Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
Nat Commun. 2016 May 10;7:11580. doi: 10.1038/ncomms11580.
Self-assembly has a unique presence when it comes to creating complicated, ordered supramolecular architectures from simple components under mild conditions. Here, we describe a self-assembly strategy for the generation of the first homogeneous supramolecular metal-organic framework (SMOF-1) in water at room temperature from a hexaarmed Ru(bpy)3-based precursor and cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]). The solution-phase periodicity of this cubic transition metal-cored supramolecular organic framework (MSOF) is confirmed by small-angle X-ray scattering and diffraction experiments, which, as supported by TEM imaging, is commensurate with the periodicity in the solid state. We further demonstrate that SMOF-1 adsorbs anionic Wells-Dawson-type polyoxometalates (WD-POMs) in a one-cage-one-guest manner to give WD-POM@SMOF-1 hybrid assemblies. Upon visible-light (500 nm) irradiation, such hybrids enable fast multi-electron injection from photosensitive Ru(bpy)3 units to redox-active WD-POM units, leading to efficient hydrogen production in aqueous media and in organic media. The demonstrated strategy opens the door for the development of new classes of liquid-phase and solid-phase ordered porous materials.
自组装在温和条件下,从简单的组成部分中创建复杂、有序的超分子结构方面具有独特的作用。在这里,我们描述了一种自组装策略,用于从六臂Ru(bpy)3前体和葫芦脲(CB[8])在室温下的水中生成第一个均相超分子金属有机骨架(SMOF-1)。这种立方过渡金属核的超分子有机骨架(MSOF)的溶液相周期性通过小角 X 射线散射和衍射实验得到证实,这些实验得到 TEM 成像的支持,与固态的周期性一致。我们进一步证明,SMOF-1 以一笼一客的方式吸附阴离子 Wells-Dawson 型多金属氧酸盐(WD-POMs),得到 WD-POM@SMOF-1 混合组装体。在可见光(500nm)照射下,这些混合物能够从光敏Ru(bpy)3单元快速向氧化还原活性 WD-POM 单元注入多电子,从而在水相和有机相介质中实现高效的制氢。所展示的策略为开发新的液相和固相有序多孔材料开辟了道路。