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Lei H, Cui H, Xia Y, Sun F, Zhang W. Illuminating Hope for Tumors: The Progress of Light-Activated Nanomaterials in Skin Cancer. Int J Nanomedicine 2025; 20:5081-5118. [PMID: 40264819 PMCID: PMC12013650 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s506000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2025] [Indexed: 04/24/2025] Open
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Skin cancer is a common malignant tumor that poses significant global health and economic burdens. The main clinical types include malignant melanoma and non-melanoma. Complications such as post-surgical recurrence, wound formation, or disfigurement can severely impact the patient's mental well-being. Traditional treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy often face limitations. These challenges not only reduce the effectiveness of treatments but also negatively impact patients' quality of life. Phototherapy, a widely used and long-standing method in dermatology, presents a promising alternative for skin cancer treatment. Light-triggered nanomaterials further enhance the potential of phototherapy by offering advantages such as improved therapeutic precision, controlled drug release, minimal invasiveness, and reduced damage to surrounding healthy tissues. This review summarizes the application of light-triggered nanomaterials in skin cancer treatment, focusing on the principles, advantages, and design strategies of photodynamic therapy (PDT), photothermal therapy (PTT), and photoacoustic therapy (PAT). In this manuscript we have an in-depth discussion on overcoming translational barriers, including strategies to enhance light penetration, mitigate toxicity, reduce production costs, and optimize delivery systems. Additionally, we discuss the challenges associated with their clinical translation, including limited light penetration in deep tissues, potential toxicity, high production costs, and the need for advanced delivery systems.
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- Huaqing Lei
- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and Medicine, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Li L, Zheng R, Sun R. Understanding multicomponent low molecular weight gels from gelators to networks. J Adv Res 2025; 69:91-106. [PMID: 38570015 PMCID: PMC11954807 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2024.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The construction of gels from low molecular weight gelators (LMWG) has been extensively studied in the fields of bio-nanotechnology and other fields. However, the understanding gaps still prevent the prediction of LMWG from the full design of those gel systems. Gels with multicomponent become even more complicated because of the multiple interference effects coexist in the composite gel systems. AIM OF REVIEW This review emphasizes systems view on the understanding of multicomponent low molecular weight gels (MLMWGs), and summarizes recent progress on the construction of desired networks of MLMWGs, including self-sorting and co-assembly, as well as the challenges and approaches to understanding MLMWGs, with the hope that the opportunities from natural products and peptides can speed up the understanding process and close the gaps between the design and prediction of structures. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW This review is focused on three key concepts. Firstly, understanding the complicated multicomponent gels systems requires a systems perspective on MLMWGs. Secondly, several protocols can be applied to control self-sorting and co-assembly behaviors in those multicomponent gels system, including the certain complementary structures, chirality inducing and dynamic control. Thirdly, the discussion is anchored in challenges and strategies of understanding MLMWGs, and some examples are provided for the understanding of multicomponent gels constructed from small natural products and subtle designed short peptides.
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- Liangchun Li
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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Dong Q, Liu F, Wang J, Han E, Zhao H, Chen B, Li K, Yuan J, Jiang Z, Chen M, Li Y, Liu D, Lin Y, Wang P. Guest-Induced "Breathing-Helical" Dynamic System of a Porphyrinic Metallo-Organic Cage for Advanced Conformational Manipulation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2025; 64:e202416327. [PMID: 39343746 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202416327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2024] [Revised: 09/26/2024] [Accepted: 09/26/2024] [Indexed: 10/01/2024]
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Host-guest dynamic systems in coordination-driven metallo-organic cages have gained significant attentions since their promising applications in chiral separation, drug delivery, and catalytical fields. To maximize guest-binding affinity, hosts adopting multiple conformations are widely investigated on their structural flexibility for guest accommodation. In this study, a novel metallo-organic cage S with breathing inner cavity and freely twisted side chains was proposed. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses depicted a characteristic "breathing-helical" dynamic system on the semiflexible framework, which led to an unprecedent co-crystallisation of racemic and symmetric conformations via the encapsulation locking of C70 guests. By taking advantages of the high binding affinity, selective extraction of C70 was realized. This research provides new ideas for the modification on the helicities of metallo-organic cages, which could pave a new way for advanced conformational manipulation of supramolecular host systems.
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- Qiangqiang Dong
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- College of Light Chemical Industry and Materials Engineering, Shunde Polytechnic, Foshan, Guangdong, 528300, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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Pang Y, Li Q, Wang J, Wang S, Sharma A, Xu Y, Hu H, Li J, Liu S, Sun Y. An Ultrasound-Activated Supramolecular Modulator Enhancing Autophagy to Prevent Ventricular Arrhythmias Post-Myocardial Infarction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2025; 64:e202415802. [PMID: 39292161 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202415802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2024] [Revised: 09/15/2024] [Accepted: 09/18/2024] [Indexed: 09/19/2024]
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Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) triggered by myocardial infarction (MI) are the leading cause of sudden cardiac mortality worldwide. Current therapeutic strategies for managing MI-induced VAs, such as left stellate ganglion resection and ablation, are suboptimal, highlighting the need to explore safer and more effective intervention strategies. Herein, we rationally designed two supramolecular sonosensitizers RuA and RuB, engineered through acceptor modification to generate moderate reactive oxygen species (ROS) to modulate VAs. Both RuA and RuB demonstrated high ultrasound (US)-activated ROS production efficiency, with singlet oxygen (1O2) quantum yield (ΦΔ) of 0.70 and 0.88, respectively, surpassing ligand IR1105 and the conventional sonosensitizer ICG (ΦΔ=0.40). In vitro, RuB, at a modest concentration and under US intensity notably boosts pro-survival autophagy in microglia BV2 cell. To improve in vivo stability and biocompatibility, RuB was further encapsulated into DSPE-PEG5000 to prepare RuB nanoparticles (RuB NPs). In vivo studies after microinjection of RuB NPs into the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and subsequent US exposure, demonstrated that RuB NPs-mediated US modulation effectively suppresses sympathetic nervous activity (SNA) and inflammatory responses, thereby preventing VAs. Importantly, no tissue injury was observed post RuB NPs-mediated US modulation. This work pioneers the design of long-wave emission supramolecular sonosensitizers, offering new insights into regulating cardiovascular diseases.
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- Yida Pang
- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System Research Center of Wuhan Univesity, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System Research Center of Wuhan Univesity, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Amity School of Chemical Sciences, Amity University Punjab Sector 82 A, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System Research Center of Wuhan Univesity, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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Feng Q, Ding R, Hou Y, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Liu H, Guo C, He G, Zheng B, Zhang Y, Zhang M. Highly Efficient Self-Assembly of Heterometallic [2]Catenanes and Cyclic Bis[2]catenanes via Orthogonal Metal-Coordination Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202407923. [PMID: 38738617 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Although catenated cages have been widely constructed due to their unique and elegant topological structures, cyclic catenanes formed by the connection of multiple catenane units have been rarely reported. Herein, based on the orthogonal metal-coordination-driven self-assembly, we prepare a series of heterometallic [2]catenanes and cyclic bis[2]catenanes, whose structures are clearly evidenced by single-crystal X-ray analysis. Owing to the multiple positively charged nature, as well as the potential synergistic effect of the Cu(I) and Pt(II) metal ions, the cyclic bis[2]catenanes display broad-spectrum antibacterial activity. This work not only provides an efficient strategy for the construction of heterometallic [2]catenanes and cyclic bis[2]catenanes but also explores their applications as superior antibacterial agents, which will promote the construction of advanced supramolecular structures for biomedical applications.
