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A Photoresponsive Smart Covalent Organic Framework**
Ordered π-columnar structures found in covalent organic frameworks (COFs) render them attractive as smart materials. However, external-stimuli-responsive COFs have not been explored. Here we report the design and synthesis of a photoresponsive COF with anthracene units as the photoresponsive π-build...
Autores principales: | , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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WILEY-VCH Verlag
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4531826/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26095503 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201503902 |
Sumario: | Ordered π-columnar structures found in covalent organic frameworks (COFs) render them attractive as smart materials. However, external-stimuli-responsive COFs have not been explored. Here we report the design and synthesis of a photoresponsive COF with anthracene units as the photoresponsive π-building blocks. The COF is switchable upon photoirradiation to yield a concavo-convex polygon skeleton through the interlayer [4π+4π] cycloaddition of anthracene units stacked in the π-columns. This cycloaddition reaction is thermally reversible; heating resets the anthracene layers and regenerates the COF. These external-stimuli-induced structural transformations are accompanied by profound changes in properties, including gas adsorption, π-electronic function, and luminescence. The results suggest that COFs are useful for designing smart porous materials with properties that are controllable by external stimuli. |
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