Indium(III) one-dimensional polymers with pyrazine and pyrazine, 2-carboxylic acid as the spacer molecules

The reactions of indium(III) chloride tetrahydrate with pyrazine (C₄H₄N₂) and pyrazine, 2-carboxylic acid afford two polymeric frameworks, the structures of which were characterized in the solid state by single crystal analysis. The former is a one-dimensional infinite structure interlinked by the pyrazine spacer, while the latter is a one-dimensional ‘zigzag’ polymeric structure. A dimeric indium(III) pyrazine complex is also reported.     

磁性复合材料在固相萃取食品中环境类雌激素的应用进展EI北大核心CSCD

环境类雌激素作为食品中一类典型的污染物,严重影响人体内分泌系统的功能与代谢。磁性固相萃取因其简洁高效、富集倍数高、适用范围广等优点,已被广泛应用于食品中环境类雌激素的富集检测。Fe_(3)O_(4)纳米粒子作为经典的磁固相萃取材料,易于形成大分子团聚物,影响其选择吸附性能,限制了磁固相萃取技术在食品中环境类雌激素的痕量分析。新兴的磁性复合材料可有效地解决上述问题,已成为磁固相萃取技术的研究热点之一。本文综述了近5年来新兴的磁性聚合物复合材料、磁性碳基复合材料和磁性金属-有机骨架复合材料在食品中环境类雌激素富集检测的应用进展。     

COF-42:一种理想的锂硫电池锚定材料

寻找理想的锚定材料抑制穿梭效应是锂硫电池面临的重要问题之一.本文采用密度泛函方法,研究了四种共价有机框架COFs材料(COF-1,CTF-1,COF-LZU1和COF-42)和硫锂化合物(Li_2S_n)的作用机理.通过分析吸附构型、吸附能、电子密度差分以及态密度等性质,发现COFs材料与硫锂化合物的化学吸附作用主要源于COFs表面极性N和O原子与Li之间的静电作用力.在COF-42/Li_2S_n吸附构型中,N和O原子与Li之间形成双重类离子键;电子密度差分和Bader电荷差分表明,与其他COFs材料相比,Li_2S_n和COF-42之间电荷转量最多,因此,COF-42具有最强的锚定作用.比较Li_2S_n和COF-42以及常用电解质分子1,3-二氧戊环(DOL)和二甲氧基乙烷(DME)的吸附能,证明COF-42可以抑制电解质分子的溶剂化作用; COF-42与COF-1,CTF-1和COF-LZU1相比较,具有良好导电性.因此,COF-42可能是一种理想的锂硫电池锚定材料.     

羧酸类金属有机框架材料的合成及应用

金属-有机框架材料(Metal-Organic?Frameworks,简称MOFs)是由金属离子（簇）与有机桥接配体通过配位共价键或弱相互作用自组装形成的一类具有分子内孔隙的有机-无机杂化材料。羧酸类MOFs材料中金属中心和有机羧酸配体的可变性导致了其结构和功能的多样性,在气体的吸附与分离、荧光、传感、药物传输以及电催化等多个领域展现了独特的应用前景,并被认为是当今科学上最有前途的材料之一。对于有机配体的选择,从早期易坍塌的含氮杂环类配体过渡到了如今稳定性好的羧酸类配体,解决了不少以前出现的MOFs材料结构单一易坍塌问题。     

Three-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks: From Synthesis to Applications

Three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (3D COFs) with spatially periodic networks demonstrate significant advantages over their 2D counterparts, including enhanced specific surface areas, interconnected channels, and more sufficiently exposed active sites. Nevertheless, research on these materials has met an impasse due to serious problems in crystallization and stability, which must be solved for practical applications. In this Minireview, we first summarize some strategies for preparing functional 3D COFs, including crystallization techniques and functionalization methods. Hereafter, applications of these functional materials are presented, covering adsorption, separation, catalysis, fluorescence, sensing, and batteries. Finally, the future challenges and perspectives for the development of 3D COFs are discussed.     

