Dong Luo

Jinan University

Biological function arises by the assembly of individual biomolecular modules into large aggregations or highly complex architectures. A similar strategy is adopted in supramolecular chemistry to assemble complex and highly ordered structures with advanced functions from simple components. Here we report a series of diamond-like supramolecular fram...

A series of Ni-imidazolate cubic cages, one-dimensional and two-dimensional coordination polymers based on the cubic cages, have been prepared by solvothermal subcomponent self-assembly of 5-methyl-4-formylimidazole, m-xylylenediamine, and Ni(II) salts with varied anions. These compounds have been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffractions,...

Sandwich-type complexes are a class of metallocene-like assemblies known for their exceptional stability and physicochemical properties. In this study, we designed and synthesized a heptanuclear all-metal sandwich structure (termed Au6Ag) with a silver ion capped by two cyclic trinuclear gold(I)-pyrazolates. Au6Ag is soluble in dichloromethane and...

Metal-organic cages can undergo structural transformations due to the dynamic nature of dative bonds, however, the mechanism of transformation processes is often unclear. Herein we report four metal-organic cages featuring Pd3L6-type and Pd4L8-type tub-ular structures by self-assembly of Pd (II) and two types of bidentate metalloligands. The Pd3L6-...

The synthesis of helical nanostructures with advanced functions from the atomically precise building blocks is attractive, but remains a significant challenge. In this work, we report two atomically precise metal hydride clusters, Cu24H6L12(PPh3)2Pz6 ( Cu@Cu23H6,) and Cu24-xAgxH6L12(PPh3)2Pz6 (0 < x < 1) ( Ag@Cu23H6) (L=CH3OPhC≡C−, Pz = 3,5-(CF3)2-...

The development of noble-metal-free and efficient metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as hetergenous catalysts for carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion is particular interest, but remains challenging. In this study, a CuⅠ/CuⅡ mixed-valent MOF (1) was synthesized, consisting of copper(I) cyclic trinuclear units (CuI-CTUs) and CuII-paddlewheel units. The MOF...

Water oxidation to molecular dioxygen driven by visible light is essential but difficult in solar fuel production due to its sluggish reaction kinetics. Although the catalytic process is highly dependent on the coordination-unsaturated metal sites in coordination catalysts, the controllable design of catalysts with such catalytic sites remains chal...

Metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) that exhibit dynamic phase‐transition behavior under external stimuli could have great potential in adsorptive separations. Here we report on a zinc‐based microporous MOF (JNU‐80) and its reversible transformation between two crystalline phases: large pore (JNU‐80‐LP) and narrow pore (JNU‐80‐NP). Specifically, JNU‐80...

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) that exhibit dynamic phase‐transition behavior under external stimuli could have great potential in adsorptive separations. Here we report on a zinc‐based microporous MOF (JNU‐80) and its reversible transformation between two crystalline phases: large pore (JNU‐80‐LP) and narrow pore (JNU‐80‐NP). Specifically, JNU‐80...

The encapsulation of enzymes within porous materials has exhibited great promise for protecting enzymes from denaturation, increasing their tolerance for harsh environments and promoting their industrialization. However, controlling the conformational freedom of the encapsulated enzymes to enhance enzymatic reaction rates remains a great challenge....

Post‐synthetic modification plays a crucial role in precisely adjusting the structure and functions of advanced materials. Herein, we report the self‐assembly of a tubular heterometallic Pd3Cu6L16 capsule that incorporates Pd(II) and CuL1 metalloligands. This capsule undergoes further modification with two tridentate anionic ligands (L2) to afford...

Hollow nanoporous carbon architectures (HNCs) present significant utilitarian value for a wide variety of applications. Facile and efficient preparation of HNCs has long been pursued but still remains challenging. Herein, we for the first time demonstrate that single‐component metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) crystals, rather than the widely reporte...

