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Borchers TH, Topić F, Christopherson JC, Bushuyev OS, Vainauskas J, Titi HM, Friščić T, Barrett CJ. Cold photo-carving of halogen-bonded co-crystals of a dye and a volatile co-former using visible light. Nat Chem 2022; 14:574-581. [PMID: 35361911 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-022-00909-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
The formation of co-crystals by the assembly of molecules with complementary molecular recognition functionalities is a popular strategy to design or improve a range of solid-state properties, including those relevant for pharmaceuticals, photo- or thermoresponsive materials and organic electronics. Here, we report halogen-bonded co-crystals of a fluorinated azobenzene derivative with a volatile component-either dioxane or pyrazine-that can be cut, carved or engraved with low-power visible light. This cold photo-carving process is enabled by the co-crystallization of a light-absorbing azo dye with a volatile component, which gives rise to materials that can be selectively disassembled with micrometre precision using low-power, non-burning laser irradiation or a commercial confocal microscope. The ability to shape co-crystals in three dimensions using laser powers of 0.5-20 mW-substantially lower than those used for metals, ceramics or polymers-is rationalized by photo-carving that targets the disruption of weak supramolecular interactions, rather than the covalent bonds or ionic structures targeted by conventional laser beam or focused ion beam machining processes.
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Affiliation(s)
- T H Borchers
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Titi HM, Marrett JM, Dayaker G, Arhangelskis M, Mottillo C, Morris AJ, Rachiero GP, Friščić T, Rogers RD. Hypergolic zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) as next-generation solid fuels: Unlocking the latent energetic behavior of ZIFs. Sci Adv 2019; 5:eaav9044. [PMID: 30972369 PMCID: PMC6450693 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav9044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Hypergolic materials, capable of spontaneous ignition upon contact with an external oxidizer, are of critical importance as fuels and propellants in aerospace applications (e.g., rockets and spacecraft). Currently used hypergolic fuels are highly energetic, toxic, and carcinogenic hydrazine derivatives, inspiring the search for cleaner and safer hypergols. Here, we demonstrate the first strategy to design hypergolic behavior within a metal-organic framework (MOF) platform, by using simple "trigger" functionalities to unlock the latent and generally not recognized energetic properties of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks, a popular class of MOFs. The herein presented six hypergolic MOFs, based on zinc, cobalt, and cadmium, illustrate a uniquely modular platform to develop hypergols free of highly energetic or carcinogenic components, in which varying the metal and linker components enables the modulation of ignition and combustion properties, resulting in excellent hypergolic response evident by ultrashort ignition delays as low as 2 ms.
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- H. M. Titi
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada
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- School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada
- 525 Solutions Inc., P.O. Box 2206, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403, USA
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Margariti A, Rapti S, Katsenis AD, Friščić T, Georgiou Y, Manos MJ, Papaefstathiou GS. Cu2+ sorption from aqueous media by a recyclable Ca2+ framework. Inorg Chem Front 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6qi00542j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A recyclable Ca-MOF that exchanges Ca2+ by Cu2+ almost quantitatively and quickly was investigated via batch ion-exchange experiments and utilized as a stationary phase in an ion-exchange column for Cu2+ removal from aqueous media.
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- A. Margariti
- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Zografou 157 71
- Greece
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Ioannina
- 451 10 Ioannina
- Greece
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- Department of Chemistry
- McGill University
- H3A 0B8 Montreal
- Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
- McGill University
- H3A 0B8 Montreal
- Canada
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- Lab of Physical Chemistry of Materials & Environment
- Physics Department
- University of Ioannina
- 451 10 Ioannina
- Greece
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Ioannina
- 451 10 Ioannina
- Greece
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Zografou 157 71
- Greece
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Bushuyev OS, Friščić T, Barrett CJ. Photo-induced motion of azo dyes in organized media: from single and liquid crystals, to MOFs and machines. CrystEngComm 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ce01128d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Incorporation of photo-reversible azo dyes into molecular assemblies provides a new family of advanced optical and photo-mechanical materials that enable the direct transformation of light energy into mechanical motion.
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- O. S. Bushuyev
- Department of Chemistry
- McGill University
- Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
- McGill University
- Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry
- McGill University
- Montreal, Canada
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Prochowicz D, Sokołowski K, Justyniak I, Kornowicz A, Fairen-Jimenez D, Friščić T, Lewiński J. A mechanochemical strategy for IRMOF assembly based on pre-designed oxo-zinc precursors. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:4032-5. [PMID: 25659832 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc09917f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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We demonstrate a mechanochemical strategy that allowed the first successful mechanosynthesis of IRMOFs based on an oxo-centred secondary building unit (SBU). The presented study indicates that controlling the acid-base relationship between reagents is key to mechanochemical synthesis of IRMOFs, revealing a pre-assembled oxo-zinc amidate cluster as an efficient precursor for IRMOF mechanosynthesis.
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- D Prochowicz
- Department of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland.
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André V, Friščić T, Halasz I, Curfs C, Duarte MT. Waste-free synthesis of the metallodrug bismuth subsalicylate. Acta Crystallogr A 2011. [DOI: 10.1107/s010876731109324x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Sokolov TN, Friščić T, Mac Gillivray LR. Crystalline supramolecular ladders viaco-crystals. Acta Crystallogr A 2005. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767305084618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Friščić T, Mac Gillivray LR. Control of reactivity in the solid state through principles of supramolecular chemistry. Acta Crystallogr A 2005. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767305084576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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