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π-Conjugated Surface Modification and Supramolecular Assembly of a Homochiral Zirconium-Embonate Cage for Tunable Optical Properties

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Yan-Ping He
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Xiao-Lan Zheng
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Xin Meng
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Dong-Xin Guan
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Si-Le Luo
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Bao Liu
J
Jinyan Zhang
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Ping Lan
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Yan-Xi Tan *
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Qiao-Hong Li *
J
Jian Zhang *
DOI:10.1002/cjoc.70653delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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The unique combination of solution processability, modular synthesis, and post-synthetic modification (PSM) capabilities renders metal–organic cages (MOCs) a highly promising platform for diverse applications. In this work, a pair of pure enantiomers, PTC-377(Λ,S) and PTC-377(Δ,R), were synthesized via selective coordination of π-conjugated chiral cations, [Ag2(1S,2S-DPEN)(DPPM)]2+ and [Ag2(1R,2R-DPEN)(DPPM)]2+, to the vertices of racemic ΔΔΔΔ- and ΛΛΛΛ-Zr4L6 (L = embonate) cage precursors, respectively. The chiral resolution and surface modification of the zirconium cage result in a pronounced circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) response. Furthermore, the loading of π-conjugated 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) within the mesoporous channels of PTC-377 yields the composite phen@PTC-377. Thin films of this composite exhibit a dramatically enhanced optical limiting effect, with the normalized transmittance minimized at 0.11—a significant improvement over both the pristine Zr4L6 cage (~1) and the parent PTC-377 (~0.65). According to theoretical calculations, the enhanced optical limiting effect originates from the strong π–π stacking at the edge site between phen and the PTC-377 framework, these interactions extend the conjugated system and facilitate efficient charge transfer, thereby enhancing the polarizability and hyperpolarizability of the molecule.
Keywords:
Chiral crystalline materials
Zirconium-organic cage
Post-synthetic modification
π-conjugated structure
Optical property

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Chinese Journal of Chemistry cover
Chinese Journal of Chemistry
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guangxi minzu university
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chinese academy of sciences
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