchers approaching the field. We focus on artificial supramolecular catalysts of defined stoichiometry which, under homogeneous conditions, unlock outcomes that are highly difficult if not impossible to attain otherwise, namely unnatural reactivity or selectivity and catalysis regulation. The different strategies recently explored in supramolecular catalysis are concisely presented, and, for each one, a single or very few examples is/are described (mainly last 10 years, with only milestone older works discussed). The subject is divided into four sections in light of the key design principle: (i) nanoconfinement of reactants, (ii) recognition-driven catalysis, (iii) catalysis regulation by molecular machines and (iv) processive catalysis.
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- Giorgio Olivo
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Chimica and ISB-CNR Sede Secondaria di Roma - Meccanismi di Reazione, P.le A. Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Chimica and ISB-CNR Sede Secondaria di Roma - Meccanismi di Reazione, P.le A. Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Chimica and ISB-CNR Sede Secondaria di Roma - Meccanismi di Reazione, P.le A. Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Chimica and ISB-CNR Sede Secondaria di Roma - Meccanismi di Reazione, P.le A. Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Chimica and ISB-CNR Sede Secondaria di Roma - Meccanismi di Reazione, P.le A. Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
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Hang X, Bi Y. Thiacalix[4]arene-supported molecular clusters for catalytic applications. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:3749-3758. [PMID: 33651066 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt04233a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Thiacalixarenes are intriguing ligands that have attracted sustained interest because of their changeable conformations and excellent coordination ability. Thiacalix[4]arene analogues, which can bind metal ions to form modular second building units, are capable of constructing molecular-based functional materials with defined structures and various applications via directional coordination assembly. Due to rich metal-sulfur bonds, thiacalix[4]arene-based molecular clusters also exhibit diverse properties compared to other clusters. In particular, the combination of thiacalixarenes with currently popular molecular architectures, such as high-nuclearity clusters and coordination cages, has shown special catalytic performances. In this perspective, the latest advances in catalytic applications of thiacalix[4]arene-based molecular clusters, including molecular clusters themselves as catalysts and coordination cages serving as reaction vessels encapsulating metal nano-components for catalysis, are highlighted.
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- Xinxin Hang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Liaoning Shihua University, Fushun, Liaoning 113001, P. R. China.
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Yu Y, Wang Z, Li Z, Hang X, Bi Y. Assembly of {Co 14} nanoclusters from adenine-modified Co 4-thiacalix[4]arene units. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce00440a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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An adenine-modified Co4-thiacalix[4]arene unit can serve as a second building unit for fabrication of three Co14 clusters with different structures.
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- Yanan Yu
- School of Petrochemical Engineering
- Liaoning Petrochemical University
- Fushun 113001
- P. R. China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering
- Liaoning Petrochemical University
- Fushun 113001
- P. R. China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering
- Liaoning Petrochemical University
- Fushun 113001
- P. R. China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering
- Liaoning Petrochemical University
- Fushun 113001
- P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering
- Liaoning Petrochemical University
- Fushun 113001
- P. R. China
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Grommet AB, Feller M, Klajn R. Chemical reactivity under nanoconfinement. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 15:256-271. [PMID: 32303705 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-020-0652-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 304] [Impact Index Per Article: 76.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Confining molecules can fundamentally change their chemical and physical properties. Confinement effects are considered instrumental at various stages of the origins of life, and life continues to rely on layers of compartmentalization to maintain an out-of-equilibrium state and efficiently synthesize complex biomolecules under mild conditions. As interest in synthetic confined systems grows, we are realizing that the principles governing reactivity under confinement are the same in abiological systems as they are in nature. In this Review, we categorize the ways in which nanoconfinement effects impact chemical reactivity in synthetic systems. Under nanoconfinement, chemical properties can be modulated to increase reaction rates, enhance selectivity and stabilize reactive species. Confinement effects also lead to changes in physical properties. The fluorescence of light emitters, the colours of dyes and electronic communication between electroactive species can all be tuned under confinement. Within each of these categories, we elucidate design principles and strategies that are widely applicable across a range of confined systems, specifically highlighting examples of different nanocompartments that influence reactivity in similar ways.
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- Angela B Grommet
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
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Xue L, Yang Y, Wu S, Huang Y, Li J, Xiang Y, Li G. In Situ Reduction of Porous Copper Metal–Organic Frameworks for Three-Dimensional Catalytic Click Immunoassay. Anal Chem 2020; 92:2972-2978. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Lan Xue
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Hospital of Nanjing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210003, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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Jin Y, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Duan C. Electron transfer in the confined environments of metal–organic coordination supramolecular systems. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:5561-5600. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00917e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In this review, we overview regulatory factors and diverse applications of electron transfer in confined environments of supramolecular host–guest systems.
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- Yunhe Jin
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- China
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Yadav S, Kannan P, Qiu G. Cavity-based applications of metallo-supramolecular coordination cages (MSCCs). Org Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qo00681e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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This review describes cavity-based applications of cage-like SCCs such as molecular recognition and separation, stabilization of reactive species by encapsulation, as drug delivery systems and as molecular flasks.
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- Sarita Yadav
- College of Biological
- Chemical Science and Engineering
- Jiaxing University
- Jiaxing 314001
- P. R. China
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- College of Biological
- Chemical Science and Engineering
- Jiaxing University
- Jiaxing 314001
- P. R. China
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- College of Biological
- Chemical Science and Engineering
- Jiaxing University
- Jiaxing 314001
- P. R. China
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Li X, Surendran Rajasree S, Yu J, Deria P. The role of photoinduced charge transfer for photocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis and luminescence sensing in metal–organic frameworks. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:12892-12917. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02143a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Understanding PCT taking place within MOFs is crucial for designing porous photo/electrocatalysts and luminescent sensors. Unique features of PCT in MOFs and recent progress along with state-of-the-art characterization methods are discussed in the context of its applications.
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- Xinlin Li
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Southern Illinois University
- Carbondale
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Southern Illinois University
- Carbondale
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Southern Illinois University
- Carbondale
- USA
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Fang Y, Powell JA, Li E, Wang Q, Perry Z, Kirchon A, Yang X, Xiao Z, Zhu C, Zhang L, Huang F, Zhou HC. Catalytic reactions within the cavity of coordination cages. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:4707-4730. [PMID: 31339148 DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00091g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Natural enzymes catalyze reactions in their substrate-binding cavities, exhibiting high specificity and efficiency. In an effort to mimic the structure and functionality of enzymes, discrete coordination cages were designed and synthesized. These self-assembled systems have a variety of confined cavities, which have been applied to accelerate conventional reactions, perform substrate-specific reactions, and manipulate regio- and enantio-selectivity. Many coordination cages or cage-catalyst composites have achieved unprecedented results, outperforming their counterparts in different catalytic reactions. This tutorial review summarizes recent developments of coordination cages across three key approaches to coordination cage catalysis: (1) cavity promoted reactions, (2) embedding of active sites in the structure of the cage, and (3) encapsulation of catalysts within the cage. Special emphasis of the review involves (1) introduction of the structure and property of the coordination cage, (2) discussion of the catalytic pathway mediated by the cage, (3) elucidation of the structure-property relationship between the cage and the designated reaction. This work will summarize the recent progress in supramolecular catalysis and attract more researchers to pursue cavity-promoted reactions using discrete coordination cages.
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- Yu Fang
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, USA.
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