A cyclopenta-fused dibenzo[b,d]thiophene-co-phenanthrene macrocyclic tetraradicaloid

A cyclopenta-fused macrocyclic tetraradicaloid, MC4-S, containing alternating phenanthrene (Phen) and dibenzo[b,d]thiophene (DBTh) units was synthesized and isolated in single-crystal form. Compared with its all-carbon isoelectronic structure, CPTP-M, the incorporation of two sulfur atoms leads to a smaller radical character and a larger singlet–triplet energy gap. X-ray crystallographic analysis reveals that the spin–spin coupling through the DBTh unit is stronger than that through the Phen moiety. In addition, the electron-rich sulfur atoms also raise the energies of both the HOMO and LUMO in MC4-S, but the overall optical and electronic energy gaps are close to that of the CPTP-M. MC4-S displays global anti-aromaticity according to the NMR measurements and theoretical calculations (NICS, ACID and 2D ICSS), with a 36π ring current circuit along the all-carbon periphery excluding the two sulphur atoms. Its dication becomes globally aromatic due to the existence of a dominant 34π-conjugation pathway. This study sheds some light on the effect of heteroatoms on the electronic properties of open-shell polyradicaloids.

The first member of sulfur-heterocycloarene neutral tetraradicaloids, MC4-S, was synthesized in crystalline form, which displays strong global anti-aromaticity and unique properties.     

Decoration Strategy in Para Boron Position: An Effective Way to Achieve Ideal Multi-Resonance Emitters

Narrowband, full-color, and quenching-resistant emitters are urgently needed for the next generation high-resolution displays. Though the flourishment of narrowband multiple resonance (MR) emitters in blue region, these materials still face thorny challenges such as effective light-color regulation strategies and concentration-induced spectral broadening/emission quenching. Herein, the research status of an effective “decoration strategy for para B position” is highlighted. On one hand, the introduction of an electron donor or acceptor could induce a hypsochromic- or bathochromic-shift emission, respectively, without undesirable FWHM broadening. On the other hand, a more advanced molecular motif is further proposed through adopting a peripheral benzene ring on the para position of the B-substituted phenyl in MR core to construct the high-purity, high-efficiency, quenching-resistant and stable MR emitters. Such concept is expected to provide a possible way for the modification, optimization and expansion of MR emitters to meet more possible applications.     

Selective C-C bonds formation,N-alkylation and benzo[d]imidazoles synthesis by a recyclable zinc composite

Earth abundant metals are much less expensive, promising, valuable metals and could be served as catalysts for the borrowing hydrogen reaction, dehydrogenation and heterocycles synthesis, instead of noble metals. The uniformly dispersed zinc composites were designed, synthesized and carefully characterized by means of XPS, EDS, TEM and XRD. The resulting zinc composite showed good catalytic activity for the N-alkylation of amines with amines, ketones with alcohols in water under base-free conditions, while unsaturated carbonyl compounds could also be synthesized by tuning the reaction conditions. Importantly, it was the first time to realize the synthesis of 2-aryl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole derivatives by using this zinc composite under green conditions. Meanwhile, this zinc catalyst could be easily recovered and reused for at least five times.     

一种多孔配位聚合物的氢键协同客体响应

由硝酸锌、 吡唑-3,5-二羧酸（H₃pzdc）和2-氨基对苯二甲酸（H₂abdc）在溶剂热条件下反应得到一种多孔配位聚合物(Me₂NH₂)[Zn₂(pzdc)(abdc)]·H₂O·DMF(1·g), 其中Me₂NH₂⁺由溶剂N,N-二甲基甲酰胺（DMF）水解得到, 1可视为平行排列的平整带状{Zn₂(pzdc)}⁺链被abdc^2-柱子交错支撑而成的三维多孔框架. 通过脱附/吸附溶剂分子, 中心对称的配位聚合物1·g可以可逆转变成手性的(Me₂NH₂)[Zn₂(pzdc)(abdc)](1′). 单晶结构分析表明, 在客体响应过程中, 基于框架、 抗衡离子和客体分子之间的氢键协作与竞争, 抗衡离子发生了显著的移动 和转动, 导致{Zn₂(pzdc)}⁺链扭曲和转动, 伴随着超过10%的晶胞体积和孔洞率变化. 气体吸附测试表明, 化合物1'对N₂和CO₂存在不同的结构响应行为.     