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- Qian Feng
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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Wang G, Zhang ZX, Chen H, Fu Y, Xiang K, Han E, Wu T, Bai Q, Su PY, Wang Z, Liu D, Shen F, Liu H, Jiang Z, Yuan J, Li Y, Wang P. Synthesis of a Triangle-Fused Six-Pointed Star and Its Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction Activity. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:7442-7454. [PMID: 38606439 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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As electrocatalysts, molecular catalysts with large aromatic systems (such as terpyridine, porphyrin, or phthalocyanine) have been widely applied in the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). However, these monomeric catalysts tend to aggregate due to strong π-π interactions, resulting in limited accessibility of the active site. In light of these challenges, we present a novel strategy of active site isolation for enhancing the CO2RR. Six Ru(Tpy)2 were integrated into the skeleton of a metallo-organic supramolecule by stepwise self-assembly in order to form a rhombus-fused six-pointed star R1 with active site isolation. The turnover frequency (TOF) of R1 was as high as 10.73 s-1 at -0.6 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (vs RHE), which is the best reported value so far at the same potential to our knowledge. Furthermore, by increasing the connector density on R1's skeleton, a more stable triangle-fused six-pointed star T1 was successfully synthesized. T1 exhibits exceptional stability up to 126 h at -0.4 V vs RHE and excellent TOF values of CO. The strategy of active site isolation and connector density increment significantly enhanced the catalytic activity by increasing the exposure of the active site. This work provides a starting point for the design of molecular catalysts and facilitates the development of a new generation of catalysts with a high catalytic performance.
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- Guotao Wang
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry and Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry and Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry and Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University Xinxiang, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry and Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry and Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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Tu L, Li C, Ding Q, Sharma A, Li M, Li J, Kim JS, Sun Y. Augmenting Cancer Therapy with a Supramolecular Immunogenic Cell Death Inducer: A Lysosome-Targeted NIR-Light-Activated Ruthenium(II) Metallacycle. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:8991-9003. [PMID: 38513217 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Though immunogenic cell death (ICD) has garnered significant attention in the realm of anticancer therapies, effectively stimulating strong immune responses with minimal side effects in deep-seated tumors remains challenging. Herein, we introduce a novel self-assembled near-infrared-light-activated ruthenium(II) metallacycle, Ru1105 (λem = 1105 nm), as a first example of a Ru(II) supramolecular ICD inducer. Ru1105 synergistically potentiates immunomodulatory responses and reduces adverse effects in deep-seated tumors through multiple regulated approaches, including NIR-light excitation, increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, selective targeting of tumor cells, precision organelle localization, and improved tumor penetration/retention capabilities. Specifically, Ru1105 demonstrates excellent depth-activated ROS production (∼1 cm), strong resistance to diffusion, and anti-ROS quenching. Moreover, Ru1105 exhibits promising results in cellular uptake and ROS generation in cancer cells and multicellular tumor spheroids. Importantly, Ru1105 induces more efficient ICD in an ultralow dose (10 μM) compared to the conventional anticancer agent, oxaliplatin (300 μM). In vivo experiments further confirm Ru1105's potency as an ICD inducer, eliciting CD8+ T cell responses and depleting Foxp3+ T cells with minimal adverse effects. Our research lays the foundation for the design of secure and exceptionally potent metal-based ICD agents in immunotherapy.
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- Le Tu
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Amity School of Chemical Sciences, Amity University Punjab, Sector 82A, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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Chong H, Liu X, Fang S, Yang X, Zhang Y, Wang T, Liu L, Kan Y, Zhao Y, Fan H, Zhang J, Wang X, Yao H, Yang Y, Gao Y, Zhao Q, Li S, Plymoth M, Xi J, Zhang Y, Wang C, Pang H. Organo-Pt ii Complexes for Potent Photodynamic Inactivation of Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria and the Influence of Configuration. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2306936. [PMID: 38298088 PMCID: PMC11005693 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202306936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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PtII based organometallic photosensitizers (PSs) have emerged as novel potent photodynamic inactivation (PDI) reagents through their enhanced intersystem crossing (ISC) processes. Currently, few PtII PSs have been investigated as antibacterial materials, with relatively poor performances reported and with structure-activity relationships not well described. Herein, a pair of configurational isomers are reported of Bis-BODIPY (4,4-difluoro-boradizaindacene) embedded PtII PSs. The cis-isomer (cis-BBP) displayed enhanced 1O2 generation and better bacterial membrane anchoring capability as compared to the trans-isomer (trans-BBP). The effective PDI concentrations (efficiency > 99.9%) for cis-BBP in Acinetobacter baumannii (multi-drug resistant (MDR)) and Staphylococcus aureus are 400 nM (12 J cm-2) and 100 nM (18 J cm-2), respectively; corresponding concentrations and light doses for trans-BBP in the two bacteria are 2.50 µM (30 J cm-2) and 1.50 µM (18 J cm-2), respectively. The 50% and 90% minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC50 and MIC90) ratio of trans-BBP to cis-BBP is 22.22 and 24.02 in A. baumannii (MDR); 21.29 and 22.36 in methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA), respectively. Furthermore, cis-BBP displays superior in vivo antibacterial performance, with acceptable dark and photoinduced cytotoxicity. These results demonstrate cis-BBP is a robust light-assisted antibacterial reagent at sub-micromolecular concentrations. More importantly, configuration of PtII PSs should be an important issue to be considered in further PDI reagents design.
