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Semiconducting Supramolecular Organic Frameworks Assembled from a Near-Infrared Fluorescent Macrocyclic Probe and Fullerenes

Kaur R., Sen S., Larsen M.C. et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2020 · 11497-11505

5materials
8samples
3synthesis routes
19measurements
53results
7claims and caveats

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

The work demonstrates tunable conductivity in hierarchical 3D SOFs built from neutral, metal-free donor and fullerene acceptor components.

Caveat: Conductivities are modest compared with many conductive MOFs/COFs and are measured on fragile single crystals.

p007 / article p.11503 · Conclusions · Linked to 3 structured results

CaveatSupport assessment: High

Photoirradiation did not increase the conductivity of 2, (2*C60)n or (2*C70)n under the tested wavelengths.

Caveat: Reported qualitatively; no separate numeric illuminated conductivities were tabulated.

S46 · Single crystal conductivity experiments · Figures S60-S61 · Linked to 1 structured result

CaveatSupport assessment: High

The structural data establish the host-guest binding modes, but fullerene and solvent disorder make the C60 and C70 SOF refinements challenging.

Caveat: CIF files would be needed for detailed positional and thermal parameter extraction.

p003 / article p.11499 · Single-Crystal X-ray Structural Studies · Figure 2 · Linked to 3 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

The C70-based SOF is the best conductor in the study, reaching 1.3 x 10^-8 S cm^-1 at 298 K and outperforming both pristine 2 and the C60 analogue.

Caveat: Conductivity values are reliable only along the crystallographic z axis.

p001 / article p.11497 · Abstract · Linked to 3 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

C70 is proposed to pack and overlap more effectively with receptor 2 than C60, helping explain the higher conductivity of the C70 SOF.

Caveat: Fullerenes are highly disordered in both SOFs, and the explanation is partly speculative.

p003 / article p.11499 · Single-Crystal X-ray Structural Studies · Figure 2 · Linked to 3 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

Transient absorption supports charge-transfer states in the fullerene SOFs rather than fully charge-separated 2 radical cation/fullerene radical anion states.

Caveat: Assignments depend on global-target analysis and benchmark fullerene anion absorptions.

p001 / article p.11497 · Abstract · Figure 4 · Linked to 4 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

The proposed z-axis conductive path involves zigzag interactions from sulfur-sulfur contacts between neighbouring exTTF units and fullerene bridges between porphyrins.

Caveat: Mechanistic pathway is inferred from DFT and crystal packing rather than direct microscopic current mapping.

p007 / article p.11503 · Single-Crystal Conductivity Studies · Figure 5c-d · Linked to 2 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
DFT model 2*(C60)32*(C60)3 modelNone · Receptor 2 with three C60 guests occupying recognition sites0D · Model SystemGas-phase putative encapsulated model for orbital and NTO analysis.p006 / article p.11502 · Density functional theory · Figures S53 and S55
DFT model 2*(C70)32*(C70)3 modelNone · Receptor 2 with three C70 guests occupying recognition sites0D · Model SystemGas-phase putative encapsulated model for orbital and NTO analysis.S43 · Theoretical studies on 2 and its fullerene complexes · Figure S54
exTTF-porphyrin macrocyclic receptor 2C108H92N8S16None; metal-free organic receptor · Two exTTF-porphyrin units connected by butadiyne linkers through meta-phenylene meso substituents3D · PristinePristine receptor 2 forms a SOF-like solid with slipped-sandwich packing and infinite 1D solvent-filled channels.p002 / article p.11498 · Results and Discussion - Single-Crystal X-ray Structural Studies · Figure 1
(2*C60)n supramolecular organic frameworkC168H92N8S16None; neutral organic host-guest framework · exTTF-porphyrin receptor 2 with C60 fullerene guests3D · CompositeOrthorhombic Fddd 3D SOF formed by self-assembly of receptor 2 and C60 with saddle-like and pseudohexagonal-core fullerene binding modes.p004 / article p.11500 · Figure 2 caption · Figure 2
(2*C70)n supramolecular organic frameworkC378H64N16S32None; neutral organic host-guest framework · exTTF-porphyrin receptor 2 with C70 fullerene guests3D · CompositeOrthorhombic Fddd 3D SOF formed by self-assembly of receptor 2 and C70, with stronger pseudohexagonal-cavity interactions and higher conductivity than the C60 analogue.p003 / article p.11499 · Single-Crystal X-ray Structural Studies · Figure 2; SI Figure S25

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
solution host-guest complex of 2 with C60research_0266__mat__mat_sof_c60Unknown · Model System · ModelDilute host-guest solution used to quantify binding and transient charge-transfer behaviour.S30-S34 · Additional photophysical data · Figures S33, S34, S40 and S41
solution host-guest complex of 2 with C70research_0266__mat__mat_sof_c70Unknown · Model System · ModelDilute host-guest solution used to quantify binding and transient charge-transfer behaviour.p003-p004 / article pp.11499-11500 · 1H NMR Spectroscopic Titrations; Photophysical Studies · Figures 3, S20, S32 and S39
DFT model 2*(C60)3research_0266__mat__mat_model_2_c60_3Model · Model System · ModelGas-phase DFT model.S43 · Theoretical studies · Figure S53
DFT model 2*(C70)3research_0266__mat__mat_model_2_c70_3Model · Model System · ModelGas-phase DFT model.S43 · Theoretical studies · Figure S54
single crystals of pristine receptor 2research_0266__mat__mat_receptor_2Single Crystal · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkDiffraction-grade single crystals; conductivity measured along crystallographic z axis.S19-S20 · Single crystal X-ray structure analyses · Figure S21; Table S1
receptor 2 in solutionresearch_0266__mat__mat_receptor_2Unknown · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkDilute solutions in toluene, benzonitrile or dichloromethane for spectroscopy and electrochemistry.p004-p005 / article pp.11500-11501 · Photophysical Studies · Figure 3
single crystals of (2*C60)n SOFresearch_0266__mat__mat_sof_c60Single Crystal · Target Sample · Guest LoadedVery dark, almost black prisms grown by vapour diffusion; fragile crystals mounted with conductive paste for transport.S21 · Single crystal X-ray structure of the supramolecular complex of 2 with C60 · Table S2; Figure S23
single crystals of (2*C70)n SOFresearch_0266__mat__mat_sof_c70Single Crystal · Target Sample · Guest LoadedVery dark green rods grown by vapour diffusion; fragile crystals mounted with conductive paste for transport.S24 · Single crystal X-ray structure of the supramolecular complex of 2 with C70 · Table S3; Figure S25