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Chen Y, Zhao Y, Zhao Y, Chen X, Liu X, Li L, Cao D, Wang S, Zhang L. A Novel Homoconjugated Propellane Triimide: Synthesis, Structural Analyses, and Gas Separation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401706. [PMID: 38419479 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
Abstract
Rigid three-dimensional (3D) polycyclic propellanes have garnered interest due to their unique conformational spaces, which display great potential use in selectivity, separation and as models to study through-space electronic interactions. Herein we report the synthesis of a novel rigid propellane, trinaphtho[3.3.3]propellane triimide, which comprises three imide groups embedded on a trinaphtho[3.3.3]propellane. This propellane triimide exhibits large bathochromic shift, amplified molar absorptivity, enhanced fluorescence, and lower reduction potential when compared to the subunits. Computational and experimental studies reveal that the effective through-space π-orbitals interacting (homoconjugation) occurs between the subunits. Single-crystal XRD analysis reveals that the propellane triimide has a highly quasi-D3h symmetric skeleton and readily crystallizes into different superstructures by changing alkyl chains at the imide positions. In particular, the porous 3D superstructure with S-shaped channels is promising for taking up ethane (C2H6) with very good selectivity over ethylene (C2H4), which can purify C2H4 from C2H6/C2H4 in a single separation step. This work showcases a new class of rare 3D polycyclic propellane with intriguing electronic and supramolecular properties.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yan Chen
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, TKL of Metal and Molecule-Based Material Chemistry, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, P. R. China
| | - Dapeng Cao
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, P. R. China
| | - Lei Zhang
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, P. R. China
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