A Hierarchical MFI Zeolite with a Two‐Dimensional Square Mesostructure

A conceptual design and synthesis of ordered mesoporous zeolites is a challenging research subject in material science. Several seminal articles report that one‐dimensional (1D) mesostructured lamellar zeolites are possibly directed by sheet‐assembly of surfactants, which collapse after removal of intercalated surfactants. However, except for one example of two‐dimensional (2D) hexagonal mesoporous zeolite, no other zeolites with ordered 2D or three‐dimensional (3D) mesostructures have been reported. An ordered 2D mesoporous zeolite can be templated by a cylindrical assembly unit with specific interactions in the hydrophobic part. A template molecule with azobenzene in the hydrophobic tail and diquaternary ammonium in the hydrophilic head group directs hierarchical MFI zeolite with a 2D square mesostructure. The material has an elongated octahedral morphology, and quaternary, ordered, straight, square channels framed by MFI thin sheets expanded along the a–c planes and joined with 90° rotations. The structural matching between the cylindrical assembly unit and zeolite framework is crucial for mesostructure construction.     

Tailoring the d‐Band Centers Enables Co4N Nanosheets To Be Highly Active for Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis

Endowing materials with specific functions that are not readily available is always of great importance, but extremely challenging. Co₄N, with its beneficial metallic characteristics, has been proved to be highly active for the oxidation of water, while it is notoriously poor for catalyzing the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), because of its unfavorable d‐band energy level. Herein, we successfully endow Co₄N with prominent HER catalytic capability by tailoring the positions of the d‐band center through transition‐metal doping. The V‐doped Co₄N nanosheets display an overpotential of 37 mV at 10 mA cm^?2, which is substantially better than Co₄N and even close to the benchmark Pt/C catalysts. XANES, UPS, and DFT calculations consistently reveal the enhanced performance is attributed to the downshift of the d‐band center, which helps facilitate the H desorption. This concept could provide valuable insights into the design of other catalysts for HER and beyond.     

VPI-7分子筛的合成及生物学性能

采用水热法,通过调变反应溶胶的量合成了不同尺寸的不规则圆片状多孔锌硅分子筛VPI-7,并研究了其生物学性能.扫描电子显微镜观测结果表明,制备的样本由VPI-7条状晶体聚集成微球,并进一步相互交联形成微米级孔隙,其形貌可以促进钙磷化合物在样品表面的沉积,同时可以负载并缓释蛋白.细胞学检测结果表明,VPI-7分子筛有利于细胞黏附增殖,具有良好的生物相容性.     

α-Decay near the shell closure from ground and isomeric states

The modified two-potential approach (MTPA) is employed to study the exotic α-decay near the closed shells Z=82 and N=82, 126 within a deformed version of the cluster model. We perform systematic calculations on favored α-decay half-lives from both the ground states (g.s.) and the isomeric states (i.s.) by using the microscopic double-folding potential. The obtained α-decay half-lives are found to be in good agreement with the experimental data. This indicates that four types of α transitions among ground states and isomeric states (g.s. → g.s., g.s. → i.s., i.s. → g.s., i.s. → i.s.) are well described in a unified model. In addition, the unfavored α transitions in the Bi isotopes are investigated to pursue a further understanding of α-decay properties.     

Studies on the interaction of achiral cationic pseudoisocyanine with chiral metal complexes

The effect of chiral metal complexes ([Co(en)(3)]I(3)·H(2)O, cis-[CoBr(NH(3))(en)(2)]Br(2), K[Co(edta)]·2H(2)O and [Ru(phen)(3)](PF(6))(2)) on the polymer-bound J-aggregates in aqueous mixtures of pesudoisocyanine (PIC) iodine and poly(acrylic acid, sodium)(PAAS) have been studied by UV-vis absorption, circular dichroism (CD) and fluorescence spectra. At low concentration, the PIC monomers could self-assemble to form supermolecules by binding to each of the COO(-) groups on the polymer chains through electrostatic interactions. After the addition of chiral metal complexes to the formed PIC-PAAS J-aggregates, we found that only the chiral multiple π-conjugated phenanthroline metal complexes could transfer their metal-centered chiral information to the formed J-aggregates. The chiral J-aggregates showed a characteristic induced circular dichroism (ICD) in the visible region of J-band chromophore, and the ICD signals depend on the absolute configuration, concentration of the chiral multiple π-conjugated metal complexes, as well as temperature. More interestingly, the supramolecular chirality of the polymer supported PIC J-aggregates could be memorized even after the addition of an excess opposite chiral complex enantiomers. This is in sharp contrast to the behavior in the high concentrated NaCl induced PIC-J aggregates, in which the optical rotation of a mixture of two enantiomers varies linearly with their ratio.     

Surface dynamics of noisy viscoelastic films by adiabatic approximation

Surface dynamics is sometimes used to determine the rheological properties of soft materials. In typical data analyses, surface capillary waves are included without incorporating thermal noise. A phenomenological expression for the time-dependent power spectral density has been proposed to account for thermal noise and shown to agree well with experiment. In this paper, we investigate the surface dynamics of viscoelastic films with thermal noise by using an adiabatic approximation involving fast quasi-equilibrium elastic vibrations to derive the power spectral density. Our result justifies the use of the phenomenological expression.