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Jun-Feng Wang1, Shen-Shen Wang2, Qi-Meng Liu1
1School of Earth Science and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, Anhui, P. R. China.
Inorganic Chemistry
|May 30, 2025
Summary
This study details the creation of novel coordination polymers that transform under UV light. These photoreactive materials exhibit controlled fluorescence, paving the way for advanced smart materials.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Supramolecular Chemistry
- Photochemistry
Background:
- Coordination polymers offer tunable structures for smart materials.
- Structural transformations are key to designing advanced functional materials.
Purpose of the Study:
- To synthesize and characterize novel photoresponsive coordination polymers.
- To investigate the single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SCSC) transformation of these materials upon UV irradiation.
- To explore the potential of these materials in applications like fluorescence sensing and optical anticounterfeiting.
Main Methods:
- Hydrothermal synthesis of coordination polymers using zinc nitrate, 1,2-di(pyridin-3-yl)ethene (3,3'-dpe), and substituted benzenedicarboxylic acids.
- Ligand exchange reactions to modify the coordination network structure.
- Single-crystal X-ray diffraction to monitor structural changes during photoreaction.
- UV light irradiation to induce [2+2] photocycloaddition reactions.
- Photoluminescence spectroscopy to study fluorescence properties.
Main Results:
- A photoinert coordination chain {[Zn(H2O)(5-NO2-1,3-BDC)(3,3'-dpe)]2·H2O}n (1) was synthesized.
- A 2D photoreactive coordination network [Zn(5-Me-1,3-BDC)(3,3'-dpe)]n (2) was formed via ligand exchange.
- Compound 2 underwent a UV-induced SCSC transformation to a cyclobutane-containing network [Zn(5-Me-1,3-BDC)(rctt-3,3'-tpcb)0.5]n (3).
- A 3D framework {[Zn2(5-NO2-1,3-BDC)2(rtct-3,3'-tpcb)]·2H2O}n (4) was obtained through further ligand exchange.
- Compound 2 demonstrated photocontrolled fluorescence behavior.
Conclusions:
- The study successfully demonstrated the synthesis of coordination polymers with tunable structures and photoreactivity.
- The observed SCSC transformation highlights the potential for designing materials with controlled structural changes.
- The photocontrolled fluorescence behavior of compound 2 suggests its utility as a smart material for sensing and anticounterfeiting applications.
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