结构化学Pub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-09-04DOI: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100711
Xueyu Man , Guochao Li , Minghui Zhu , Shanhe Li , Gang Xu , Zhenlei Zhang , Hong Liang , Feng Yang
{"title":"Development of a theranostic tri-nuclear gadolinium(III) complex based on apoferritin for multitarget therapy of orthotopic glioma","authors":"Xueyu Man , Guochao Li , Minghui Zhu , Shanhe Li , Gang Xu , Zhenlei Zhang , Hong Liang , Feng Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100711","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100711","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To effectively penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and integrate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnosis and multitarget therapy for orthotopic glioma, we proposed to develop a multinuclear gadolinium (Gd) complex based on apoferritin (AFt). To this end, we rationally designed and synthesized a trinuclear Gd(III) complex (<strong>Gd3</strong>) with strong T<sub>1</sub>-weighted MRI performance and remarkable cytotoxicity against glioma cells <em>in vitro</em>. Subsequently, we constructed an AFt-<strong>Gd3</strong> nanoparticle (NP) delivery system. AFt-<strong>Gd3</strong> NPs not only penetrate BBB but also provide significant T<sub>1</sub>-weighted MRI contrast for orthotopic glioma while effectively inhibiting glioma growth with minimal side effects <em>in vivo</em>. Furthermore, we elucidate the mechanism by which AFt-<strong>Gd3</strong> NPs inhibit glioma growth: inducing apoptosis through chemodynamic therapy, blocking glutamine metabolism, and inhibiting energy metabolism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10151,"journal":{"name":"结构化学","volume":"44 11","pages":"Article 100711"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145658843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
结构化学Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-09-20DOI: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100733
Tianyang Dong , Xingyuan Wen , Xingzhi Wu , Ying Jiang , Chong Wang , Ruizhi Liu , Junyi Li , Wenfa Zhou , Yinglin Song , Xiaofeng Shi , Rui Wen , Chunru Wang , Li Jiang , Chunli Bai
{"title":"Ionic covalent organic frameworks enable laser-pulse-duration-dependent high third-order nonlinear optical responses","authors":"Tianyang Dong , Xingyuan Wen , Xingzhi Wu , Ying Jiang , Chong Wang , Ruizhi Liu , Junyi Li , Wenfa Zhou , Yinglin Song , Xiaofeng Shi , Rui Wen , Chunru Wang , Li Jiang , Chunli Bai","doi":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100733","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100733","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, the third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of covalent organic framework (COF) materials with conjugated amphoteric ion structure are studied for the first time. A highly ordered crystalline ultrathin films of the ionic COF material PySQ-iCOF was successfully fabricated using a solid-liquid interface method, meanwhile the building units extracted to be independent small molecule, 1-PySA, were synthesized for comparative studies. Compared to 1-PySA, PySQ-iCOF possesses not only a larger conjugated system but also exhibits enhanced polarization and charge transfer capabilities. The NLO properties of PySQ-iCOF and the small molecule 1-PySA were investigated using Z-scan technique at a wavelength of 532 nm, revealing the PySQ-iCOF thin film exhibits outstanding NLO performance. Specifically, it demonstrates saturable absorption under nanosecond (ns) pulse laser irradiation (<em>β</em> = −9.59 × 10<sup>−6</sup> m/W), while exhibiting reverse saturable absorption under femtosecond (fs) pulse conditions (<em>β</em> = 6.91 × 10<sup>−8</sup> m/W). Furthermore, the PySQ-iCOF film exhibits strong negative refractive nonlinearity, −6 × 10<sup>−12</sup> m<sup>2</sup>/W for ns and −3.8 × 10<sup>−13</sup> m<sup>2</sup>/W for fs, respectively. Transient absorption spectroscopy studies indicate that the pulse-width-dependent nonlinear absorption characteristics of the PySQ-iCOF film originate from the generation of triplet excited states. Both nonlinear absorption coefficient and nonlinear refractive index of the PySQ-iCOF film surpass those of most reported organic materials measured under comparable conditions, which provides huge potential in all-optical manipulating and switching at the nanoscale as outstanding NLO materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10151,"journal":{"name":"结构化学","volume":"44 10","pages":"Article 100733"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145398056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
结构化学Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-09-06DOI: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100714
Yi-Chang Yang , Rui-Xi Wang , Li-Ming Wu , Ling Chen
{"title":"Regulating the coplanarity of π-conjugated units through hydrogen bonding in FAHC2O4 and FAH2C3N3S3 crystals","authors":"Yi-Chang Yang , Rui-Xi Wang , Li-Ming Wu , Ling Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100714","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100714","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The donor-acceptor hydrogen bonding strategy has been proposed to enforce coplanar packing of anisotropic π-conjugated units, thereby maximizing the material's achievable birefringence. Herein, employing this strategy, we successfully obtain two highly coplanar birefringent crystals, FAHC<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> and FAH<sub>2</sub>C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>3</sub>S<sub>3</sub> (FA<sup>+</sup>: CH<sub>5</sub>N<sub>2</sub><sup>+</sup>, formamidinium). FAHC<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> shows a wide bandgap (4.20 eV), while