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- Hui Chong
- Department of Chemical and Chemical EngineeringYangzhou UniversityNo. 180, Si‐Wang‐Ting Rd.YangzhouJiangsu225009P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical EngineeringYangzhou UniversityNo. 180, Si‐Wang‐Ting Rd.YangzhouJiangsu225009P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical EngineeringYangzhou UniversityNo. 180, Si‐Wang‐Ting Rd.YangzhouJiangsu225009P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical EngineeringYangzhou UniversityNo. 180, Si‐Wang‐Ting Rd.YangzhouJiangsu225009P. R. China
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- Department of EmergencyAffiliated Hospital of Yangzhou UniversityYangzhouJiangsu225000China
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical EngineeringYangzhou UniversityNo. 180, Si‐Wang‐Ting Rd.YangzhouJiangsu225009P. R. China
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- School of NursingYangzhou UniversityYangzhou225009P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention andTreatment of Senile DiseasesNo. 88 South University Rd.Yangzhou225009P. R. China
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- School of NursingYangzhou UniversityYangzhou225009P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention andTreatment of Senile DiseasesNo. 88 South University Rd.Yangzhou225009P. R. China
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- School of NursingYangzhou UniversityYangzhou225009P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention andTreatment of Senile DiseasesNo. 88 South University Rd.Yangzhou225009P. R. China
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- Testing Center of Yangzhou UniversityNo. 48 Wenhui East Rd.Yangzhou225009P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical EngineeringYangzhou UniversityNo. 180, Si‐Wang‐Ting Rd.YangzhouJiangsu225009P. R. China
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- Center LaboratoryAffiliated Hospital of Yangzhou UniversityYangzhou225009P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesSoochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesSoochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesSoochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
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- Westmead hospitalSydneyNSW 2145Australia
- Department of Clinical MicrobiologyUmeå UniversityUmeå90187Sweden
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- Department of PharmacologyInstitute of Translational MedicineSchool of MedicineYangzhou UniversityYangzhou225009P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention andTreatment of Senile DiseasesYangzhou225009P. R. China
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- School of NursingYangzhou UniversityYangzhou225009P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention andTreatment of Senile DiseasesNo. 88 South University Rd.Yangzhou225009P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical EngineeringYangzhou UniversityNo. 180, Si‐Wang‐Ting Rd.YangzhouJiangsu225009P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Chemical EngineeringYangzhou UniversityNo. 180, Si‐Wang‐Ting Rd.YangzhouJiangsu225009P. R. China
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Li Z, Zhang Z, Ma L, Wen H, Kang M, Li D, Zhang W, Luo S, Wang W, Zhang M, Wang D, Li H, Li X, Wang H. Combining Multiple Photosensitizer Modules into One Supramolecular System for Synergetic Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400049. [PMID: 38193338 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT), as an emerging cancer treatment, requires the development of highly desirable photosensitizers (PSs) with integrated functional groups to achieve enhanced therapeutic efficacy. Coordination-driven self-assembly (CDSA) would provide an alternative approach for combining multiple PSs synergistically. Here, we demonstrate a simple yet powerful strategy of combining conventional chromophores (tetraphenylethylene, porphyrin, or Zn-porphyrin) with pyridinium salt PSs together through condensation reactions, followed by CDSA to construct a series of novel metallo-supramolecular PSs (S1-S3). The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is dramatically enhanced by the direct combination of two different PSs, and further reinforced in the subsequent ensembles. Among all the ensembles, S2 with two porphyrin cores shows the highest ROS generation efficiency, specific interactions with lysosome, and strong emission for probing cells. Moreover, the cellular and living experiments confirm that S2 has excellent PDT efficacy, biocompatibility, and biosafety. As such, this study will enable the development of more efficient PSs with potential clinical applications.
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- Zhikai Li
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Center for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- Center for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- Center for AIE Research, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University Clinical Medical Academy, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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Zhao H, Wijerathna AMSD, Dong Q, Bai Q, Jiang Z, Yuan J, Wang J, Chen M, Zirnheld M, Li R, Liu D, Wang P, Zhang Y, Li Y. Adjusting the Architecture of Heptagonal Metallo-Macrocycles by Embedding Metal Nodes into the Backbone. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318029. [PMID: 38087428 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Coordination-driven self-assembly has been extensively employed for the bottom-up construction of discrete metallo-macrocycles. However, the prevalent use of benzene rings as the backbone limits the formation of large metallo-macrocycles with more than six edges. Herein, by embedding metal nodes into the ligand backbone, we successfully regulated the ligand arm angle and assembled two giant heptagonal metallo-macrocycles with precise control. The angle between two arms at position 4 of the central terpyridine (tpy) extended after complexation with metal ions, leading to ring expansion of the metallo-macrocycle. The assembled structures were straightforwardly identified through multi-dimensional NMR spectroscopy (1 H, COSY, NOESY), multidimensional mass spectrometry analysis (ESI-MS and TWIM-MS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), as well as scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). In addition, the catalytic performances of metallo-macrocycles in the oxidation of thioanisole were studied, with both supramolecules exhibiting good conversion rates. Furthermore, fiber-like nanostructures were observed from single-molecule heptagons by hierarchical self-assembly.
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- He Zhao
- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Department of Physics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
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- Department of Physics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Department of Physics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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Wang HP, Eichhöfer A, Gu ZG, Gruber N, Stadler AM. Anion-encapsulating, discrete prism and extended frusta, from trimetallated triangular macrocycles and linkers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:13966-13969. [PMID: 37933533 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc00137g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Reaction of a trinuclear triangular macrocyclic complex Pb3L(CF3SO3)6 with bidentate linkers in a ratio of 3 equiv. of linker per 2 equiv. of complex, produces a prismatic structure with 4,4'-dipyridyl, and two unprecedented, extended 3D frustum-like structures with 1,2-di(4-pyridyl)ethylene and 1,4-di(4-pyridyl)benzene. The cavities of these structures encapsulate triflate anions.
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- Hai-Ping Wang
- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technolgoy (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P.R. China
- Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMFi), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P.R. China
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- Service de Radiocristallographie, Faculté de Chimie, 1, rue Blaise Pascal, Strasbourg, France
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technolgoy (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany
- University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study (USIAS), 5 Allée du Général Rouvillois, Strasbourg 67083, France
- Institut de Science et Ingénierie Supramoléculaires (ISIS), UMR 7006, CNRS and Université de Strasbourg, 8 Allée G. Monge, Strasbourg 67000, France.
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Li D, Yang L, Fang W, Fu X, Li H, Li J, Li X, He C. An artificial light-harvesting system constructed from a water-soluble metal-organic barrel for photocatalytic aerobic reactions in aqueous media. Chem Sci 2023; 14:9943-9950. [PMID: 37736644 PMCID: PMC10510649 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02943c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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An artificial light-harvesting system constructed from a water-soluble host-guest complex can be regarded as a high-level conceptual model of its biological counterpart and can convert solar energy into chemical energy in an aqueous environment. Herein, a water-soluble metal-organic barrel Ga-tpe with twelve sulfonic acid units was obtained by subcomponent self-assembly between Ga3+ ions and tetra-topic ligands with tetraphenylethylene (TPE) cores. By taking advantage of host-guest interactions, cationic dye rhodamine B (RB) was constrained in the pocket of Ga-tpe to promote the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) process for efficient photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of sulfides and cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) reaction in aqueous media.
