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Remarkable increase in electrochemiluminescence of isomeric bipyridine-based covalent organic frameworks via regulating the direction of imine linkage for sensing application.

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Title: Remarkable increase in electrochemiluminescence of isomeric bipyridine-based covalent organic frameworks via regulating the direction of imine linkage for sensing application.
Authors: Cao, Xueting1 (AUTHOR), Song, Linlin1 (AUTHOR), Yang, Yuncong1 (AUTHOR), Chu, Wenqi1 (AUTHOR), Zou, Xiaoran1 (AUTHOR), Sun, Bing1,2 (AUTHOR) sunbing@cugb.edu.cn, Yin, Huanshun1,3 (AUTHOR) yinhs@sdau.edu.cn, Cui, Lin1 (AUTHOR) cuilin@sdnu.edu.cn
Source: Journal of Colloid & Interface Science. Apr2025:Part 1, Vol. 684, p262-271. 10p.
Subjects: Intramolecular charge transfer, Frontier orbitals, Electrochemiluminescence, Organic bases, Doxorubicin
Abstract: [Display omitted] Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with highly ordered structures and predictable optoelectronic properties provide an ideal platform to investigate the electrochemiluminescence (ECL) performance based on organic materials by atomically varying the molecular construction. Herein, the effect of imine-bond orientation on the ECL performance of COFs is investigated. We report two COFs (NC-COF Py-Bpy and CN-COF Py-Bpy) with different orientations of imine bonds using pyrene donor units (D) and bipyridine acceptor motifs (A) monomers. The direction of the imine linkage (carbon of imine bonds as the D unit and nitrogen as the A unit) in NC-COF Py-Bpy oppose to the direction of donor and acceptor charge transfer between the molecular motifs. In contrast, CN-COF Py-Bpy is in the same direction (D-A type imine COFs). However, the NC-COF Py-Bpy demonstrates a superior ECL performance with 22.4-fold enhancement in ECL intensity compared to CN-COF Py-Bpy , due to the effective separation of the highest and lowest occupied molecular orbitals to facilitate intramolecular charge transfer (IRCT) for strong ECL. Moreover, the ECL intensity of NC-COF Py-Bpy remains higher stability than CN-COF Py-Bpy at low-excited positive potential with tri- n -propylamine (TPrA) as the coreactant. The experimental and modeling investigation indicate that the bimodal ECL patterns of NC-COF Py-Bpy were derived from the competitive oxidation mechanism of IRCT regulated: the co-reactant-mediated oxidation at lower potential and the direct oxidation at higher potential, but the CN-COF Py-Bpy only has a co-reactant pathway. Notably, the NC-COF Py-Bpy can be used to construct an ECL sensor for sensitive detection of doxorubicin (DOX). This research provides a protocol for the molecular design of COFs as ECL emitters with atomically regulated charge transfer direction in D-A systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:[Display omitted] Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with highly ordered structures and predictable optoelectronic properties provide an ideal platform to investigate the electrochemiluminescence (ECL) performance based on organic materials by atomically varying the molecular construction. Herein, the effect of imine-bond orientation on the ECL performance of COFs is investigated. We report two COFs (NC-COF Py-Bpy and CN-COF Py-Bpy) with different orientations of imine bonds using pyrene donor units (D) and bipyridine acceptor motifs (A) monomers. The direction of the imine linkage (carbon of imine bonds as the D unit and nitrogen as the A unit) in NC-COF Py-Bpy oppose to the direction of donor and acceptor charge transfer between the molecular motifs. In contrast, CN-COF Py-Bpy is in the same direction (D-A type imine COFs). However, the NC-COF Py-Bpy demonstrates a superior ECL performance with 22.4-fold enhancement in ECL intensity compared to CN-COF Py-Bpy , due to the effective separation of the highest and lowest occupied molecular orbitals to facilitate intramolecular charge transfer (IRCT) for strong ECL. Moreover, the ECL intensity of NC-COF Py-Bpy remains higher stability than CN-COF Py-Bpy at low-excited positive potential with tri- n -propylamine (TPrA) as the coreactant. The experimental and modeling investigation indicate that the bimodal ECL patterns of NC-COF Py-Bpy were derived from the competitive oxidation mechanism of IRCT regulated: the co-reactant-mediated oxidation at lower potential and the direct oxidation at higher potential, but the CN-COF Py-Bpy only has a co-reactant pathway. Notably, the NC-COF Py-Bpy can be used to construct an ECL sensor for sensitive detection of doxorubicin (DOX). This research provides a protocol for the molecular design of COFs as ECL emitters with atomically regulated charge transfer direction in D-A systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:00219797
DOI:10.1016/j.jcis.2025.01.014