Order from Chaos: Self‐Assembly of Nanoprism from a Mixture of Tetratopic Terpyridine‐Porphyrin Conformers

Porphyrins have been widely used in the self‐assembly of metallo‐supramolecules. In this study, we introduced 2,2':6,2"‐terpyridine (tpy) into a porphyrin core to synthesize a tetratopic building block with multiple conformers. During the self‐assembly with Zn(II), such a mixture of conformers was able to form a discrete nanoprism with all building blocks in one conformation. Detailed characterizations, including NMR, ESI‐MS and traveling‐wave ion mobility‐mass spectrometry (TWIM‐MS), all supported the formation of the desired assemblies. AFM and TEM further confirmed the dimensions of assembled nanoprisms. Moreover, the photophysical properties of the ligands and complexes were noticeably different depending upon size and metal ion center.     

Highly Efficient Organic Blue Electroluminescent Materials and Devices with Mesoscopic Structures

Due to the difficulty in achieving high efficiency and high color purity simultaneously, blue emission is the limiting factor for the performance and stability of OLEDs. Since 2003, we have been working on organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs), especially on blue light. After a series of molecular designs, novel strategies have been proposed from different aspects. At first, highly efficient deep blue emission could be achieved through molecular design with highly twisted structure to suppress fluorescence quenching and redshift. Deep blue emitters with high efficiency in solid state, a twisted structure with aggregation induced emission (AIE) characteristics was incorporated to inhibit molecular aggregation, and triplet‐triplet fusion (TTF) and hybridized localized charge transfer (HLCT) were adopted to increase the ratio of triplet exciton used. Secondly, a highly efficient blue OLED could be achieved through improving charge transport. New electron transport materials (ETMs) with wide band gap were developed to control charge transport balance in devices. Thirdly, a highly efficient deep blue emission could be achieved through a mesoscopic structure of out‐coupling layer. A mesoscopic photonic structured organic thin film was fabricated on the top of metal electrode by self‐aggregation in order to improve the light out‐coupling efficiency.     

Topotactic Synthesis of Phosphabenzene‐Functionalized Porous Organic Polymers: Efficient Ligands in CO2 Conversion

Progress toward the preparation of porous organic polymers (POPs) with task‐specific functionalities has been exceedingly slow—especially where polymers containing low‐oxidation phosphorus in the structure are concerned. A two‐step topotactic pathway for the preparation of phosphabenzene‐based POPs (Phos‐POPs) under metal‐free conditions is reported, without the use of unstable phosphorus‐based monomers. The synthetic route allows additional functionalities to be introduced into the porous polymer framework with ease. As an example, partially fluorinated Phos‐POPs (F‐Phos‐POPs) were obtained with a surface area of up to 591 m² g^?1. After coordination with Ru species, a Ru/F‐Phos‐POPs catalyst exhibited high catalytic efficiency in the formylation of amines (turnover frequency up to 204 h^?1) using a CO₂/H₂ mixture, in comparison with the non‐fluorinated analogue (43 h^?1) and a Au/TiO₂ heterogeneous catalysts reported previously (<44 h^?1). This work describes a practical method for synthesis of porous organic phosphorus‐based polymers with applications in transition‐metal‐based heterogeneous catalysis.     

Transition‐Metal Chemistry of Alkaline‐Earth Elements: The Trisbenzene Complexes M(Bz)3 (M=Sr,Ba)

We report the synthesis and spectroscopic identification of the trisbenzene complexes of strontium and barium M(Bz)₃ (M=Sr, Ba) in low‐temperature Ne matrix. Both complexes are characterized by a D₃ symmetric structure involving three equivalent η⁶‐bound benzene ligands and a closed‐shell singlet electronic ground state. The analysis of the electronic structure shows that the complexes exhibit metal–ligand bonds that are typical for transition metal compounds. The chemical bonds can be explained in terms of weak donation from the π MOs of benzene ligands into the vacant (n?1)d AOs of M and strong backdonation from the occupied (n?1)d AO of M into vacant π* MOs of benzene ligands. The metals in these 20‐electron complexes have 18 effective valence electrons, and, thus, fulfill the 18‐electron rule if only the metal–ligand bonding electrons are counted. The results suggest that the heavier alkaline earth atoms exhibit the full bonding scenario of transition metals.     

