A new CdII coordination polymer with a self‐penetrating architecture induced by the molecular conformation of a rigid bithiophene ligand

The design and synthesis of coordination polymers with a self‐penetrating architecture has attracted much interest not only due to their interesting structures but also due to their potential applications. 5,5′‐Bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)‐2,2′‐bithiophene (bpbp), as a conjugated bithiophene ligand, can exhibit trans and cis conformations and this can lead to the construction of a self‐penetrating architecture. In addition, the semi‐rigid ancillary ligand 4,4′‐oxybis(benzoic acid) (H₂oba) can adopt different coordination modes, resulting in coordination polymers with high‐dimensional skeletons. A new Cd^II coordination polymer based on mixed ligands, namely poly[diaquapentakis[μ‐5,5′‐bis(pyridin‐4‐yl)‐2,2′‐bithiophene‐κ²N:N′]bis(nitrato‐κ²O,O′)tetrakis(μ₃‐4,4′‐oxydibenzoato)‐κ¹⁰O:O,O′:O′′,O′′′;κ⁶O:O′:O′′‐pentacadmium(II)], [Cd₅(C₁₄H₁₄O₅)₄(NO₃)₂(C₁₈H₁₂N₂S₂)₅(H₂O)₂]_n, (I), has been synthesized under solvothermal conditions and characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction indicates that there are three crystallographically independent Cd^II cations, three bpbp ligands, two deprotonated oba²⁻ ligands, one nitrate ligand and one coordinated water molecule in the asymmetric unit. One Cd^II centre is seven‐coordinated, exhibiting a distorted {CdN₂O₅} pentagonal bipyramidal geometry, while the other two Cd centres are both six‐coordinated, showing slightly distorted {CdN₂O₄} octahedral geometries. The most interesting feature is the co‐existence of trans and cis conformations in a single net, allowing structural interpenetration via self‐threading and yet the expected self‐penetrating structure was obtained. Topological analysis shows that the whole three‐dimensional framework can be classified as a 3‐nodal (4,6,6)‐c net with Schläfli symbol {6¹³.8²}₂{6⁶}, which is a new topology. Furthermore, the luminescence properties of (I) were examined in the solid state at room temperature.     

Selective Encapsulation and Enhancement of the Emission Properties of a Luminescent Cu(I) Complex in Mesoporous Silica

We describe a synthetic approach to prepare new luminescent silica‐based materials through the encapsulation of a neutral copper(I) complex inside the pores of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN). The copper(I) complex is present, in the solid state, as two polymorphs, blue and yellow emissive, and in solution it shows a pale yellow color that is also mirrored by an emission in the yellow‐orange region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The X‐ray structures of single crystals have been obtained for both polymorphs. The complex encapsulation in MSN is achieved by its entrapment inside micelles followed by condensation of the silica source. Interestingly, the entrapment leads to the isolation of only one species. Indeed, the compound inside the MSN exhibits remarkable photophysical properties, showing an intense blue emission in solution and in the solid state. Powder X‐ray diffraction of the hybrid materials proves that the complex entrapped in MSN is indeed the blue polymorph. The confinement provides not only a method to isolate only one form of the complex, but also a certain rigidity, more stability of the system by protection of the complex from undesirable oxidation, leading to a highly emissive material possessing a photoluminescence quantum yield of 65%.     

Effect of complexation on spectral and kinetic properties of crown-substituted photochromic spironaphthoxazines

The insertion of benzo-15-crown-5 or benzo-18-crown-6 as a substituent at the 9'-position of a spironaphthoxazine molecule increases the lifetime of the open form of spironaphthoxazine by a factor ofca. 2. The complex formation between the crown groups and Mg²⁺ or Ba²⁺ ions changes the lifetime slightly. The addition of benzo-18-crown-6 at the 5'-position leads to an increase in the lifetime of the open form by an order of magnitude and the appearance of absorption with a maximum at 16420 cm^–1 under dark conditions, which testifies to the stabilization of the open form. The addition of Ba²⁺ ions to this compound results in a further increase in the lifetime byca. 35% due to complex formation. The luminescence of the benzo-15-crown-5-substituted compound is probably caused by both the complexation with Mg²⁺ and the photochemical reaction induced by photoactive light and is accompanied by the irreversible loss of photochromism.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2220–2224, September. 1996.     

