Active Site Engineering in Reticular Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

BB Rath, S Krause, BV Lotsch - Advanced Functional Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photochemical CO2 reduction using ubiquitous sunlight akin to natural photosynthesis is an
effective approach for conversion of renewable energy into useful chemical feedstock …

Functional dynamics in framework materials

S Krause, JV Milić - Communications Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Dynamic crystalline materials have emerged as a unique category of condensed phase
matter that combines crystalline lattice with components that display dynamic behavior in the …

Synthetic molecular motor activates drug delivery from polymersomes

A Guinart, M Korpidou, D Doellerer… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The design of stimuli-responsive systems in nanomedicine arises from the challenges
associated with the unsolved needs of current molecular drug delivery. Here, we present a …

Postsynthetic transformation of imine-into nitrone-linked covalent organic frameworks for atmospheric water harvesting at decreased humidity

L Grunenberg, G Savasci, ST Emmerling… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report a facile postsynthetic linkage conversion method giving synthetic access
to nitrone-linked covalent organic frameworks (COFs) from imine-and amine-linked COFs …

Light-driven self-assembly of spiropyran-functionalized covalent organic framework

G Das, T Prakasam, N Alkhatib, RG AbdulHalim… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Controlling the number of molecular switches and their relative positioning within porous
materials is critical to their functionality and properties. The proximity of many molecular …

A visible-light-driven molecular motor based on barbituric acid

K Kuntze, DRS Pooler, M Di Donato, MF Hilbers… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We present a class of visible-light-driven molecular motors based on barbituric acid. Due to
a serendipitous reactivity we observed during their synthesis, these motors possess a …

Bipolar molecular torque wrench modulates the stacking of two-dimensional metal–organic framework nanosheets

WQ Tang, X Yi, H Guan, XW Wang, YW Gu… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The precise modulation of nanosheet stacking modes introduces unforeseen properties and
creates momentous applications but remains a challenge. Herein, we proposed a strategy …

Designing P-type bi-stable overcrowded alkene-based chiroptical photoswitches

J Sheng, W Danowski, S Crespi, A Guinart, X Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Overcrowded alkene based molecular motors and switches constitute a unique class of
photo-responsive systems due to their intrinsic chirality near the core CC bond, making them …

Construction of a three-state responsive framework from a bistable photoswitch

J Sheng, J Perego, W Danowski, S Bracco, S Chen… - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
The integration of photoswitchable elements into porous solids provides fascinating
opportunities to modulate material properties. However, the fabrication strategies of these …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular switching on surfaces

JD Steen, DR Duijnstee, WR Browne - Surface Science Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Molecular switching has established itself as a key functionality of building blocks developed
for addressable materials and surfaces over the last two decades. Many challenges in their …