Issue 14, 2015

Dynamic structural transformations of coordination supramolecular systems upon exogenous stimulation

Abstract

Reactions in the solid state, especially single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SC–SC) transformations, provide an appealing pathway to obtain target crystalline materials with modified properties via a solvent-free green chemistry approach. This feature article focuses on the progress to date in the context of coordination supramolecular systems (CSSs), especially coordination polymers (CPs) or metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), which show interesting dynamic natures upon exposure to various exogenous stimuli, including concentration, temperature, light and mechanical force, as well as their synergic effect. In essence, dynamic CSSs normally possess crucial crystalline-reactive characteristics: (i) metal ions or clusters with unstable or metastable electronic configurations and coordination geometries; (ii) organic ligands bearing physicochemically active functional groups for subsequent reactions; (iii) polymeric networks of high flexibility for structural bending, rotation, swelling, or shrinking; (iv) guest moieties to be freely exchanged or eliminated by varying the environmental conditions. The significant changes in catalytic, sorption, magnetic, or luminescent properties accompanied by the structural transformations will also be discussed, which reveal the proof-of-concept thereof in designing new functional crystalline materials.

Graphical abstract: Dynamic structural transformations of coordination supramolecular systems upon exogenous stimulation

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
10 Aug 2014
Accepted
21 Oct 2014
First published
21 Oct 2014

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 2768-2781

Author version available

Dynamic structural transformations of coordination supramolecular systems upon exogenous stimulation

C. Li, J. Chen, C. Liu and M. Du, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 2768 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC06263A

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