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- Danyang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116012 P. R. China
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- Xinxiang Key Laboratory of Forensic Science Evidence, School of Forensic Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003 P. R. China
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- Institute for Molecular Design and Synthesis, School of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116012 P. R. China
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Xu Y, Zhang H, Su H, Ma J, Yu H, Li K, Shi J, Hao XQ, Wang K, Song B, Wang M. Hourglass-Shaped Nanocages with Concaved Structures Based on Selective Self-Complementary Coordination Ligands and Tunable Hierarchical Self-Assembly. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2300009. [PMID: 36964988 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Three-dimensional (3D) structures constructed via coordination-driven self-assemblies have recently garnered increasing attention due to the challenges in structural design and potential applications. In particular, developing new strategy for the convenient and precise self-assemblies of 3D supramolecular structures is of utmost interest. Introducing the concept of self-coordination ligands, herein the design and synthesis of two meta-modified terpyridyl ligands with selective self-complementary coordination moiety are reported and their capability to assemble into two hourglass-shaped nanocages SA and SB is demonstrated. Within these 3D structures, the meta-modified terpyridyl unit preferably coordinates with itself to serve as concave part. By changing the arm length of the ligands, hexamer (SA) and tetramer (SB) are obtained respectively. In-depth studies on the assembly mechanism of SA and SB indicate that the dimers could be formed first via self-complementary coordination and play crucial roles in controlling the final structures. Moreover, both SA and SB can go through hierarchical self-assemblies in solution as well as on solid-liquid interface, which are characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). It is further demonstrated that various higher-order assembly structures can be achieved by tuning the environmental conditions.
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- Yaping Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry and Green Catalysis Center, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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Li C, Tu L, Yang J, Liu C, Xu Y, Li J, Tuo W, Olenyuk B, Sun Y, Stang PJ, Sun Y. Acceptor engineering of metallacycles with high phototoxicity indices for safe and effective photodynamic therapy. Chem Sci 2023; 14:2901-2909. [PMID: 36937588 PMCID: PMC10016620 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc06936a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Although metallacycle-based photosensitizers have attracted increasing attention in biomedicine, their clinical application has been hindered by their inherent dark toxicity and unsatisfactory phototherapeutic efficiency. Herein, we employ a π-expansion strategy for ruthenium acceptors to develop a series of Ru(ii) metallacycles (Ru1-Ru4), while simultaneously reducing dark toxicity and enhancing phototoxicity, thus obtaining a high phototoxicity index (PI). These metallacycles enable deep-tissue (∼7 mm) fluorescence imaging and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and exhibit remarkable anti-tumor activity even under hypoxic conditions. Notably, Ru4 has the lowest dark toxicity, highest ROS generation ability and an optimal PI (∼146). Theoretical calculations verify that Ru4 exhibits the largest steric bulk and the lowest singlet-triplet energy gap (ΔE ST, 0.62 eV). In vivo studies confirm that Ru4 allows for effective and safe phototherapy against A549 tumors. This work thus is expected to open a new avenue for the design of high-performance metal-based photosensitizers for potential clinical applications.
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- Chonglu Li
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials, Henan University Kaifeng 475004 China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah 84112 USA
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- Proteogenomics Research Institute for Systems Medicine 505 Coast Boulevard South La Jolla CA 92037 USA
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials, Henan University Kaifeng 475004 China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah 84112 USA
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 China
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Lu S, Morrow DJ, Li Z, Guo C, Yu X, Wang H, Schultz JD, O'Connor JP, Jin N, Fang F, Wang W, Cui R, Chen O, Su C, Wasielewski MR, Ma X, Li X. Encapsulating Semiconductor Quantum Dots in Supramolecular Cages Enables Ultrafast Guest-Host Electron and Vibrational Energy Transfer. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:5191-5202. [PMID: 36745391 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In the field of supramolecular chemistry, host-guest systems have been extensively explored to encapsulate a wide range of substrates, owing to emerging functionalities in nanoconfined space that cannot be achieved in dilute solutions. However, host-guest chemistry is still limited to encapsulation of small guests. Herein, we construct a water-soluble metallo-supramolecular hexagonal prism with a large hydrophobic cavity by anchoring multiple polyethylene glycol chains onto the building blocks. Then, assembled prisms are able to encapsulate quantum dots (QDs) with diameters of less than 5.0 nm. Furthermore, we find that the supramolecular cage around each QD strongly modifies the photophysics of the QD by universally increasing the rates of QD relaxation processes via ultrafast electron and vibrational energy transfer. Taken together, these efforts expand the scope of substrates in host-guest systems and provide a new approach to tune the optical properties of QDs.
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- Shuai Lu
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China.,Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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- Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States.,Center for Molecular Quantum Transduction, Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering, 2205 Tech Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Consortium for Advanced Science and Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China.,Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University Clinical Medical Academy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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Tu L, Li C, Xiong X, Hyeon Kim J, Li Q, Mei L, Li J, Liu S, Seung Kim J, Sun Y. Engineered Metallacycle-Based Supramolecular Photosensitizers for Effective Photodynamic Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202301560. [PMID: 36786535 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202301560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Although metallacycle-based supramolecular photosensitizers (PSs) have attracted increasing attention in biomedicine, their clinical translation is still hindered by their inherent dark toxicity. Herein, we report what to our knowledge is the first example of a molecular engineering approach to building blocks of metallacycles for constructing a series of supramolecular PSs (RuA-RuD), with the aim of simultaneously reducing dark toxicity and enhancing phototoxicity, and consequently obtaining high phototoxicity indexes (PI). Detailed in vitro investigations demonstrate that RuA-RuD display high cancer cellular uptake and remarkable antitumor activity even under hypoxic conditions. Notably, RuD exhibited no dark toxicity and displayed the highest PI value (≈406). Theoretical calculations verified that RuD has the largest steric hindrance and the lowest singlet-triplet energy gap (ΔEST , 0.61 eV). Further in vivo studies confirmed that RuD allows safe and effective phototherapy against A549 tumors.
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- Le Tu
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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Li K, Zhang S, Hu Y, Kang S, Yu X, Wang H, Wang M, Li X. Shape-Dependent Complementary Ditopic Terpyridine Pair with Two Levels of Self-Recognition for Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly. Macromol Rapid Commun 2023; 44:e2200303. [PMID: 35666548 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Molecular recognition in biological systems plays a vital role in the precise construction of biomacromolecules and the corresponding biological activities. Such recognition mainly relies on the highly specific binding of complementary molecular pairs with complementary sizes, shapes, and intermolecular forces. It still remains challenging to develop artificial complementary motif pairs for coordination-driven self-assembly. Herein, a series of shape-dependent complementary motif pairs, based on ditopic 2,2':6',2″-terpyridine (TPY) backbone, are designed and synthesized. The fidelity degrees of self-assemblies from these motifs are carefully evaluated by multi-dimensional mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and molecular modeling. In addition, two levels of self-recognition in both homoleptic and heteroleptic assembly are discovered in the assembled system. Through finely tuning the shape and size of the ligands, a complementary pair is developed with error-free narcissistically self-sorting at two levels of self-recognition, and the intrinsic principle is carefully investigated.
