Photochromic metal-organic frameworks: reversible control of singlet oxygen generation. Academic Article uri icon

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 (1)O2 generation. Additionally, SO-PCN shows catalytic activity towards photooxidation of 1,5-dihydroxynaphthalene.

published proceedings

  • Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

altmetric score

  • 11.5

author list (cited authors)

  • Park, J., Feng, D., Yuan, S., & Zhou, H.

citation count

  • 275

complete list of authors

  • Park, Jihye||Feng, Dawei||Yuan, Shuai||Zhou, Hong-Cai

publication date

  • January 2015

publisher