Post‐synthetic modification plays a crucial role in precisely adjusting the structure and functions of advanced materials. Herein, we report the self‐assembly of a tubular heterometallic Pd3Cu6L16 capsule, incorporating Pd(II) and CuL1 metalloligands. This capsule undergoes further modification with two tridentate anionic ligands (L2) resulting in...

Metal‐organic cages (MOCs) are supramolecular coordination complexes that have internal cavities for hosting guest molecules and exhibiting various properties. However, the functions of MOCs are limited by the choice of the building blocks. Post‐synthetic modification (PSM) is a technique that can introduce new functional groups and replace existin...

Hollow nanoporous carbon architectures (HNCs) present significant utilitarian value for a wide variety of applications. Facile and efficient preparation of HNCs has long been pursued but still remains challenging. Herein, we for the first time demonstrate that single‐component metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) crystals, rather than the widely reporte...

Herein, an unprecedented cadmium-based metal–organic framework (JNU-106) fabricated by utilizing pyrazole-functionalized tetraphenylethylene ligands (Py-TPE) and rod-shaped secondary building units is reported, possessing a new (3,3,3,6,6,8)-connected topological network. Thanks to the ingeniously designed intramolecular charge transfer behavior, w...

The construction of stable copper nanoclusters (Cu‐NCs) with near‐infrared (NIR) emission that can be used for catalysis is highly desired, yet remains a challenge. Herein, an atomically precise bimetallic Cu/Pd NC with a molecular formula of Cu16Pd1L10(PPh3)2(Pz)6 (Pz = 3,5‐(CF3)2Pyrazolate, L = 4‐CH3OPhC≡C⁻), abbreviated as Cu16Pd1, is synthesize...

The development of energy‐saving technology for the efficient separation of olefin and paraffin is highly important for the chemical industry. Herein, we report a self‐assembled Fe4L6 capsule containing a hydrophobic cavity, which can be used to encapsulate and separate propylene/propane. The successful encapsulation of propylene and propane by the...

The development of energy‐saving technology for the efficient separation of olefin and paraffin is highly important for the chemical industry. Herein, we report a self‐assembled Fe4L6 capsule containing a hydrophobic cavity, which can be used to encapsulate and separate propylene/propane. The successful encapsulation of propylene and propane by Fe4...

Two novel adenine-containing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with the same components but different pore environments and topologies, named ZnTDCA-1 and ZnTDCA-2, were designed and synthesized. The host-guest composites were successfully fabricated...

Realizing high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) in the near‐infrared (NIR) region is challenging and valuable for luminescent material, especially for thermally activated delay fluorescence (TADF) material. In this work, we report two achiral cyclic trinuclear Au(I) complexes, Au3(4‐Clpyrazolate)3 and Au3(4‐Brpyrazolate)3 (denoted as Cl−Au an...

Realizing high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) in the near‐infrared (NIR) region is challenging and valuable for luminescent material, especially for thermally activated delay fluorescence (TADF) material. In this work, we report two achiral cyclic trinuclear Au(I) complexes, Au 3 (4‐Clpyrazolate) 3 and Au 3 (4‐Brpyrazolate) 3 (denoted as Cl...

Separation of acetylene (C2H2) from carbon dioxide (CO2) or ethylene (C2H4) is industrially important but still challenging so far. Herein, we developed two novel robust metal organic frameworks AlFSIX‐Cu‐TPBDA (ZNU‐8) with znv topology and SIFSIX‐Cu‐TPBDA (ZNU‐9) with wly topology for efficient capture of C2H2 from CO2 and C2H4. Both ZNU‐8 and ZNU...

Separation of acetylene (C 2 H 2 ) from carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) or ethylene (C 2 H 4 ) is industrially important but still challenging so far. Herein, we developed two novel robust metal organic frameworks AlFSIX‐Cu‐TPBDA (ZNU‐8) with znv topology and SIFSIX‐Cu‐TPBDA (ZNU‐9) with wly topology for efficient capture of C 2 H 2 from CO 2 and C 2 H 4 ....

