Photochromic Metal–Organic Frameworks: Reversible Control of Singlet Oxygen Generation

Abstract

The controlled generation of singlet oxygen is of great interest owing to its potential applications including industrial wastewater treatment, photochemistry, and photodynamic therapy. Two photochromic metal–organic frameworks, PC‐PCN and SO‐PCN, have been developed. A photochromic reaction has been successfully realized in PC‐PCN while maintaining its single crystallinity. In particular, as a solid‐state material which inherently integrates the photochromic switch and photosensitizer, SO‐PCN has demonstrated reversible control of 1O2 generation. Additionally, SO‐PCN shows catalytic activity towards photooxidation of 1,5‐dihydroxynaphthalene.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 04, 2014
Source ID
10.1002/anie.201408862

Entities

People

  • Dawei Feng
  • Hong‐cai Zhou
  • Jihye Park
  • Shuai Yuan

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Department of Energy

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science