Turning on photoelectric activity by cation exchange within an anionic pyrene-based hydrogen-bonded organic framework

作者:Qin, Jian-Hua; Xiao, Zhi; Zhang, Ji-Rui; Ren, Shu-Xian; Hu, Yu-Xin; Yang, Xiao-Gang*; Ma, Lu-Fang; Li, Dong-Sheng
来源:Dyes and Pigments, 2022, 205: 110506.
DOI:10.1016/j.dyepig.2022.110506

摘要

The assembly of hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) has been proposed as robust porous materials for gas storage/separation, catalysis, molecular recognition, optical applications, enzyme encapsulation, and so on. However, efficient way to obtain well-organized HOFs still remains challenge. Herein, a novel of anionic pyrene-based HOF [BMI](2)[H2TBAPy] was synthesised under ionothermal conditions. Relationship between the arrangement of photoactive 1,3,6,8-tetrakis (p-benzoic acid) pyrene molecules and photophysical properties were well studied by the combination of experiments and density functional theory. Through a facile cation -exchange process, the encapsulation of D-it-A dye cations into the HOF nanochannels could sinificantly broaden its light-harvesting region to NIR. The integrated composite can turn on photoelectric activity of the title HOF owing to strong dipole-dipole interactions and efficient energy transfer between host-guest.