This work introduces the use of 8-aminoquinoline subcomponents to generate complex three-dimensional structures. Together with a tris(formylpyridine), 8-aminoquinoline condensed around ZnII templates to produce a tris(tridentate) ligand. This ligand is incorporated into either a tricapped trigonal prismatic ZnII9L6 structure or a pair of pseudo-oct...

Developing effective catalysts to degrade chemical warfare agents is of great significance. Herein, a mesoporous MIL‐101(Cr) composite material dangled with porphyrin molecules (denote as TCPP@MIL‐101(Cr), TCPP = tetra(4‐carboxyphenyl)porphyrin) is reported, which can be used as a heterogeneous photocatalyst for detoxification of mustard gas simula...

To develop a simple and general method for improving the circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) performances of materials is of great significance. In this work, two pairs of CPL‐active homochiral metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) P/M‐Et and P/M‐Et(Cd) with eta topology are reported. In comparison to the reported isomorphic Zn‐imidazolate MOFs P‐Me...

In pharmaceutical and biomedical applications, it is imperative to identify chiral molecules. However, colorimetric sensing enantiomers relying on chiral nanozymes is still a major challenge in chirality recognition. Herein, we report a facile and simple strategy to prepare copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) using d-cysteine-d-histidine (DCDH), d-cystein...

Post‐synthetic modification (PSM) is an effective approach for the tailored functionalization of metal‐organic architectures, but its generalizability remains challenging. Herein we report a general covalent PSM strategy to functionalize PdnL2n metal‐organic cages (MOCs, n=2, 12) through an efficient Diels–Alder cycloaddition between peripheral ant...

Post‐synthetic modification (PSM) is an effective approach for tailored functionalization of metal‐organic architectures, but its generalizability remains challenging. Herein we report a general covalent PSM strategy to functionalize the PdnL2n metal‐organic cages (MOCs, n = 2, 12) via an efficient Diels−Alder cycloaddition between peripheral anthr...

The efficient separation of acetylene (C2H2) from its mixture with carbon dioxide (CO2) remains a challenging industrial process due to their close molecular size/shapes and similar physical properties. Herein, we report a microporous metal−organic framework (JNU-4) with square-planar mononuclear copper(II) centers as nodes and tetrahedral organic...

It is a significant challenge to achieve a high photoluminescence quantum yield of Cu(I) complexes, particularly for red Cu(I) emitters, because of their considerable reorganization energy and weak spin–orbit coupling. Herein, we report a red phosphorescent cyclic trinuclear Cu(I) complex (denoted as 1), which was formed by reacting alkyl-substitut...

Atomically precise copper(I) nanoclusters (CuNCs) with high photoluminescence (PL) efficiency and relatively short lifetime could be promising non-precious metal-based phosphorescent emitters for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), but the synthesis of such CuNCs still remains a great challenging. Herein, we have prepared a parallelepiped-like,...

Herein we report a covalent cage TPE-Zn4 based on a tetraphenylethylene molecule via subcomponent self-assembly, which is templated by zinc ions. TPE-Zn4 features a quadrangular prismatic cage structure, which is characterized by NMR, mass spectrum, and single-crystal X-ray diffractions. TPE-Zn4 emitted orange fluorescence (λem = 620 nm) in both so...

The separation of acetylene (C2H2) from carbon dioxide (CO2) and other C1-C2 light hydrocarbons is important to produce C2H2 in high purity as well as recover other gases. However, it is challenged by the trade-off between the adsorption capacity and selectivity due to the similar physical properties. In this work, we reported a new TiF62- anion (T...

Because of their misuse and poor management, antibiotics pose a significant threat to the ecological environment and human health. The development of highly sensitive and effective sensors to detect such environmental contaminants is a crucial and challenging task. As a new class of desirable biocompatible materials, biological metal‐organic framew...

