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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Supramolecular Chemistry

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  • Selective electrochemical separations are crucial for various applications.
  • Current methods often rely solely on electrostatic interactions.
  • Expanding separation mechanisms using noncovalent interactions is highly desirable.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore redox-responsive halogen bonding (XB) for selective electrosorption in nonaqueous media.
  • To design and evaluate a novel redox-active XB donor polymer for electrochemically switchable ion binding.
  • To investigate the mechanism of redox-mediated enhancement of halogen bonding.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis and characterization of poly(5-iodo-4-ferrocenyl-1-(4-vinylbenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole) (P(FcTS-I)).
  • Electrochemical experiments to assess ion binding and release.
  • Spectroscopic analysis and Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations for mechanistic insights.

Main Results:

  • The P(FcTS-I) polymer demonstrated electrochemically switchable binding and release of organic and inorganic ions.
  • Oxidation of the ferrocene redox center significantly enhanced halogen bonding and ion selectivity.
  • Selective uptake of chloride, bisulfate, and benzenesulfonate was observed, outperforming controls.
  • DFT calculations provided molecular-level understanding of σ-hole amplification and selectivity modulation.

Conclusions:

  • Redox-responsive halogen bonding is a viable strategy for selective electrosorption.
  • The designed polymer offers a new platform for redox-mediated electrochemical separations.
  • This approach broadens the scope of noncovalent interactions in separation science.