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- Kehuan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China.,College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University Clinical Medical Academy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University Clinical Medical Academy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Distributed Energy Systems, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University Clinical Medical Academy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Distributed Energy Systems, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University Clinical Medical Academy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University Clinical Medical Academy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University Clinical Medical Academy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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Qiao D, Chen Y, Tan H, Zhou R, Feng J. De novo design of transmembrane nanopores. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1354-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Long wavelength-emissive Ru(II) metallacycle-based photosensitizer assisting in vivo bacterial diagnosis and antibacterial treatment. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2209904119. [PMID: 35914164 PMCID: PMC9371697 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2209904119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Ruthenium (Ru) complexes are developed as latent emissive photosensitizers for cancer and pathogen photodiagnosis and therapy. Nevertheless, most existing Ru complexes are limited as photosensitizers in terms of short excitation and emission wavelengths. Herein, we present an emissive Ru(II) metallacycle (herein referred to as 1) that is excited by 808-nm laser and emits at a wavelength of ∼1,000 nm via coordination-driven self-assembly. Metallacycle 1 exhibits good optical penetration (∼7 mm) and satisfactory reactive oxygen species production properties. Furthermore, 1 shows broad-spectrum antibacterial activity (including against drug-resistant Escherichia coli) as well as low cytotoxicity to normal mammalian cells. In vivo studies reveal that 1 is employed in precise, second near-infrared biomedical window fluorescent imaging-guided, photo-triggered treatments in Staphylococcus aureus-infected mice models, with negligible side effects. This work thus broads the applications of supramolecular photosensitizers through the strategy of lengthening their wavelengths.
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McTernan C, Davies JA, Nitschke JR. Beyond Platonic: How to Build Metal-Organic Polyhedra Capable of Binding Low-Symmetry, Information-Rich Molecular Cargoes. Chem Rev 2022; 122:10393-10437. [PMID: 35436092 PMCID: PMC9185692 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The field of metallosupramolecular chemistry has advanced rapidly in recent years. Much work in this area has focused on the formation of hollow self-assembled metal-organic architectures and exploration of the applications of their confined nanospaces. These discrete, soluble structures incorporate metal ions as 'glue' to link organic ligands together into polyhedra.Most of the architectures employed thus far have been highly symmetrical, as these have been the easiest to prepare. Such high-symmetry structures contain pseudospherical cavities, and so typically bind roughly spherical guests. Biomolecules and high-value synthetic compounds are rarely isotropic, highly-symmetrical species. To bind, sense, separate, and transform such substrates, new, lower-symmetry, metal-organic cages are needed. Herein we summarize recent approaches, which taken together form the first draft of a handbook for the design of higher-complexity, lower-symmetry, self-assembled metal-organic architectures.
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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Remarkably flexible 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridines and their group 8–10 transition metal complexes – Chemistry and applications. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bokotial D, Chowdhury A. An overview on the Proton Conductivity of Supramolecular Coordination Complexes. RESULTS IN CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rechem.2022.100361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Liu J, Wang Z, Cheng P, Zaworotko MJ, Chen Y, Zhang Z. Post-synthetic modifications of metal–organic cages. Nat Rev Chem 2022; 6:339-356. [PMID: 37117929 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-022-00380-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Metal-organic cages (MOCs) are discrete, supramolecular entities that consist of metal nodes and organic linkers, which can offer solution processability and high porosity. Thereby, their predesigned structures can undergo post-synthetic modifications (PSMs) to introduce new functional groups and properties by modifying the linker, metal node, pore or surface environment. This Review explores current PSM strategies used for MOCs, including covalent, coordination and noncovalent methods. The effects of newly introduced functional groups or generated complexes upon the PSMs of MOCs are also detailed, such as improving structural stability or endowing desired functionalities. The development of the aforementioned design principles has enabled systematic approaches for the development and characterization of families of MOCs and, thereby, provides insight into structure-function relationships that will guide future developments.
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Liu Q, Jin B, Li Q, Yang H, Luo Y, Li X. Self-sorting assembly of artificial building blocks. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:2484-2499. [PMID: 35266949 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00153e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Self-assembly to build high-level structures, which is ubiquitous in living systems, has captured the imagination of scientists, striving to emulate the intricacy, homogeneity and versatility of the naturally occurring systems, and to pursue a similar level of organization in artificial building blocks. In particular, self-sorting assembly in multicomponent systems, based on the spontaneous recognition and consequent spatial aggregation of the same or interactive building units, is able to realize very complicated assembly behaviours, and usually results in multiple well-ordered products or hierarchical structures in a one-step manner. This highly efficient assembly strategy has attracted tremendous research attention in recent years, and numerous examples have been reported in artificial systems, particularly with supramolecular and polymeric building blocks. In the current review, we summarize the progress in recent years, and classify them into five main categories, based on their working mechanisms or principles. With the review of these strategies, we hope to provide not only some deep insights into this field, but also and more importantly, useful thoughts in the design and fabrication of self-sorting systems in the future.
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- Qianwei Liu
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of High Energy Density Materials, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of High Energy Density Materials, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
- Experimental Centre of Advanced Materials, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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Chan CK, Chung YH, Wang CC. TMSOTf-mediated Kröhnke pyridine synthesis using HMDS as the nitrogen source under microwave irradiation. RSC Adv 2022; 12:8263-8273. [PMID: 35424740 PMCID: PMC8982443 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00084a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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An efficient protocol for the preparation of pyridine skeletons has been successfully developed involving the TMSOTf/HMDS (trifluoromethanesulfonic acid/hexamethyldisilane) system for the intermolecular cyclization of chalcones under MW (microwave) irradiation conditions. This method provides a facile approach to synthesize 2,4,6-triaryl or 3-benzyl-2,4,6-triarylpyridines in good to excellent yields. Interestingly, the 2,6-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene core was obtained by changing the acid additive to Sn(OTf)2, and the desired product was also confirmed using X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis.
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- Chieh-Kai Chan
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Taipei 115 Taiwan
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Yu X, Guo C, Lu S, Chen Z, Wang H, Li X. Terpyridine-Based 3D Discrete Metallosupramolecular Architectures. Macromol Rapid Commun 2022; 43:e2200004. [PMID: 35167147 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Terpyridine (tpy)-based 3D discrete metallosupramolecular architectures, which are often inspired by polyhedral geometry and the biological structures found in nature, have drawn significant attention from the community of metallosupramolecular chemistry. Because of the linear tpy-M(II)-tpy connectivity, the creation of sophisticated 3D metallosupramolecules based on tpy remains a formidable synthetic challenge. Nevertheless, with recent advancement in ligand design and self-assembly, diverse 3D metallosupramolecular polyhedrons, such as Platonic solids, Archimedean solids, prims as well as Johnson solids, have been constructed and their potential applications have been explored. This review summarizes the progress on tpy-based discrete 3D metallosupramolecules, aiming to shed more light on the design and construction of novel discrete architectures with molecular-level precision through coordination-driven self-assembly.
