Generation of Naphthalenediimide(II) Dianion in a Solid‐State Regular π‐Stacked Electron‐Donor/Acceptor Coordination Polymer Enabled by Photochemistry

G Gao‐Peng Li (Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanxi Normal University Taiyuan China) Y Yu‐Le Zhang (Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanxi Normal University Taiyuan China) H Hong‐Fang Xie (Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanxi Normal University Taiyuan China) J Jia‐Ling Wen (Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanxi Normal University Taiyuan China) Y Yun‐Long Fu (Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanxi Normal University Taiyuan China) K Kun Zhang Y Yao‐Yu Wang (Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an P.R. China)

Abstract

ABSTRACT Photoinduced electron transfer (PET) for the generation of the naphthalenediimide dianion (NDI 2 − ) in a solid‐state, regular π‐stacked electron donor/acceptor coordination polymer (D‐A CP) is described, representing the first report of the photochemically driven synthesis of NDI 2 − in a solid‐state D‐A CP. Photoinduced one‐step two‐electron transfer and consecutive PET (conPET) events, as well as the formation of NDI 2 − , are realized under UV light (<365 nm) and visible light (>420 nm), respectively. Extensive experimental evidence and computational models confirm that the well‐matched electronic energy levels between the electron donor (D) and acceptor (A), combined with the regular D‐A‐D‐A π‐stacked supramolecular interactions, facilitate these unprecedented PET events, which further endow the D‐A CP with important semiconductor properties, including photocurrent generation and photo responsive behavior

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 65, Issue 16
Published April 13, 2026
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (7)

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Gao‐Peng Li

Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanxi Normal University Taiyuan China

Y

Yu‐Le Zhang

Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanxi Normal University Taiyuan China

H

Hong‐Fang Xie

Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanxi Normal University Taiyuan China

J

Jia‐Ling Wen

Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanxi Normal University Taiyuan China

Y

Yun‐Long Fu

Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules & Magnetic Information Materials of the Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanxi Normal University Taiyuan China

K

Kun Zhang

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Yao‐Yu Wang

Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an P.R. China