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Nitric Oxide (NO) as a Reagent for Topochemical Framework Transformation and Controlled NO Release in Covalent
Sebastian T Emmerling1,2, Johannes Maschita1,2, Bettina V Lotsch1,2,3
1Nanochemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
Abstract:
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as versatile platforms for the separation and storage of hazardous gases. Simultaneously, the synthetic toolbox to tackle the "COF trilemma" has been diversified to include topochemical linkage transformations and post-synthetic stabilization strategies. Herein, we converge these themes and reveal the unique potential of nitric oxide (NO) as a new reagent for the scalable gas-phase transformation of COFs. Using physisorption and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy on 15N-enriched COFs, we study the gas uptake capacity and selectivity of NO adsorption and unravel the interactions of NO with COFs. Our study reveals the clean deamination of terminal amine groups on the particle surfaces by NO, exemplifying a unique surface passivation strategy for COFs. We further describe the formation of a NONOate linkage by the reaction of NO with an amine-linked COF, which shows controlled release of NO under physiological conditions. NONOate-COFs thus show promise as tunable NO delivery platforms for bioregulatory NO release in biomedical applications.
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