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- Xiujun Yu
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China.,Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen University Clinical Medical Academy, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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Xu Y, Tuo W, Yang L, Sun Y, Li C, Chen X, Yang W, Yang G, Stang PJ, Sun Y. Design of a Metallacycle-Based Supramolecular Photosensitizer for In Vivo Image-Guided Photodynamic Inactivation of Bacteria. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202110048. [PMID: 34806264 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Bacterial infection is one of the greatest threats to public health. In vivo real-time monitoring and effective treatment of infected sites through non-invasive techniques, remain a challenge. Herein, we designed a PtII metallacycle-based supramolecular photosensitizer through the host-guest interaction between a pillar[5]arene-modified metallacycle and 1-butyl-4-[4-(diphenylamino)styryl]pyridinium. Leveraging the aggregation-induced emission supramolecular photosensitizer, we improved fluorescence performance and antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation. In vivo studies revealed that it displayed precise fluorescence tracking of S. aureus-infected sites, and in situ performed image-guided efficient PDI of S. aureus without noticeable side effects. These results demonstrated that metallacycle combined with host-guest chemistry could provide a paradigm for the development of powerful photosensitizers for biomedicine.
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- Yuling Xu
- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Guangxi Key laboratory of High-Incidence-Tumor Prevention & Treatment, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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Zhang D, Gan Q, Plajer AJ, Lavendomme R, Ronson TK, Lu Z, Jensen JD, Laursen BW, Nitschke JR. Templation and Concentration Drive Conversion Between a Fe II12L 12 Pseudoicosahedron, a Fe II4L 4 Tetrahedron, and a Fe II2L 3 Helicate. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:1106-1112. [PMID: 35014803 PMCID: PMC9097479 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We report the construction of three structurally distinct self-assembled architectures: FeII12L12 pseudoicosahedron 1, FeII2L3 helicate 2, and FeII4L4 tetrahedron 3, formed from a single triazatriangulenium subcomponent A under different reaction conditions. Pseudoicosahedral capsule 1 is the largest formed through subcomponent self-assembly to date, with an outer-sphere diameter of 5.4 nm and a cavity volume of 15 nm3. The outcome of self-assembly depended upon concentration, where the formation of pseudoicosahedron 1 was favored at higher concentrations, while helicate 2 exclusively formed at lower concentrations. The conversion of pseudoicosahedron 1 or helicate 2 into tetrahedron 3 occurred following the addition of a CB11H12- or B12F122- template.
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- Dawei Zhang
- Shanghai
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of
Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East
China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, People’s Republic
of China
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United
Kingdom
- Hubei Key
Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong
University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United
Kingdom
- Oxford Chemistry, Chemical Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, U.K.
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- COMOC—Center
for Ordered Materials, Organometallics and Catalysis, Department of
Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S3, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry & Nano-Science Center, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department
of Chemistry & Nano-Science Center, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United
Kingdom
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Xu Y, Tuo W, Yang L, Sun Y, Li C, Chen X, Yang W, Yang G, Stang PJ, Sun Y. Design of a Metallacycle‐Based Supramolecular Photosensitizer for In Vivo Image‐Guided Photodynamic Inactivation of Bacteria. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yuling Xu
- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology Ministry of Education International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Utah 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020 Salt Lake City UT 84112 USA
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- Department of Radiology Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022 China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Utah 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020 Salt Lake City UT 84112 USA
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- Guangxi Key laboratory of High-Incidence-Tumor Prevention & Treatment Guangxi Medical University Nanning 530021 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering Nanjing University of Technology Nanjing 210009 China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology Ministry of Education International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology Ministry of Education International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Utah 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020 Salt Lake City UT 84112 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology Ministry of Education International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 China
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Dournel F, Koshan M, Woite P, Roemelt M, Otte M. Synthesis of an Fe(terpy-cage) 2 dumbbell. RSC Adv 2022; 12:3402-3405. [PMID: 35425387 PMCID: PMC8979284 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08994c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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An azide masked amine is used to obtain a cage of lower symmetry that possess one terpy-group in an exo-position. This group can coordinate to iron(ii), yielding selectively an easy to purify Fe(terpy-cage)2 dumbbell. The dumbbell can also be obtained in a one pot reaction, which proceeded without isolation of the exo-functionalized cage.
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- Frederic Dournel
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen Tammannstraße 4 37077 Göttingen Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen Tammannstraße 4 37077 Göttingen Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Brook-Taylor Str. 2 12489 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Brook-Taylor Str. 2 12489 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen Tammannstraße 4 37077 Göttingen Germany
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Shi J, Wang M. Self-Assembly Methods for Recently Reported Discrete Supramolecular Structures Based on Terpyridine. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:4037-4048. [PMID: 34672098 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202101136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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In this Review, self-assembly methods of discrete metallo-supramolecules based on 2,2' : 6',2''-terpyridine (tpy) are comprehensively summarized. With the development of self-assembly, strategies for discrete 2D and 3D supramolecular architectures have boomed, including the geometry-directed method, template-driven method, and stepwise method. Ligand geometry-directed method mainly depends on the geometry of ligands (i. e., angle, geometric strain, and rigidity), and it is suitable for dual-component systems, while the template-driven method can guide the self-assembly of predesigned supramolecules by the introduction of specific templates. Meanwhile, stepwise method, breaking the inherent self-sorting of ligands and reducing the probability of mismatch, is suitable for multicomponent systems to yield predesigned supramolecules. This review focuses on self-assembly methods and aims to provide a guideline for constructing supramolecular architectures using a suitable approach.
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- Junjuan Shi
- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, P. R. China
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Shabalin DA. Recent advances and future challenges in the synthesis of 2,4,6-triarylpyridines. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:8184-8204. [PMID: 34499071 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob01310f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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2,4,6-Triarylpyridines are key building blocks to access functional molecules that are used in the design of advanced materials, metal-organic frameworks, supramolecules, reactive chemical intermediates and drugs. A number of synthetic protocols to construct this heterocyclic scaffold have been developed to date, the most recent of which (2015-present) are included and discussed in the present review. An emphasis has been placed on the utility of each synthetic approach in view of the scope of aryl/hetaryl substituents, limitations and an outlook of each method to be used in applied sciences.
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- Dmitrii A Shabalin
- A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry SB RAS, 1 Favorsky St, Irkutsk, 664033, Russian Federation.
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Tang X, Jiang H, Si Y, Rampal N, Gong W, Cheng C, Kang X, Fairen-Jimenez D, Cui Y, Liu Y. Endohedral functionalization of chiral metal-organic cages for encapsulating achiral dyes to induce circularly polarized luminescence. Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Liu CH, Wang H, Yang L, Liu Y, Li X, Nieh MP. Nanocomplex made up of antimicrobial metallo-supramolecules and model biomembranes - characterization and enhanced fluorescence. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:14973-14979. [PMID: 34533183 PMCID: PMC8784953 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr04083a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Antimicrobial pentatopic 2,2':6',2''-terpyridines that form 3-D supramolecular hexagonal prisms with Cd2+ through coordination driven self-assembly can be entrapped by lipid discoidal bicelles, composed of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, 1,2-dihexanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) lipid, forming a well-defined nanocomplex. Structural characterization performed by very small angle neutron scattering, small angle X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy suggests that the hexagonal prisms are preferably located at the rim of bicellar discs with the hexagonal face in parallel with the bilayers, instead of face-to-face stacking. Such a configuration reduces the π-π interaction and consequently enhances the fluorescence emission. Since novel supramolecules were reported to have antibiotic functions, this study provides insight into the interactions of antimicrobial supermolecules with lipid membranes, leading to potential theranostic applications.