A Water‐Stable Terbium(III)–Organic Framework as a Chemosensor for Inorganic Ions,Nitro‐Containing Compounds and Antibiotics in Aqueous Solutions

Effective detection of organic/inorganic pollutants, such as antibiotics, nitro‐compounds, excessive Fe³⁺ and MnO₄^?, is crucial for human health and environmental protection. Here, a new terbium(III)–organic framework, namely [Tb(TATAB)(H₂O)]?2H₂O ( Tb‐MOF , H₃TATAB=4,4′,4′′‐s‐triazine‐1,3,5‐triyltri‐m‐aminobenzoic acid), was assembled and characterized. The Tb‐MOF exhibits a water‐stable 3D bnn framework. Due to the existence of competitive absorption, Tb‐MOF has a high selectivity for detecting Fe³⁺, MnO₄^?, 4‐nirophenol and nitroimidazole (ronidazole, metronidazole, dimetridazole, ornidazole) in aqueous through luminescent quenching. The results suggest that Tb‐MOF is a simple and reliable reagent with multiple sensor responses in practical applications. To the best of our knowledge, this work represents the first Tb^III‐based MOF as an efficient fluorescent sensor for detecting metal ions, inorganic anions, nitro‐compounds, and antibiotics simultaneously.     

基于取代苯甲酰肼缩丙酮酸配体的二苄基锡配合物的合成、晶体结构及生物活性

二苄基二氯化锡分别与对甲氧基苯甲酰肼缩丙酮酸及对硝基苯甲酰肼缩丙酮酸反应,合成了2个二苄基锡配合物(C1、C2),通过元素分析、IR、~1H NMR、~(13)C NMR、~(119)Sn NMR、HRMS以及X射线单晶衍射等表征了配合物结构。测试了配合物C1、C2的热稳定性以及配合物对癌细胞H460、HepG2、MCF7的体外抑制活性;在Tris-HCl缓冲溶液中,以EB做为荧光探针,用荧光光谱法初步研究了配合物C1与小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用;并且用凝胶电泳法研究了配合物C1切割质粒DNA pBR322的能力。结果表明:配合物C1、C2对3种癌细胞都有较好的抑制作用,但是C1更优于C2;配合物C1与小牛胸腺DNA作用是插入结合作用所致,能有效的将超螺旋DNA pBR322切割成缺刻型DNA。     

MFI/BEA双沸石复合物的合成及其在甲烷选择性还原NOx中的应用

以合成的β沸石固液混合物作为ZSM-5沸石的部分原料制备了含有ZSM-5和β沸石的双相沸石复合物MFI/BEA。采用XRD, FTIR, 吡啶红外, NH₃-TPD, TEM, SEM和氮吸附-脱附等对合成的材料进行了表征。结果表明后合成的ZSM-5沸石在β沸石内部孕育生长, MFI/BEA双沸石复合物中两相沸石的组成比例可以通过控制第二步晶化时间来进行有效调控;与单一的Co-ZSM-5或Co-β相比, 通过离子交换法制备的Co-基复合催化剂Co-MFI/BEA在富氧条件下甲烷选择催化还原NO反应中具有高活性和高的稳定性, 并且表现出较好的抗SO₂毒化性能和良好的可逆性。     

镍、钴超分子配合物的合成、晶体结构及理论计算

通过水热法合成了2个新的金属-有机超分子配合物[Ni(eoba)(phen)(H₂O)₂]·0.58H₂O(1)和[Co(eoba)(phen)]₂·H₂O(2)(H₂boba=4,4''-(乙烷-1,2-二氧基)-二苯甲酸,phen=菲咯啉),并对其进行了元素分析、红外光谱、热重和X射线单晶衍射测定。配合物1和2是同构的,每个配合物都是六配位的,菲咯啉分子上的2个氮原子、4,4''-(乙烷-1,2-二氧基)-二苯甲酸配体上的2个氧原子和2个配位水分子与金属配位。此外,还用高斯03程序PBE0/LANL2DZ方法对配合物1进行了自然键轨道(NBO)分析,计算结果表明配位原子与Ni原子之间存在着共价作用。     

Activation of Hydrogen Peroxide by Ionic Liquids: Mechanistic Studies and Application in the Epoxidation of Olefins

Imidazolium‐based ionic liquids that contain perrhenate anions are very efficient reaction media for the epoxidation of olefins with H₂O₂ as an oxidant, thus affording cyclooctene in almost quantitative yields. The mechanism of this reaction does not follow the usual pathway through peroxo complexes, as is the case with long‐known molecular transition‐metal catalysts. By using in situ Raman, FTIR, and NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations, we have shown that the formation of hydrogen bonds between the oxidant and perrhenate activates the oxidant, thereby leading to the transfer of an oxygen atom onto the olefin demonstrating the special features of an ionic liquid as a reaction environment. The influence of the imidazolium cation and the oxidant (aqueous H₂O₂, urea hydrogen peroxide, and tert‐butyl hydrogen peroxide) on the efficiency of the epoxidation of cis‐cyclooctene were examined. Other olefinic substrates were also used in this study and they exhibited good yields of the corresponding epoxides. This report shows the potential of using simple complexes or salts for the activation of hydrogen peroxide, owing to the interactions between the solvent medium and the active complex.