A Novel Porphyrin-based Hydrogen-bonded Organic Framework

A novel hydrogen-bonded organic framework, HOF-TCPP(HOF = hydrogen bonded organic framework, TCPP = tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin), has been synthesized via solvothermal reaction in ethylene glycol. Crystal structure was well determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and powder X-ray diffraction(PXRD). Topological analysis reveals that HOF-TCPP exhibits sql 2D layer and features 2D → 3D polycatenation. Fluorescence investigation shows that HOF-TCPP displays much higher photoluminescence(PL) intensity than the amorphous ligands TCPP, which can be ascribed to the crystalline structure and hydrogen bonds existing in the structure.

Catalytic transformation of cellulose and its derived carbohydrates into chemicals involving C–C bond cleavage

The catalytic transformation of cellulose, the major component of abundant and renewable lignocellulosic biomass, into building-block chemicals is a key to establishing sustainable chemical processes. Cellulose is a polymer of glucose and a lot research effort has been devoted to the conversion of cellulose to six-carbon platform compounds such as glucose and glucose derivatives through C-O bond activation. There also ex- ist considerable studies on the catalytic cleavage of C-C bonds in biomass for the production of high-value chemicals, in particular polyols and organic acids such as ethylene glycol and lactic acid. This review article highlights recent advances in the development of new catalytic systems and new strategies for the selective cleavage of C-C bonds in cellulose and its derived carbohydrates under inert, reductive and oxidative atmospheres to produce Q -Cs polyols and organic acids. The key factors that influence the catalytic performance will be clarified to provide insights for the design of more efficient catalysts for the transformation of cellulose with precise cleavage of C-C bonds to high-value chemicals. The reaction mechanisms will also be discussed to understand deeply how the selective cleavage of C-C bonds can be achieved in biomass.

A two-dimensional microporous metal–organic framework for highly selective adsorption of carbon dioxide and acetylene

Solvothermal reaction of 3-aminoisonicotinic acid（Haina） and Cu（NO_3）_2·2.5H_2O gave a novel twodimensional（2D） microporous metal–organic framework, [Cu（aina）_2（DMF）]·DMF（1, DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide）. Single-crystal X-ray crystallographic study of compound 1 revealed that Cu（II）ions are linked by ainaàligands forming square grid-like layers, which stack together via multiple hydrogen bonding interactions. The solvent-free framework of 1a displayed considerable porosity（void = 46.5%） with one-dimensional（1D） open channels（4.7 ？ ？ 4.8 ？） functionalized by amino groups.Gas sorption measurements of 1 revealed selective carbon dioxide（CO_2） and acetylene（C_2H_2） adsorption over methane（CH_4） and nitrogen（N_2） at ambient temperature.

The role of halogen bonding in improving OFET performance of a naphthalenediimide derivative

Controlling microstructure and thin film morphology of organic semiconductors by supramolecular arrangement is critical to improving their device performance. To realize well-controlling supramolecular assembly, a core-expanded naphthalene diimides derivative （1） was designed and synthesized as an n-type organic semiconductor and also as a halogen bonding （XB） donor that could form complementary XBs with 2,2-dipyridine or 2,2-bipyrimidine acceptor. The XB interactions in the solid state of 1/2,2- dipyridine and 1/2,2-bipyrimidine were confirmed by a series of characterization methods, such as thermal gravimetric analysis （TGA）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）, nuclear magnetic resonance （NMR） involving 13F NMR and solid-state 13C NMR. Organic field-effect transistors （OFETs） based on XB complexes 1/2,2-dipyridine or 1/2,2-bipyrimidine showed better device performance than that of devices based on pure 1, with the average electron mobility increased more than doubled （from 0.027cm2V-1 s-1 to 0.070cm2V-1 s-1）.

Smart crystalline frameworks constructed with bisquinoxaline-based component for multi-stimulus luminescent sensing materials

Crystalline materials with well-defined structures and ordered molecular arrays can provide a new research platform to fabricate new smart materials with excellent stimulus response properties.Among them,Luminescent Metal-Organic Frameworks(LMOFs)and Hydrogen-bonding Organic Frameworks(HOFs)show great promise for fluorescence detection to different pollutants.In order to further extend the smart sensing frameworks and enhance the relevant sensing performance,the present work specifically selects 4,4',4",4(")-([6,6'-biquinoxaline]-2,2',3,3'-tetrayl)tetrabenzoic acid(H4L)consisting of the bisquinoxaline functional group as an optical response group,and HOF(HUST-25,HUST=Huazhong University of Science and Technology),Zn-MOF(HUST-26),and Cd-MOF(HUST-27)were successfully obtained.HOF could achieve the fluorescence recognition of Fe^(3+),MnO_(4)^(-),Cr_(2)O_(7)^(2-),p-nitrotoluene(4-NP),2,4,6-trinitrotoluene(TNP)and metronidazole(MDZ).The detection range of Zn-MOF constructed using Zn ions was similar to that of HOF,but the detection sensitivity of metal cations was significantly improved.Although Cd-MOF formed a six-fold interpenetrating structure,it was still able to retain a large pore structure.The dense stacking structure increases the quinoxaline density,which effectively expanded the sensitivity and detection range of fluorescence sensing.Therefore,Cd-MOF showed better detection for nitro explosives,antibiotics,and organic small molecules with ketone groups.For example,compared to the previous literatures,Cd-MOF has a larger Ksv value for the nitro-explosive nitrobenzene(NB),indicating the very high detection sensitivity.The series frameworks can present excellent sensing properties mainly because the func-tional primitives can be uniformly distributed in the skeleton of the crystalline materials,forming an ordered molecular array that enables the efficient energy transfer between the external stimulus signal and the response function sites.The related results indicate that the introduction of bisquinoxaline groups with a large degree of conjugation and excellent optical properties into the frameworks can be one of the effective strategies to construct highly sensitive and universal fluorescence sensing crystalline materials.