Photodecomposition of Eu3+ complexes with macromolecular ligands based on acrylic acid

The spectroluminescent and photochemical properties of Eu³⁺ complexes with copolymers of acrylic acid and alkyl methacrylates were studied. It was found that the photochemical behavior of the macromolecular complexes differs significantly from that of the lowmolecular analogs: in the course of photodecomposition the luminescence intensity of Eu³⁺ noticeably increases rather than diminishes. The efficiency of the luminescence build up of Eu³⁺ depends on the composition and the structure of the initial macromolecular complexes. A low concentration of the metal, low content of acrylic acid, and increase in the length of the alkyl radical of methacrylate favor the enhancement of the efficiency of luminescence build up of the rare-earth ion.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1559–1562, September, 1993.     

Sr2CeO4∶Eu3+柠檬酸-凝胶法的合成及发光性质研究

柠檬酸-凝胶方法促使多离子在分子水平上混合，与固相烧结方法相比，能够降低烧结温度和烧结时间。利用这种方法在1000℃下很短的时间得到单相化合物Sr₂CeO₄。Sr₂CeO₄是一种发出很强蓝光的基质发光材料。为寻找新的发光体，我们将稀土离子Eu³⁺掺杂在其中，从荧光光谱上可以看出存在从基质向稀土离子的能量转移。Sr₂CeO₄∶Eu³⁺的发光颜色可调谐，当Eu³⁺离子浓度较小(< 0.5mol%)时，体系发出很强的白光;当Eu³⁺离子浓度较大(>10mol%)时，体系发出很强的红光，并且猝灭浓度高。     

Synthesis and characterization of luminescent polyethers with 2,5‐distyrylthiophene and aromatic oxadiazole chromophores

Two new luminescent copolyethers ( P1 and P2 ) with isolated 2,5‐distyrylthiophene‐emitting segments and electron‐transporting 2,5‐diphenyl‐1,3,4‐oxadiazole chromophores were successfully synthesized by the Horner–Wadworth–Emmons reaction. The solubility, optical, and electrochemical properties of the polymers were investigated and correlated with nonlinear thiophene and 1,3,4‐oxadiazole groups. P2 with pendant 1,3,4‐oxadiazole was soluble in common organic solvents such as chloroform, tetrahydrofuran, and C₂H₂Cl₄. Thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry showed that the copolyethers were thermally stable below 345 °C, with glass‐transition temperatures higher than 110 °C. They were yellow‐greenish emitting materials with a band gap of 2.57–2.58 eV estimated from the onset absorption. Incorporating the thiophene moiety narrowed the band gaps of the copolyethers. The photophysical and electronic properties of the polymer and the preliminary electroluminescent device made from the polymer demonstrate that the polymer may be a potential candidate material for the fabrication of polymeric light‐emitting devices. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 2927–2936, 2002     

Controlling multivalent interactions in triply-threaded two-component superbundles

We have investigated the (1)H NMR spectra, the absorption spectra, the fluorescence spectra and decays, and the electrochemical properties of i). a tritopic receptor in which three benzo[24]crown-8 macrorings are fused onto a triphenylene core, ii). a trifurcated trication wherein three dibenzylammonium ions are linked 1,3,5 to a central benzenoid core, and iii). their 1:1 adduct which constitutes a triply-threaded, two-component supramolecular bundle. X-Ray crystallography has established the precise geometry of this paucivalent recognition motif in the solid state. In addition to [N(+)-H...O] hydrogen bonding and [C-H...O] interactions between the NH(2) (+) centers on the three dibenzylammonium ion containing arms of the trication and the three crown ether rings in the tritopic receptor, there is a stabilizing [pi...pi] stacking interaction between the two aromatic cores. Mass spectrometry and (1)H NMR spectroscopy have confirmed the integrity of the 1:1 adduct beyond the solid state, provided the solvents are relatively apolar (e.g., chloroform and acetonitrile). The intense fluorescence emissions of the two recognition components are quenched upon association with the concomitant appearance of a lower energy, broad fluorescence band originating from the pi-pi stacking in the 1:1 adduct of the aromatic cores in the two matching components. Titration experiments, including Job plots, establish the 1:1 stoichiometry of the adduct, an observation which is also confirmed by electrochemical experiments. The electrochemical results show that, both in the tritopic receptor and in the superbundle itself, the first oxidation process is associated with the hexaalkoxytriphenylene core. The successive oxidation processes of the peripheral dioxybenzene units are affected by charge-transfer interactions in the tritopic receptor, whereas, in the superbundle, such units are not interacting. In acetonitrile solution, dethreading/rethreading of the 1:1 adduct can be controlled quantitatively by addition of base and acid. Dethreading and rethreading is also observed by (1)H NMR spectroscopy when dimethylsulfoxide is added to a solution of the 1:1 adduct in equal volumes of acetonitrile and chloroform. A trifurcated trication where methyl groups are located on the para positions of the three dibenzylammonium ions, which are linked 1,3,5 to the neutral benzenoid core, has been employed to demonstrate that dethreading of the 1:1 adduct involves doubly-threaded and singly-threaded species, that is, the paucivalent site is dismembered in a sequence of logical steps involving stable intermediates. This molecular recognition system is a rare example of a supramolecular entity based on a cooperative binding motif that can be switched on and off by chemical means.     