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- Chung-Hao Liu
- Polymer Program, Institute of Material Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- National Synchrotron Light Source - II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
- Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Polymer Program, Institute of Material Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA.
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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Chen Y, Wu G, Chen B, Qu H, Jiao T, Li Y, Ge C, Zhang C, Liang L, Zeng X, Cao X, Wang Q, Li H. Self‐Assembly of a Purely Covalent Cage with Homochirality by Imine Formation in Water. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202106428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Yixin Chen
- Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces iChEM and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces iChEM and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center Hangzhou 311215 China
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Li GL, Zhuo Z, Wang B, Cao XL, Su HF, Wang W, Huang YG, Hong M. Constructing π-Stacked Supramolecular Cage Based Hierarchical Self-Assemblies via π···π Stacking and Hydrogen Bonding. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:10920-10929. [PMID: 34270238 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c01161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Constructing supramolecular cages with multiple subunits via weak intermolecular interactions is a long-standing challenge in chemistry. So far, π-stacked supramolecular cages still remain unexplored. Here, we report a series of π-stacked cage based hierarchical self-assemblies. The π-stacked cage (π-MX-cage) is assembled from 16 [MXL]+ ions (M = Mn2+, Co2+; X = Br-, SCN-, Cl-; and L = tris(2-benzimidazolylmethyl)amine) via 18 intermolecular π-stacking interactions. The tetrahedral cage, consisting of four [MXL]+ ions as the vertexes and six pairs of [MXL]+ ions as the edges, features 48 exterior N-H hydrogen bond donors for hydrogen bond formation with guest molecules. By variation of the M2+/X- pair, the π-MX-cage demonstrates unique versatility for incorporating a wide variety of species via different hydrogen-bonding modes during the assembly of hierarchical superstructures. In specific, the π-MnBr-cages encapsulate acetonitrile (CH3CN) or cis-1,3,5-cyclohexanetricarbonitrile (cis-HTN) molecules in the central voids, while a core-shell tetrahedral inorganic cluster [Mn(H2O)6]@([Mn(H2O)4]4[Br42-]6) (Mn@Mn4-cage) is captured within the interstitial regions between cages. The π-CoSCN-cages are capable of stabilizing reactive sulfur-containing species, such as S2O42-, S2O62-, and HSO3- ions, in the hierarchical superstructure. Finally, H2PO4- ions are incorporated between π-CoCl-cages, resulting in an inorganic mesoporous framework. These results provide insights into further exploring the chemistry and hierarchical assembly of supramolecular cages based on π-π stacking intermolecular interactions.
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- Guo-Ling Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.,Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.,Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.,Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.,Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.,Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.,Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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Chen Y, Wu G, Chen B, Qu H, Jiao T, Li Y, Ge C, Zhang C, Liang L, Zeng X, Cao X, Wang Q, Li H. Self-Assembly of a Purely Covalent Cage with Homochirality by Imine Formation in Water. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:18815-18820. [PMID: 34129262 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Self-assembly of host molecules in aqueous media via metal-ligand coordination is well developed. However, the preparation of purely covalent counterparts in water has remained a formidable task. An anionic tetrahedron cage was successfully self-assembled in a [4+4] manner by condensing a trisamine and a trisformyl in water. Even although each individual imine bond is rather labile and apt to hydrolyze in water, the tetrahedron is remarkably stable or inert due to multivalence. The tetrahedral cages, as well as its neutral counterparts dissolved in organic solvent, have homochirality, namely that their four propeller-shaped trisformyl residues adopt the same rotational conformation. The cage is able to take advantage of hydrophobic effect to accommodate a variety of guest molecules in water. When a chiral guest was recognized, the formation of one enantiomer of the cage became more favored relative to the other. As a consequence, the cage could be produced in an enantioselective manner. The tetrahedron is able to maintain its chirality after removal of the chiral guest-probably on account of the cooperative occurrence of intramolecular forces that restrict the intramolecular flipping of phenyl units in the cage framework.
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- Yixin Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311215, China
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Lloyd Williams OH, Rijs NJ. Reaction Monitoring and Structural Characterisation of Coordination Driven Self-Assembled Systems by Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry. Front Chem 2021; 9:682743. [PMID: 34169059 PMCID: PMC8217442 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.682743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Nature creates exquisite molecular assemblies, required for the molecular-level functions of life, via self-assembly. Understanding and harnessing these complex processes presents an immense opportunity for the design and fabrication of advanced functional materials. However, the significant industrial potential of self-assembly to fabricate highly functional materials is hampered by a lack of knowledge of critical reaction intermediates, mechanisms, and kinetics. As we move beyond the covalent synthetic regime, into the domain of non-covalent interactions occupied by self-assembly, harnessing and embracing complexity is a must, and non-targeted analyses of dynamic systems are becoming increasingly important. Coordination driven self-assembly is an important subtype of self-assembly that presents several wicked analytical challenges. These challenges are "wicked" due the very complexity desired confounding the analysis of products, intermediates, and pathways, therefore limiting reaction optimisation, tuning, and ultimately, utility. Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry solves many of the most challenging analytical problems in separating and analysing the structure of both simple and complex species formed via coordination driven self-assembly. Thus, due to the emerging importance of ion mobility mass spectrometry as an analytical technique tackling complex systems, this review highlights exciting recent applications. These include equilibrium monitoring, structural and dynamic analysis of previously analytically inaccessible complex interlinked structures and the process of self-sorting. The vast and largely untapped potential of ion mobility mass spectrometry to coordination driven self-assembly is yet to be fully realised. Therefore, we also propose where current analytical approaches can be built upon to allow for greater insight into the complexity and structural dynamics involved in self-assembly.
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- School of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Tang X, Chu D, Gong W, Cui Y, Liu Y. Metal‐Organic Cages with Missing Linker Defects. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202017244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Xianhui Tang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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Shabalin DA, Dvorko MY, Schmidt EY, Trofimov BA. Regiocontrolled synthesis of 2,4,6-triarylpyridines from methyl ketones, electron-deficient acetylenes and ammonium acetate. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:2703-2715. [PMID: 33667288 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob00193k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A novel one-pot two-step approach for the synthesis of 2,4,6-triarylpyridines via t-BuOK/DMSO-promoted C-vinylation of a variety of methyl ketones with electron-deficient acetylenes (alkynones) followed by a cyclization of the in situ generated unsaturated 1,5-dicarbonyl species with ammonium acetate has been developed. This approach possesses competitive advantages such as high regioselectivity, available starting materials and the absence of transition-metal catalysts, oxidants and undesirable byproducts. A wide synthetic utility of the developed approach was demonstrated by the synthesis of trisubstituted, tetrasubstituted and fused pyridines.
