Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(38), P. 15717 - 15724
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Photoactive
PAF-68
was
used
to
specifically
initiate
superoxide
anion
as
the
reactive
oxygen
species
for
oxidative
degradation,
showing
rapid
degradation
ability
towards
mustard
gas
simulant
CEES
in
room
air,
fast
pure
oxygen.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(16)
Published: Jan. 6, 2023
Macrocycles
with
well-defined
cavities
and
the
ability
to
undergo
supramolecular
interactions
are
classical
materials
that
have
played
an
essential
role
in
science.
However,
one
of
most
substantial
barriers
limiting
utilization
macrocycles
is
their
aggregation,
which
blocks
active
regions.
Among
many
attempted
strategies
prevent
such
installing
into
covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs),
porous
stable
reticular
networks,
has
emerged
as
ideal
solution.
The
resulting
macrocycle-based
COFs
(M-COFs)
preserve
macrocycles'
unique
activities,
enabling
applications
various
fields
single-atom
catalysis,
adsorption/separation,
optoelectronics,
phototherapy,
structural
design
forming
single-layered
or
mechanically
interlocked
COFs.
properties
unmatchable
by
any
combination
other
substrates,
opening
a
new
chapter
advanced
materials.
This
review
focuses
on
latest
progress
concepts,
synthesis,
properties,
M-COFs,
presents
in-depth
outlook
challenges
opportunities
this
emerging
field.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Aug. 27, 2024
Owing
to
their
capability
produce
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
under
solar
irradiation,
covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
with
pre-designable
structure
and
unique
architectures
show
great
potentials
for
water
purification.
However,
the
sluggish
charge
separation,
inefficient
activation
poor
stability
in
COFs
restrict
practical
applications
decontaminate
water.
Herein,
via
a
facile
one-pot
synthetic
strategy,
we
direct
conversion
of
reversible
imine
linkage
into
rigid
thiazole
can
adjust
π-conjugation
local
polarization
skeleton
boost
exciton
dissociation
on
COFs.
The
also
improve
robustness
during
consecutive
utilization
process.
More
importantly,
optimal
C
2p
states
(COF-S)
effectively
increases
activities
neighboring
benzene
unit
directly
modulate
O2-adsorption
energy
barrier
ROS
production
efficiency,
resulting
excellent
photocatalytic
degradation
efficiency
seven
toxic
emerging
contaminants
(e.g.
degrading
~99%
5
mg
L−1
paracetamol
only
7
min)
effective
bacterial/algal
inactivation
performance.
Besides,
COF-S
be
immobilized
continuous-flow
reactor
enlarged
efficiently
eliminate
pollutants
natural
sunlight
demonstrating
feasibility
application.
Linking
by
linkages
simultaneously
enhance
stability,
separation
COFs,
performance
towards
micropollutants
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(4), P. 2631 - 2641
Published: Feb. 6, 2024
The
direct
application
of
low-energy
red
light
for
photochemical
transformations
is
synthetically
appealing
but
practically
challenging.
Covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
exhibit
significant
potential
within
this
domain,
owing
to
their
broad
spectrum
absorption
and
prevalence
in
reactions,
despite
the
fact
that
these
photocatalysts
are
now
mainly
focused
on
using
ultraviolet
(UV)
blue
light.
In
study,
an
imidazole-linked
porphyrin-based
COF,
PyPor-COF,
which
exhibits
a
wide
band
ranging
from
200
700
nm,
especially
strong
630
expected
be
applied
photocatalytic
reactions.
PyPor-COF
possesses
capacity
selectively
generate
singlet
oxygen
(1O2)
with
high
efficiency,
renders
it
efficient
photosensitizer
reactions
olefin
cleavages
thioanisole
photooxidation
under
present
study
demonstrates
intriguing
prospect
photoactive
COFs
as
type
II
utilization
photocatalyses.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(5), P. 3556 - 3564
Published: Feb. 20, 2024
Electron
delocalization
is
a
versatile
method
to
tune
the
electronic
structure
of
materials
for
maximizing
their
performances.
Herein,
TPBD
covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
with
controlled
electron-delocalization
characteristics
(denoted
as
TPBD-R-COF,
R
=
H,
F,
CN,
and
NO2)
were
synthesized
by
molecular
engineering
systematically
investigate
effect
electron
on
photocatalytic
performance.
We
found
that
performance
can
be
enhanced
modulating
local
in
COFs.
The
activity
TPBD-CN-COF
more
than
12
times
greater
TPBD-H-COF
oxidative
coupling
amines
imines,
where
yield
product
was
increased
from
8
99%.
experimental
results
theoretical
calculations
revealed
optimal
electron-attracting
group
−CN
shows
highest
charge
separation
efficiency
transport
rate,
while
excessive
not
better
such
properties.
Our
findings
provide
strategy
design
optimize
COF-based
catalysts.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16(12), P. 21565 - 21575
Published: Dec. 6, 2022
Developing
effective
photosensitizers
to
initiate
the
generation
of
singlet
oxygen
(1O2)
is
great
significance
in
both
chemistry
and
physiology.
Herein,
linking
photoactive
porphyrin
moieties
by
situ-formed
robust
imidazole
groups,
a
covalent
organic
framework
(COF),
PyPor-COF,
was
successfully
designed
synthesized.
Detailed
characterizations
reveal
that
it
not
only
possesses
high
crystallinity,
permanent
porosity,
stability
but
also
shows
semiconductive
photoresponse
activity.
As
demonstrated
electron
paramagnetic
resonance
experiments,
COF
can
1O2
efficiently
under
visible-light
irradiation,
efficiency
which
higher
than
pristine
porphyrin-based
reactant
even
some
commonly
used
commercially
available
photosensitizing
agents.
Anticancer
experiments
prove
trigger
production
physiological
environment.
This
work
demonstrates
imidazole-linked
porphyrin-incorporated
highly
promising
photosensitizer
be
applied
photodynamic
therapy.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(46), P. 21046 - 21055
Published: Oct. 31, 2022
Chemical
warfare
agents
(CWAs)
are
among
the
most
lethal
chemicals
known
to
humans.
Thus,
developing
multifunctional
catalysts
for
highly
efficient
detoxification
of
various
CWAs
is
great
importance.
In
this
work,
we
developed
a
robust
copper
tetrazolate
metal–organic
framework
(MOF)
catalyst
containing
dicopper
unit
similar
coordination
geometry
active
sites
natural
phosphatase
and
tyrosinase
enzymes.
This
aided
in
phosphate
ester
bond
hydrolysis
hydrogen
peroxide
decomposition,
ultimately
achieving
high
efficiency
against
both
nerve
agent
simulant
(diethoxy-phosphoryl
cyanide
(DECP))
with
half-life
3.5
min
sulfur
mustard
(2-chloroethyl
ethyl
sulfide
(CEES))
4.5
min,
making
it
competitive
other
reported
materials.
The
ZZU-282
provide
versatile
binding
modes
substrates,
thereby
promoting
activation
substrates
enhancing
catalytic
efficiency.
A
combination
postmodified
metal
exchange
control
experiments,
density
functional
theory
calculations,
evaluations
confirmed
that
dual
Cu
centers
reaction.
study
offers
new
design
perspective
achieve
advanced
CWA
detoxification.