FAH<sub>2</sub>C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>3</sub>S<sub>3</sub> exhibits a narrower bandgap (2.96 eV) due to the involvement of sulfur atom. Both crystals display notable birefringence in their respective material classes: 0.275@546 nm and 0.504@546 nm, respectively. X-ray crystallography and computational studies attribute the pronounced birefringence to their π-conjugated moieties and their near-coplanar configurations. Comparative analysis of FAHC<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> and FAH<sub>2</sub>C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>3</sub>S<sub>3</sub> further establishes that the hydrogen bond strength directly influences the molecular coplanarity degree. These findings provide new insights for applying the donor-acceptor hydrogen bonding strategy in the rational design of high-performance birefringent materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10151,"journal":{"name":"结构化学","volume":"44 10","pages":"Article 100714"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145398089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
结构化学Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-09-17DOI: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100728
Huarui Han , Yangrui Xu , Yu Cheng , Liguang Tang , Jie Jin , Xinlin Liu , Changchang Ma , Ziyang Lu
{"title":"Frustrated Lewis pairs in CO2 photoreduction: A review on synergistic activation and charge separation","authors":"Huarui Han , Yangrui Xu , Yu Cheng , Liguang Tang , Jie Jin , Xinlin Liu , Changchang Ma , Ziyang Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100728","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100728","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction is a promising route toward carbon neutrality, yet its practical application is hindered by the high activation energy barrier of CO<sub>2</sub>, rapid recombination of photo-generated electrons, and poor product selectivity of traditional catalysts. Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs), which feature spatially separated Lewis acid and base sites, have recently emerged as a novel strategy to overcome these limitations. This review systematically examines the progress in FLPs-based photocatalytic systems. We focus on the construction strategies for FLPs active sites, the optimization of charge carrier dynamics, and the synergistic electron transfer mechanisms with photoactive components. Central theme is the elucidation of microscopic mechanisms governing CO<sub>2</sub> activation, key intermediate conversion, and the efficient utilization of photogenerated electrons. By synthesizing current knowledge and outlining future prospects, this review aims to provide a theoretical framework that guides the rational design of highly active and selective catalysts for solar-driven CO<sub>2</sub> reduction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10151,"journal":{"name":"结构化学","volume":"44 10","pages":"Article 100728"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145398060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
结构化学Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-07-29DOI: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100695
Ziqi Chen , Miriding Mutailipu
{"title":"Achieving the birefringence-bandgap trade-off: Hydrogen-bond engineered biuret-cyanurate","authors":"Ziqi Chen , Miriding Mutailipu","doi":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100695","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100695","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Birefringent materials play a crucial role in light polarization, with important applications in fiber-optic communications. However, developing such materials for the solar-blind region and shorter wavelengths remains challenging due to the inherent trade-off between birefringence and bandgap. In this work, we introduce a strategic assembly of cyanuric rings with biuret units—the latter identified for the first time as a birefringence-active motif—resulting in two new compounds: [H<sub>5</sub>C<sub>2</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>2</sub>][H<sub>3</sub>C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>] (<strong>1</strong>) and [H<sub>5</sub>C<sub>2</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>2</sub>][H<sub>3</sub>C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>]·<em>x</em>H<sub>2</sub>O (<em>x</em> ≈ 0.43) (<strong>2</strong>). Through hydrogen bonding-driven structural optimization, compound <strong>2</strong> achieves a 50% increase in birefringence (Δ<em>n</em> = 0.403 @ 546 nm) compared to <strong>1</strong>, while retaining a short cutoff edge of 208 nm. This advancement demonstrates that hydrogen-bond-guided structural design, combined with novel functional units, can overcome the traditional birefringence-bandgap conflict, opening new possibilities for short-wavelength birefringent materials with strong optical anisotropy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10151,"journal":{"name":"结构化学","volume":"44 10","pages":"Article 100695"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145398093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
结构化学Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-08-26DOI: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100702
Yan-Jia Lin, Qing-Xin Zeng, Xiao-Min Shen, Shou-Tian Zheng, Xin-Xiong Li