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- Dmitrii A Shabalin
- A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry SB RAS, 1 Favorsky St, Irkutsk, 664033, Russian Federation.
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Tang X, Chu D, Gong W, Cui Y, Liu Y. Metal‐Organic Cages with Missing Linker Defects. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:9099-9105. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202017244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Xianhui Tang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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McTernan CT, Ronson TK, Nitschke JR. Selective Anion Binding Drives the Formation of Ag I8L 6 and Ag I12L 6 Six-Stranded Helicates. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:664-670. [PMID: 33382246 PMCID: PMC7879535 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Here we describe the formation of an unexpected and unique family of hollow six-stranded helicates. The formation of these structures depends on the coordinative flexibility of silver and the 2-formyl-1,8-napthyridine subcomponent. Crystal structures show that these assemblies are held together by Ag4I, Ag4Br, or Ag6(SO4)2 clusters, where the templating anion plays an integral structure-defining role. Prior to the addition of the anionic template, no six-stranded helicate was observed to form, with the system instead consisting of a dynamic mixture of triple helicate and tetrahedron. Six-stranded helicate formation was highly sensitive to the structure of the ligand, with minor modifications inhibiting its formation. This work provides an unusual example of mutual stabilization between metal clusters and a self-assembled metal-organic cage. The selective preparation of this anisotropic host demonstrates new modes of guiding selective self-assembly using silver(I), whose many stable coordination geometries render design difficult.
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- Charlie T. McTernan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge,
Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge,
Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge,
Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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Wu ZY, Huang LJ, Zhong R. Terpyridine-containing porphyrin and coordination assembly with fullerene-based pyridine for enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution and photocurrent response. Polyhedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2020.114818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Li B, Zhang W, Lu S, Zheng B, Zhang D, Li A, Li X, Yang XJ, Wu B. Multiple Transformations among Anion-based A2nL3n Assemblies: Bicapped Trigonal Antiprism A8L12, Tetrahedron A4L6, and Triple Helicate A2L3 (A = Anion). J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:21160-21168. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c10346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Boyang Li
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutics Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Li Y, Wang H, Li X. Over one century after discovery: pyrylium salt chemistry emerging as a powerful approach for the construction of complex macrocycles and metallo-supramolecules. Chem Sci 2020; 11:12249-12268. [PMID: 34123226 PMCID: PMC8163312 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc04585c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Over one century after its discovery, pyrylium salt chemistry has been extensively applied in preparing light emitters, photocatalysts, and sensitizers. In most of these studies, pyrylium salts acted as versatile precursors for the preparation of small molecules (such as furan, pyridines, phosphines, pyridinium salts, thiopyryliums and betaine dyes) and poly(pyridinium salt)s. In recent decades, pyrylium salt chemistry has emerged as a powerful approach for constructing complex macrocycles and metallo-supramolecules. In this perspective, we attempt to summarize the representative efforts of synthesizing and self-assembling large, complex architectures using pyrylium salt chemistry. We believe that this perspective not only highlights the recent achievements in pyrylium salt chemistry, but also inspires us to revisit this chemistry to design and construct macrocycles and metallo-supramolecules with increasing complexity and desired function.
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- Yiming Li
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518055 China
- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida Tampa Florida 33620 USA
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518055 China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518055 China
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Chang X, Lin S, Wang G, Shang C, Wang Z, Liu K, Fang Y, Stang PJ. Self-Assembled Perylene Bisimide-Cored Trigonal Prism as an Electron-Deficient Host for C60 and C70 Driven by “Like Dissolves Like”. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:15950-15960. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Xingmao Chang
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Bao SJ, Xu ZM, Ju Y, Song YL, Wang H, Niu Z, Li X, Braunstein P, Lang JP. The Covalent and Coordination Co-Driven Assembly of Supramolecular Octahedral Cages with Controllable Degree of Distortion. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:13356-13361. [PMID: 32697582 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c07014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Discovering and constructing novel and fancy structures is the goal of many supramolecular chemists. In this work, we propose an assembly strategy based on the synergistic effect of coordination and covalent interactions to construct a set of octahedral supramolecular cages and adjust their degree of distortion. Our strategy innovatively utilizes the addition of sulfur atoms of a metal sulfide synthon, [Et4N][Tp*WS3] (A), to an alkynyl group of a pyridine-containing linker, resulting in a novel vertex with low symmetry, and of Cu(I) ions. By adjusting the length of the linker and the position of the reactive alkynyl group, the control of the deformation degree of the octahedral cages can be realized. These supramolecular cages exhibit enhanced third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) responses. The results offer a powerful strategy to construct novel distorted cage structures as well as control the degree of distortion of supramolecular geometries.
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- Shu-Jin Bao
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu China.,State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu China
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- Chemistry Department, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620United States
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu China
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- Chemistry Department, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620United States
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- Institut de Chimie (UMR 7177 CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 67081 Strasbourg, France
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu China.,State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Jun Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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Wang G, Chen M, Wang J, Jiang Z, Liu D, Lou D, Zhao H, Li K, Li S, Wu T, Jiang Z, Sun X, Wang P. Reinforced Topological Nanoassemblies: 2D Hexagon-Fused Wheel to 3D Prismatic Metallo-Lamellar Structure with Molecular Weight of 119 K Daltons. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:7690-7698. [PMID: 32208693 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c00754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
By a precise metallo-ligand design, the advanced coordination-driven self-assembly could succeed in the preparation of giant molecular weight of the metallo-architectures. However, the synthesis of a single discrete high-molecular-weight (>100 K Da) structure has not been demonstrated due to the insurmountable synthetic challenge. Herein, we present a two-dimensional wheel structure (W1) and a gigantic three-dimensional dodecagonal prism-like architecture (P1), which were generated by multicomponent self-assembly of two similar metallo-organic ligands and a core ligand with metal ions, respectively. The giant 2D-suprastructure W1 with six hexagonal metallacycles that fused to the central spoke wheel was first achieved in nearly quantitative yield, and then, directed by introducing a meta-substituted coordination site into the key ligand, the supercharged (36 Ru2+ and 48 Cd2+ ions) double-decker prismatic structure P1 with two wheel structure W1s serve as the surfaces and 12 <Tpy-Cd2+-Tpy> connectivities serve as the edges, where a molecular weight up to 119 498.18 Da was accomplished. The expected molecular composition and size morphology was unequivocally characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, and transmission electron microscopy investigations. The introduction of a wheel structure is able to add considerable stability and complexity to the final architecture. These well-defined scaffolds are expected to play an important role in the functional materials field, such as molecular encapsulation and medicine sustained release.
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- Guotao Wang
- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry; Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education; Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry; Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry; Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education; Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry; Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry; Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry; Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry; Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education; Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education; Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry; Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Department of Organic and Polymer Chemistry; Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.,Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area; Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education; Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Clean Energy and Materials, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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