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It is important to achieve a moderate sustained release rate for drug delivery, so it is critical to regulate the host-guest interactions for the rational design of a carrier. In this work, a nano-sized biocompatible metal-organic framework (MOF), Mg(H

A new ABW-type luminescent metal–organic framework (MOF) namely (H3O)[Zn2L(H2O)]·3NMP·6H2O (1), constructed with eco-friendly Zn2+ and the multicarboxylate intraligand (LH5) was designed, synthesized and fully characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction, steady-state absorption and emission spectroscopy, and SEM observations. The MOF-based suspension sensor 1 (NMP) demonstrated high sensitivity to low-concentration pesticides of chlorothalonil (CTL), nitrofen (NF), trifluralin (TFL), and 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroaniline (DCN), which was assigned to the synergistic effect of the photoinduced electron transfer and the fluorescence resonance energy transfer. With the highest luminescent detection efficiency (KSV up to 11.194 μmol−1 and LOD down to 2.93 ppm) to DCN, 1 (NMP) was successfully applied for the selective sensing of DCN. The MOF-based film sensor 1 (film) illustrated the selective visualization sensing of trace amounts of DCN. In addition, based on the high saturated vapor pressure of TFL and the unique bathochromic shift effect to the emission maxima of 1, the MOF-based luminescent vapor sensing device 1 (LED) successfully exhibited operability for sensing of TFL vapor. The results illustrated a feasible approach to construct new MOF-based luminescent sensors for selective sensing and visualization of pesticides.

A series of binuclear dysprosium compounds, namely, [Dy(api)]2 (1), [Dy(api)]2·2CH2Cl2 (2), [Dy(Clapi)]2·2C4H8O (3), and [Dy(Clapi)]2·2C3H6O (4) (H3api = 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1,3-bis[4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-azabut-3-enyl]-1,3-imidazoline; H3Clapi = 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-chlorophenyl)-1,3-bis[3′-aza-4′-(2′′-hydroxy-5′′-chlorophenyl)prop-4′-en-1′-yl]-1,3-imidazolidine), have been isolated by the reactions of salen-type ligands H3api/H3Clapi with DyCl3·6H2O in different solvent systems. Structural analysis reveals that each salen-type ligand provides a heptadentate coordination pocket (N4O3) to encapsulate a DyIII ion and all of the DyIII centers in 1–4 adopt a distorted square antiprism geometry with D4d symmetry. Magnetic studies showed that compound 1 did not exhibit single-molecule magnetic (SMMs) behavior. With the introduction of different lattice solvents, compounds 2–4 showed filed-induced slow magnetic relaxation with barriers Ueff of 18.2 K (2), 28.0 K (3) and 16.4 K (4), respectively. Ab initio calculations were employed to interpret the magnetization behavior of 1–4. The combination of experimental and theoretical data reveal the importance of the weak exchange interaction between the DyIII ions in the observation of slow magnetic relaxation, and a relaxation mechanism has been developed to rationalize the observed difference in the Ueff values. The different lattice solvents influence Dy–O–Dy bond angles and thus alter the torsion of the square antiprism geometry, consequently resulting in distinct magnetic interactions and the magnetic behavior.

International audience; We report here a dinuclear DyIII iodine-bridged single-molecule magnet self-assembled by cis/trans coordination chemistry that displays a large anisotropy barrier of ca. 1300 K and a hysteresis opening temperature of 16 K. High temperature quantum tunnelling of magnetization is observed up to 56 K in zero-field and explained by the combination of the large anisotropy barrier and the local transverse field at the trans site. The results provide a model for thorough understanding of the effect of electronic structure on the magnetic behavior of lanthanide complexes.

Optimizing the microenvironment of MOF pore is an effective strategy to improve the sensitivity of MOF-based electrochemical biosensors. In this work, a series of isomorphic 3D chiral Ni-MOFs with different pore sizes were prepared and used to construct acetylcholinesterase (AChE) biosensors for the electrochemical detection of chiral drug inhibitor galantamine hydrobromide (GH). The combination of the dense metal nodes with intrinsic oxidase-like activity and the high active AChE, creates synergistic catalysis hydrolysis of acetylthiocholine chloride (ATCl) to produce fast sensing response. The more matched size and chirality of MOF pore significantly enhance the host–guest interactions between the substrate and biosensor, which allows the optimum AChE/L-Ni-BPY/DpAu/GCE platform to exhibit highly sensitive detection of GH, with a lowest detection limit of 0.31 pM and a wide linear range of 1 × 10−12 ~ 1 × 10−6 M among the reported pharmaceutical AChE inhibitor sensing systems. Such matching effect is identified and quantified with accurate apparent energy through the detailed microcalorimetry investigations, which well illustrates the structure–activity relationship of the as-synthesized biosensors. The thermodynamically-guided assembling strategy provides new insights into the development of practical MOF-based electrochemical sensors.