{"title":"Construction of metal cluster-based materials directed by a bifunctional pyridyl tripodal alcohol ligand according to hard and soft acid-base theory","authors":"Yan-Jia Lin, Qing-Xin Zeng, Xiao-Min Shen, Shou-Tian Zheng, Xin-Xiong Li","doi":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100702","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100702","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Crystalline metal cluster-based organic-inorganic hybrid materials have emerged as a significant frontier in materials chemistry due to their unique structural designability and tunable properties. The bifunctional ligand 2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(4-pyridyl)-1,3-propanediol (H<sub>3</sub>L), featuring both hard hydroxyl donors on one side and a soft pyridyl group on the other side, enables selective metal coordination via hard-soft acid-base (HSAB) theory and directs hierarchical metal cluster assembly. This review systematically summarizes the recent advances on metal cluster-based materials coordinated by H<sub>3</sub>L, including their syntheses, crystal structures, and related physicochemical properties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10151,"journal":{"name":"结构化学","volume":"44 10","pages":"Article 100702"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145398058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
结构化学Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-09-20DOI: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100735
Ying Xu , Yan Pu , Qiong Zhang, Xi Kang, Manzhou Zhu
{"title":"Order-by-order control over the nonlinear optical properties of atomically precise nanoclusters","authors":"Ying Xu , Yan Pu , Qiong Zhang, Xi Kang, Manzhou Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100735","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100735","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>It remains highly challenging to achieve the high-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of atomically precise metal nanoclusters via template-maintained manipulation. Here, based on the M<sub>1</sub>Ag<sub>24</sub>(SR)<sub>18</sub> (M = Ag/Au/Pt/Pd; SR = 2,4-dimethylthiophenol) cluster template, we demonstrated that the innermost kernel alloying rendered these nanoclusters highly controllable towards the nonlinear optics. The Pd-alloyed Pd<sub>1</sub>Ag<sub>24</sub>(SR)<sub>18</sub> only displayed single-photon-excited fluorescence, while the homo-silver Ag<sub>25</sub>(SR)<sub>18</sub> nanocluster generated the two-photon-excited fluorescence characterization. The Au- and Pt-doped M<sub>1</sub>Ag<sub>24</sub>(SR)<sub>18</sub> nanoclusters showed high-order three- and four-photon-excited fluorescence, respectively, demonstrating that the order-by-order control over the nonlinear optics of nanoclusters has been accomplished. Moreover, Pt<sub>1</sub>Ag<sub>24</sub>(SR)<sub>18</sub> with high-order NLO characterization exhibited the best optical limiting performance under 1000 nm excitation, in agreement with its most prominent NLO property. Overall, this work presents an intriguing cluster template that enables successive order control over the nonlinear optics of atomically precise metal nanoclusters, hopefully paving the way for developing cluster-based nanomaterials with customized optical characterizations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10151,"journal":{"name":"结构化学","volume":"44 10","pages":"Article 100735"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145398057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
结构化学Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-09-08DOI: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100712
Xing-Cheng Hu , Qiu-Shui Mu , Shu-Jin Bao , Yan Zou , Xin-Yu Wang , Guo-Xin Jin
{"title":"Ligand conformational adaptability modulated self-assembly of Solomon links (412) and trefoil knots (31)","authors":"Xing-Cheng Hu , Qiu-Shui Mu , Shu-Jin Bao , Yan Zou , Xin-Yu Wang , Guo-Xin Jin","doi":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100712","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100712","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) have unique properties with broad applications, yet constructing both knotted and linked topologies from the same ligand remains challenging due to their distinct geometric demands. To address this, we design and synthesize a conformationally adaptive ligand 4,7-bis(3-(pyridin-4-yl)phenyl) benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole (<strong>L1</strong>) with a tunable torsional angle <em>θ</em> of N1–C1–C2–N2 ranging from 7.5° to 108.9°. Utilizing coordination-driven self-assembly at ambient temperature, <strong>L1</strong> selectively assembles with binuclear half-sandwich units <strong>Rh–B1</strong>, <strong>Rh–B2</strong>, <strong>Rh–B3</strong>, and <strong>Rh–B4</strong> featuring Cp∗Rh<sup>III</sup> (Cp∗ = <em>η</em><sup>5</sup>-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) into distinct topologies: Solomon links <strong>Rh-1</strong>, trefoil knots <strong>Rh-2</strong>, molecular tweezers <strong>Rh-3</strong>, and <strong>Rh-4</strong>, respectively. Crucially, the self-adaptability of ligand <strong>L1</strong> directs topology formation through programming different combination of noncovalent interactions (π-π stacking, CH⋯π interaction, and lone pair-π interaction), thus navigating divergent assembly pathways by conformational switching, as evidenced by X-ray crystallography analysis, independent gradient model (IGM) analysis, detailed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and electrospray ionization time-of-flight/mass spectrometry (ESI-TOF/MS). This strategy can also be extended to construct Cp∗Ir<sup>III</sup> analogs (Solomon links <strong>Ir-1</strong>, trefoil knots <strong>Ir-2</strong>, molecular tweezers <strong>Ir-3</strong> and <strong>Ir-4</strong>), demonstrating metal-independent control and achieving intricate topologies in a high yield.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10151,"journal":{"name":"结构化学","volume":"44 10","pages":"Article 100712"},"PeriodicalIF":10.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145398055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}