389121-44-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
A nanoporous graphene analog for superfast heavy metal removal and continuous-flow visible-light photoredox catalysis
Xiao, Ran,Tobin, John M.,Zha, Meiqin,Hou, Yun-Long,He, Jun,Vilela, Filipe,Xu, Zhengtao
supporting information, p. 20180 - 20187 (2017/10/13)
We report a highly recyclable, 2D aromatic framework that offers a unique and versatile combination of photocatalytic activity and heavy metal uptake capability, as well as other attributes crucial for green and sustainable development technologies. The graphene-like open structure consists of fused tritopic aromatic building blocks (i.e., hexahydroxytriphenylene and hexaazatrinaphthylene) that can be assembled from readily available industrial materials without the need for transition metal catalysts. Besides fast and strong binding for Pb(ii) ions (e.g., removing aqueous Pb ions below the drinkable limit within minutes), the alkaline N-heterocycle units of the robust and porous host are able to quantitatively catalyse Knoevenagel reactions in water. Furthermore, the fused donor-acceptor aromatic π-systems enable environmentally friendly photoredox catalysis (PRC) utilizing the safe and abundant visible light in a commercial flow reactor. Also discussed is a new metric for benchmarking the kinetic performance of sorbents in the context of heavy metal removal from drinking water.
Synthesis, ionisation potentials and electron affinities of hexaazatrinaphthylene derivatives
Barlow, Stephen,Zhang, Qing,Kaafarani, Bilal R.,Risko, Chad,Amy, Fabrice,Chan, Calvin K.,Domercq, Benoit,Starikova, Zoya A.,Antipin,Timofeeva, Tatiana V.,Kippelen, Bernard,Bredas, Jean-Luc,Kahn, Antoine,Marder, Seth R.
, p. 3537 - 3547 (2007/12/29)
Several hexaazatrinaphthylene derivatives and a tris-(thieno) hexaazatriphenylene derivative have been synthesised by reaction of the appropriate diamines with hexaketocyclohexane. The crystal structure of 2,3,8,9,14,15-hexachloro-5,6,11,12,17,18-hexaazatrinaphthylene has been determined by X-ray diffraction; this reveals a molecular structure in good agreement with that predicted by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and π-stacking with an average spacing between adjacent molecular planes of 3.18 A. Solid-state ionisation potentials have been measured by using UV photoelectron spectroscopy and fall in the range of 5.99 to 7.76 eV, whereas solid-state electron affinities, measured using inverse photoelectron spectroscopy, vary in the range -2.65 to -4.59 eV. The most easily reduced example is a tris(thieno)hexaazatriphenylene substituted with bis(trifluoro-methyl)phenyl groups; DFT calculations suggest that the highly exothermic electron affinity is due both to the replacement of the outermost phenylene rings of hexaazatrinaphthylene with thieno groups and to the presence of electron-withdrawing bis(trifluoro-methyl)phenyl groups. The rather exothermic electron affinities, the potential for adopting π-stacked structures and the low intramolecular reorganisation energies obtained by DFT calculations suggest that some of these molecules may be useful electron-transport materials.
CHARGE-TRANSPORT MATERIALS, METHODS OF FABRICATION THEREOF, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
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Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include charge-transport materials, methods of forming charge-transport materials, and methods of using the charge-transport materials.