Bioinspired metal−organic frameworks (MOFs) serve as suitable crystalline models for recognition and sensing of biomolecules mimicking natural processes, providing new ideas and concepts for cutting-edge biomedical applications. Here, we have successfully prepared a robust biological metal−organic framework with periodic docking grooves resembling...

Multicomponent metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have received an increasing amount of attention due to their potential to produce new topologies, pore metrics, and functionalities compared to MOFs with a single metal cluster and one organic linker. Herein, five isoreticular Zn MOFs were obtained by mixing two types of linear ditopic linkers in a one...

Two isostructural pillar-layer MOFs (JNU-105 and JNU-105-(NH2)2) have been successfully synthesized. JNU-105-(NH2)2 exhibits a red-shifted luminescence “turn on” for formaldehyde without the interference from other VOCs and a detection limit...

Charged metal-organic cages generally produce aggregates with various morphologies and different properties through the multiple supramolecular interactions in solution. Herein, a luminescent hexahedral metal-organic cage containing pyrene chromophores is successfully constructed through coordination-driven subcomponent self-assembly. The cage exhi...

DNA–protein crosslinks (DPCs) are highly toxic DNA lesions induced by crosslinking agents such as formaldehyde (HCHO). Building artificial models to simulate the crosslinking process would advance our understanding of the underlying mechanisms and therefore develop coping strategies accordingly. Herein we report the design and synthesis of a Zn-bas...

A two-dimensional (2D) chiral heterometallic Zn(Ⅱ)-Cd(Ⅱ) metal−organic framework (MOF), formulated as {[(CdI2(ZnL)2·DMF}n (1, H2L = (R,R)-N,N'-bis(3- (4-pyridyl)salicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexanediamine, DMF = N,N-Dimethylformamide) was synthesized with predesigned chiral metallosalen ZnL and CdI2 via solvothermal reaction. MOF 1 crystallizes in the o...

The coordination-driven self-assembly provides a favourable methodology for constructing metal–organic architectures with diverse structures and functions. As a classical five-membered heterocyclic ligand, imidazole is widely used in the construction of metal–organic materials with finitely and infinitely structures. In this review, the synthetic m...

Herein we report the synthesis of a microporous shp-topology metal-organic framework (JNU-200) with 12-connected high-nuclearity Co10-cluster and 4-connected carboxylate ligand, 4,4′,4′′,4′′′-(pyrazine-2,3,5,6-tetrayl)tetrabenzoate (BTTB). The redox potential of Co2+/Co3+ and the nitrogen-containing π-electron-rich BTTB render JNU-200 an ideal plat...

Negative compressibility (NC) is a phenomenon when an object expands/shrinks in at least one of its dimensions upon compression/decompression. NC is very rare and is of great interest for a number of applications. In this work a gigantic (more than one order of magnitude higher compared to the reported values) NC effect was recorded during intrusio...

Efficient and compact energy conversion is at the heart of the sustainable development of humanity. In this work it is demonstrated that hydrophobic flexible nanoporous materials can be used for thermal-to-mechanical energy conversion when coupled with water. In particular, a reversible nonhysteretic wetting-drying (contraction-expansion) cycle pro...

The gyroid materials have received considerable attentions from scientists for their beautiful structures and advanced functions. On the other side, metal-organic frameworks, are inorganic-organic hybrid crystalline porous materials with atomic precision, which can provide good structural models and rich topologies for gyroid materials. In this rev...

As a creation platform for multifunctional materials, crystalline metal-organic framework (MOF) can integrate different chromophores through reticular chemistry to adjust their spatial arrangement and intermolecular interaction, in turn achieving the purpose of improving the nature of optoelectronic properties. Herein, a stepwise reticular synthesi...

Formaldehyde poses a carcinogenic risk to human beings, yet it would be difficult to accurately quantify by spectroscopic methods if other volatile organic compounds were present. Herein, we report a robust adenine-based BioMOF (JNU-100) constructed through a mixed-ligand strategy with BPDC-(NH2)2, an amine-functionalized dicarboxylate of intrinsic...