In Situ Enzyme Immobilization by Covalent Organic Frameworks

Enzyme immobilization is a widely reported method to favor the applicability of enzymes by enhancing their stability and re-usability. Among the various existing solid supports and immobilization strategies, the in situ encapsulation of enzymes within crystalline porous matrices is a powerful tool to design biohybrids with a stable and protected catalytic activity. However, to date, only a few metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) have been reported. Excitingly, for the first time, Y. Chen and co-workers expanded the in situ bio-encapsulation to a new class of crystalline porous materials, namely covalent organic frameworks (COFs). The enzyme@COF materials not only exhibited high enzyme loading with minimal leaching, high catalytic activity and selectivity, chemical and long-term stability and recyclability but could also be scaled up to a few grams. Undoubtedly, this work opens new striking opportunities for enzymatic immobilization and will stimulate new research on COF-based matrices.     

Enhancing Built-in Electric Fields for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Encapsulating C60 Fullerene into Zirconium-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks

High-efficiency photocatalysts based on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are often limited by poor charge separation and slow charge-transfer kinetics. Herein, a novel MOF photocatalyst is successfully constructed by encapsulating C₆₀ into a nano-sized zirconium-based MOF, NU-901. By virtue of host-guest interactions and uneven charge distribution, a substantial electrostatic potential difference is set-up in C₆₀@NU-901. The direct consequence is a robust built-in electric field, which tends to be 10.7 times higher in C₆₀@NU-901 than that found in NU-901. In the catalyst, photogenerated charge carriers are efficiently separated and transported to the surface. For example, photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaches 22.3 mmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹ for C₆₀@NU-901, which is among the highest values for MOFs. Our concept of enhancing charge separation by harnessing host-guest interactions constitutes a promising strategy to design photocatalysts for efficient solar-to-chemical energy conversion.     

Stepwise Engineering the Pore Aperture of a Cage-like MOF for the Efficient Separation of Isomeric C4 Paraffins under Humid Conditions

The separation of isomeric C4 paraffins is an important task in the petrochemical industry, while current adsorbents undergo a trade-off relationship between selectivity and adsorption capacity. In this work, the pore aperture of a cage-like Zn-bzc (bzc=pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid) is tuned by the stepwise installation methyl groups on its narrow aperture to achieve both molecular-sieving separation and high n-C₄H₁₀ uptake. Notably, the resulting Zn-bzc-2CH₃ (bzc-2CH₃=3,5-dimethylpyrazole-4-carboxylic acid) can sensitively capture n-C₄H₁₀ and exclude iso-C₄H₁₀, affording molecular-sieving for n-C₄H₁₀/iso-C₄H₁₀ separation and high n-C₄H₁₀ adsorption capacity (54.3 cm³ g⁻¹). Breakthrough tests prove n-C₄H₁₀/iso-C₄H₁₀ can be efficiently separated and high-purity iso-C₄H₁₀ (99.99 %) can be collected. Importantly, the hydrophobic microenvironment created by the introduced methyl groups greatly improves the stability of Zn-bzc and significantly eliminates the negative effect of water vapor on gas separation under humid conditions, indicating Zn-bzc-2CH₃ is a new benchmark adsorbent for n-C₄H₁₀/iso-C₄H₁₀ separation.     

Hierarchical Microtubular Covalent Organic Frameworks Achieved by COF-to-COF Transformation

Pore environment and aggregated structure play a vital role in determining the properties of porous materials, especially regarding the mass transfer. Reticular chemistry imparts covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with well-aligned micro/mesopores, yet constructing hierarchical architectures remains a great challenge. Herein, we reported a COF-to-COF transformation methodology to prepare microtubular COFs. In this process, the C₃-symmetric guanidine units decomposed into C₂-symmetric hydrazine units, leading to the crystal transformation of COFs. Moreover, the aggregated structure and conversion degree varied with the reaction time, where the hollow tubular aggregates composed of mixed COF crystals could be obtained. Such hierarchical architecture leads to enhanced mass transfer properties, as proved by the adsorption measurement and chemical catalytic reactions. This self-template strategy was successfully applied to another four COFs with different building units.