The rational design of component and coordination configuration of active center is critical and useful to the development of multifunctional MOF-based catalysts. Herein, a bifunctional Zn-MOF, Zn-ADBA, constructed by photoactive 4,4’-(9,10-anthracenediyl)dibenzoic acid (H2ADBA) ligand and Zn(II) ions, is employed as heterogeneous catalyst for efficient cyanosilylation and photocatalytic oxidative carbon–carbon coupling reactions. The unsaturated Zn(II) centers with strong Lewis acid character can effectively active aldehyde substates, which promotes Zn-ADBA to catalyze cyanosilylation of electron-withdrawing substituted benzaldehyde with a turnover frequency value up to 53.1 h−1. Meanwhile, the photo-functional ADBA2- ligands featuring large steric hindrance drive the Zn(II) center adopt the liver alcohol dehydrogenase (LADH) like characteristics, which renders Zn-ADBA (λmax absorption ​= ​406 ​nm) high-efficient photocatalytic oxidation of N-aryl-tetrahydroisoquinoline substrates with yields above 95% over 4 ​h under visible light. The recyclability of Zn-ADBA and the possible catalytic mechanisms are also systematically investigated by a series of experiments including PXRD, IR, EPR and DFT analyses.

A series of binuclear dysprosium compounds, namely, [Dy(api)]

International audience; We report the first bromine-bridged dinuclear [Dy(CyPO)(μ-Br)(Br)]·2CH single-molecule magnet with an effective energy barrier of 684 K and magnetic hysteresis below 3 K. The asymmetric Dy centres present two unique stereoisomeric octahedral coordination environments depending on the cis/trans disposition of the CyPO ligands, leading to the orthogonality of the easy magnetic axes that annihilates the dipolar interactions.

The reasonable selection of functional ligands and active metal centers is a priority to fabricate multifunctional metal-organic framework (MOF) materials. Herein, a 3D bifunctional TbIII-MOF, [Tb(TCBPA)∙DMF]n (1) (H3TCBPA ​= ​tris(4′-carboxybiphenyl)amine), is constructed by photoelectricity active triarylamine chromophore and Tb(III) to show excellent photochemical sensing and supercapacitor performances. In 1, the TCBPA3− linkers bridge Tb(III) nodes in a highly torsional fashion to form a non-interpenetrating structure containing 1D rhombic channels with an effective window size of 10.6 ​× ​11.4 ​A2. The strong green emission and multiple nitrogen/oxygen active sites make 1 work as a reusable heterogeneous fluorescent sensor for ultrasensitive detection of Fe3+ ion with a low detection limit of 3.56 ​ppb. Electrochemical experiments show that the TbIII-MOF exhibits a high specific capacitance of 346 ​F ​g−1 ​at 1 ​A ​g−1 and a remarkable capacitance retention of 93% after 2000 cycles, suggesting outstanding long-term cycling stability and reversibility. Additionally, the possible Fe3+ sensing mechanism was also investigated systematically.

The production and availability of enantiomerically pure compounds that spurred the development of chiral technologies and materials are very important to the fine chemicals and pharmaceutical industries. By coordinative alignment of enantiopure guests in the metal‒organic frameworks, we reported an approach to control over the chirality of homochiral crystallization and asymmetric transformation. Synthesized by achiral triphenylamine derivatives, the chirality of silver frameworks was determined by the encapsulated enantiopure azomethine ylides, from which clear interaction patterns were observed to explore the chiral induction principles. With the changing of addition sequence of substrates, the enantioselectivity of asymmetric cycloaddition was controlled to verify the determinant on the chirality of the bulky MOF materials. The economical chirality amplification that merges a series of complicated self-inductions, bulk homochiral crystallization and enantioselective catalysis opens new avenues for enantiopure chemical synthesis and provides a promising path for the directional design and development of homochiral materials.

Modifying electron transfer pathways is essential to controlling the regioselectivity of heterogeneous photochemical transformations relevant to saturated carbonyls, due to fixed catalytic sites. Here we show that the interpenetration of metal–organic frameworks that contain both photoredox and asymmetric catalytic units can adjust the separations and electron transfer process between them. The enforced close proximity between two active sites via framework interpenetration accelerates the electron transfer between the oxidized photosensitizer and enamine intermediate, enabling the generation of 5πe− β-enaminyl radicals before the intermediates couple with other active species, achieving β-functionalized carbonyl products. The enriched benzoate and iminium groups in the catalysts provide a suitable Lewis-acid/base environment to stabilize the active radicals, allowing the protocol described to advance the β-functionalization of saturated cyclic ketones with aryl ketones to deliver γ-hydroxyketone motifs. The homochiral environment of the pores within the recyclable frameworks provides additional spatial constraints to enhance the regioselectivity and enantioselectivity., Metal organic frameworks are promising catalysts due to their porous structure and the possible incorporation of multiple active sites. Here, the authors show that interpenetrated metal-organic frameworks containing both a photocatalyst and an organocatalyst catalyse the β-alkylation of carbonyl compounds.