Correction for ‘Aggregation-induced phosphorescence sensitization in two heptanuclear and decanuclear gold–silver sandwich clusters’ by Zhou Lu et al. , Chem. Sci. , 2020, DOI: 10.1039/d0sc05095d.

The strategy of aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE) has been proved efficient in wide areas and recently been adopted in the field of metal nanoclusters. However, the relationship between atomically precise clusters and AIEE is still covered in mist. Herein, we have successfully obtained two few-atom heterometallic gold-silver hepta-/de...

Herein we report the synthesis of three pairs of isostructural zirconium and hafnium-based homometallic metal–organic frameworks (termed as Zr-MOF-1 and Hf-MOF-1, Zr-MOF-2 and Hf-MOF-2, Zr-MOF-3 and Hf-MOF-3) with respective scu, sqc, and flu topologies by using an aggregation-induced-emission (AIE) ligand H4BTTB (4,4',4'',4'''-(pyrazine-2,3,5,6-te...

Polynuclear silver clusters have been described by unexpectedly transforming from cyclic trinuclear complexes (CTCs) upon reacting σ-donating phenylacetylene, featuring noria-like conformation. The introduction of foreign copper ions leads to isomorphic...

Dual-emitting MOF materials have been widely explored in recent years for their potential applications as ratiometric luminescence probes. However, most of these dichromatic MOFs were constructed through encapsulation of dye molecules, and the ones with intrinsic dual-emission from ligands and/or metal ions are still rare. Herein, we report a novel...

A pair of enantiomers of three‐dimensional (3D) chiral coordination polymers (CCPs) were successfully constructed by using achiral components 4,2′:6′,4′′‐terpyridyl precursors and Cu²⁺ through spontaneous resolution (1 a). By utilising feeding controlled chiral‐templated induction and chiral auxiliary behaviour of optically pure camphor sulfonate (...

A family of polyhedral metal-imidazolate cages based on the flexible bi-imidazole ligands L and Cu2+ ions have been synthesized and characterized, featuring unusual Cu10L8 bicapped square antiprism structure (or Johnson solids, J17) and adaptable cavity. These metalorganic cages encapsulate anions, which will expand or compress after filling with d...

In this article the effect of a porous material´s flexibility on the dynamic reversibility of a non-wetting liquid intrusion was explored experimentally. For this purpose, high-pressure water intrusion together with high-pressure in-situ small angle neutron scattering were applied for superhydrophobic grafted silica and two metal-organic frameworks...

The Cover Feature shows how our BioMOF material can adsorb and separate different gases as freely as a dragon rides the waves, a legendary creature in Chinese mythology living in the sea and controlling the climate on the planet. The additional amine groups pointing toward the cavity on the channel surface are equivalent to the ball in the dragon‐s...

Solvothermal reaction of adenine, 1,3,6,8‐tetrakis(p‐benzoic acid)pyrene (H4TBAPy), and Zn(NO3)2 in DMF afforded a three‐dimensional anionic bioMOF 1. It features one‐dimensional tubular channels with exposed Watson–Crick faces and nitrogen‐rich purines, which endows 1 with multiple adsorption sites on its polar surface, translating into high selec...

A series of cubic cobalt-imidazolate cages have been successfully synthesized via subcomponent self-assembly in different solvents under solvothermal conditions. The homovalent CoII and mixedvalent CoIII,II-imidazolate cages are assembled in control over the mixed solvent ratio of N,N-diethylformamide/ethanol, respectively.

Self‐assembled functional supramolecular metallopolymers have demonstrated application potential in cancer therapy. Herein, a copper polypyridyl complex was found able to self‐assemble into a supramolecular metallopolymer driven by the intermolecular interactions, which could enhance the uptake in cancer cells through endocytosis, and thus effectiv...

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