新氮杂冠醚衍生物稀土硝酸盐配合物的制备、表征及荧光性质

通过N3O2大环化合物1，12，15-三氮杂-3，4：9，10-二苯-5，8-二氧杂环十七烷(以下简称为L)与乙酸酐、苯甲酰氯、邻苯二甲酸酐在吡啶介质中反应，合成了N，N’，N”-三乙酰(L^1)、N，N’，N”-三(2-羧基)苯甲酰(L2)、N，N’，N”-三苯甲酰(L3)N3O2大环配体，并制备了L^1的Sm，Eu，Tb，Dy稀土硝酸盐的配合物。通过元素分析、摩尔电导、热分析、红外的测定对配合物进行了表征。结果表明，L^1母体环上的醚氧、酰胺氮均没有参与对稀土离子的配位，并推测了配合物的可能组成。室温下研究了配合物的固体荧光光谱，固态时的配合物(除Sm^3 配合物外)均有较强荧光，其中Tb^3 配合物的荧光强度最高，表明配体三重态的能量与Tb^3 的振动能级更为匹配。在Eu^3 的配合物中，强度比η(^5Do→^7F2/Do→^7F1)=3．7，表明Eu^3 处于一非对称配位环境中。     

Electroluminescent copolymers based on dihexylfluorene and 2‐{2,6‐bis[2‐(4‐diphenylaminophenyl)vinyl]pyran‐4‐ylidene}malononitrile units

A series of statistical copolymers (poly[(9,9‐di‐n‐hexylfluorene)‐co‐2‐{2,6‐bis‐[2‐(4‐diphenylaminophenyl)vinyl]pyran‐4‐ylidene}malononitrile) were synthesized by the Suzuki coupling reaction. The copolymers showed absorption bands at 379 and 483–489 nm, which were attributed to the oligofluorene segments and the segments containing 2‐[2,6‐bis(2‐{4‐[(4‐bromophenyl)phenylamino]phenyl}vinyl)pyran‐4‐ylidene]malononitrile ( 3 ), respectively. The absorption band around 483–489 nm increased with the feed ratio of 3 . The photoluminescence (PL) spectra of the copolymers showed emission bands at 420 and 573–620 nm. As the feed ratio of 3 increased, the PL emission in the longer wavelength region redshifted, and the intensity increased as well. The electroluminescence (EL) spectrum of the copolymers showed a very weak emission at 420 nm. The PL and EL emission colors redshifted dramatically with the increase in the feed ratio of 3 . The highest occupied molecular orbital and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital levels of the model compound (2‐{2,6‐bis[2‐(4‐diphenylaminophenyl)vinyl]pyran‐4‐ylidene}malononitrile) were determined to be ?5.34 and ?3.14 eV, respectively. It was concluded that energy transfer took place from the oligofluorene blocks to the segments containing 3 and that direct charge trapping occurred in the segments containing 3 during the EL operation. The Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE) chromaticity coordinates of the copolymer (x = 0.63, y = 0.37) containing 10 mol % 3 were very close to those (x = 0.67, y = 0.33) for National Television System Committee (NTSC) red with a maximum photometric power efficiency of 0.27 cd/A. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 3729–3737, 2006     

Energy transfer in luminescent complexes of EuIII and TbIII with homo- and copolymers of acrylic acid and alkyl methacrylates

The influence of the composition and structure of a macromolecular ligand on the efficiency of energy transfer in complexes of Eu^III and Tb^III with ligands based on acrylic acid has been studied. It has been found that a decrease in the size of an alkyl group of methacrylic esters and a low content of acrylic moieties of Eu^III complexes with copolymers increase the efficiency of Eu^III concentration quenching. Insertion of noncoordinative alkyl methacrylate into the polymeric chain results in an increase in the efficiency of energy transfer from Tb³⁺ to Eu³⁺.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Klrimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1425–1428, June, 1996.