A new Mn (III) Schiff-base coordination compound, [Mn(L)(NCS)]2 (H2L = N,N′-bis(5-chlorosalicylidene)-1,2-diaminoethane), has been synthesized and characterized structurally and magnetically. The target compound is a phenoxo-bridged dimeric compound with the isothiocyanate coordinating in a usual bent mode. A magnetic susceptibility study reveals that the target compound exhibits antiferromagnetic intra-dimer coupling between Mn (III) ions. The low temperature heat capacity of the compound over the temperature range (2 to 300) K has been measured using the heat capacity option of a Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS). The thermodynamic functions in the experimental temperature range have been determined by curve fitting. The standard entropy and enthalpy of the as-prepared compound at T = 298.15 K have been calculated to be (924.52 ± 10.17) J · K−1 · mol−1 and (133.47 ± 1.47) kJ · mol−1, respectively.

A series of 3d–4f heterometallic coordination polymers, formulated as {[Cu3Ln2(pydc)6(H2O)12]·4H2O}n [Ln=Tb (1), Eu (2), Dy (3), Ho (4), Lu (5)], {[CuNd2(pydc)4(H2O)3]·H2O}n (6) and {[Cu3Pr2(pydc)6(H2O)13]·4H2O}n (7) (where H2pydc=pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylic acid), have been hydrothermally prepared by reactions of H2pydc ligand with lanthanide ions in the presence of Cu(II) ion. X-ray crystal structure analysis reveals that these compounds exhibit rich structural chemistry. 1–5 are isomorphous and present a two-dimensional network constructed from Ln2Cu2L2(H2O)2 SBU rings and CuL2(H2O) building blocks. In 6, two-dimensional ladder-like layers based on Nd(III) belts and CuL2O2 units are assembled by H2pydc ligands into a three-dimensional open framework. Polymer 7 displays a two-dimensional wave-like layer structure containing two distinct ring units, in which a new coordination mode of the pydc2− ligand is observed. The results indicate that the coordination flexibility of the pydc2− ligand and lanthanide contraction effect play cooperative roles in the formation of coordination polymers with different polymeric architectures. Compounds 1–2 exhibit intense green and red luminescence emission characteristics of Tb(III) and Eu(III), respectively. Furthermore, elemental analyses (EA), infrared spectra (IR) and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA) of these compounds were also studied.

A lanthanide coordination compound, [Sm3(5-nip)4(5-Hnip)(H2O)7·9H2O]n (5-H2nip = 5-nitroisophthalic acid), has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, TG-DSC, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Structural analysis reveals that the compound features two kinds of 1D channels with guest water molecules. TG-DSC curves show that the dehydrated product of the compound exhibits high stability up to 673 K. The enthalpy change of reaction of formation in water, Δ r H m θ (l), was determined to be (27.608 ± 0.133) kJ · mol−1 at (298.15 ± 0.01) K by microcalorimetry. Based on a designed thermochemical cycle and other auxiliary thermodynamic data, the enthalpy change of reaction of formation in solid at (298.15 ± 0.01) K and the standard molar enthalpy for the compound, Δ r H m θ (s) and Δ f H m θ , were calculated to be (96.8 ± 0.8) kJ · mol−1 and (−831.4 ± 16.0) kJ · mol−1, respectively. In addition, thermodynamics and thermokinetics of the reaction of formation of the compound were investigated in water.

Two new energetic compounds, [M(BTE)(H{sub 2}O){sub 5}]{sub n} (M=Sr(1), Ba(2)) [H{sub 2}BTE=1,2-bis(tetrazol-5-yl)ethane], have been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that they are isomorphous and exhibit 2D (4,4) net framework, generated by 4-connected Sr{sub 2}(H{sub 2}O){sub 10}/Ba{sub 2}(H{sub 2}O){sub 10} SBUs linked up by two independent binding modes of H{sub 2}BTE, and the resulting 2D structure is interconnected by hydrogen-bond and strong face to face {pi}-{pi} stacking interactions between two tetrazole rings to lead to a 3D supramolecular architecture. DSC measurements show that they have significant catalytic effects on thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate. Moreover, the photoluminescence properties, thermogravimetric analyses, and flame colors of the as-prepared compounds are also investigated in this paper. - Graphical abstract: Two novel 2D isomorphous alkaline earth metal complexes were assembled by 4-connected Sr{sub 2}(H{sub 2}O){sub 10}/Ba{sub 2}(H{sub 2}O){sub 10} SBUs and two independent binding modes of H{sub 2}BTE ligands, and the catalytic performances toward thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate and photoluminescent properties of them were investigated. Highlights: > Two novel alkaline earth energetic coordination polymers have been prepared.{yields} Both structures are layered based on 4-connected Sr{sub 2}(H{sub 2}O){sub 10}/Ba{sub 2}(H{sub 2}O){sub 10} SBUs and two distinct H{sub 2}BTE coordination modes.{yields}more » The dehydrated products of the compounds possess good thermostability and significant catalytic effects on thermal decomposition of AP.« less