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The creation of ordered arrays of qubits that can be interfaced from the macroscopic world is an essential challenge for the development of quantum information science (QIS) currently being explored by chemists and physicists. Recently, porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have arisen as a promising solution to this challenge as they allow for atomic-level spatial control of the molecular subunits that comprise their structures. To date, no organic qubit candidates have been installed in MOFs despite their structural variability and promise for creating systems with adjustable properties. With this in mind, we report the development of a pillared-paddlewheel-type MOF structure that contains 4,7-bis(2-(4-pyridyl)-ethynyl) isoindoline N-oxide and 1,4-bis(2-(4-pyridyl)-ethynyl)-benzene pillars that connect 2D sheets of 9,10-dicarboxytriptycene struts and Zn2(CO2)4 secondary binding units. The design allows for the formation of ordered arrays of reorienting isoindoline nitroxide spin centers with variable concentrations through the use of mixed crystals containing the secondary 1,4-phenylene pillar. While solvent removal causes decomposition of the MOF, magnetometry measurements of the MOF containing only N-oxide pillars demonstrated magnetic interactions with changes in magnetic moment as a function of temperature between 150 and 5 K. Variable-temperature electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) experiments show that the nitroxides couple to one another at distances as long as 2 nm, but act independently at distances of 10 nm or more. We also use a specially designed resonance microwave cavity to measure the face-dependent EPR spectra of the crystal, demonstrating that it has anisotropic interactions with impingent electromagnetic radiation.This Letter examines the interplay of important tunneling mechanisms-Fermi level pinning, Marcus inverted transport, and orbital gating-in a molecular rectifier. The temperature dependence of the rectifying molecular junction containing 2,2'-bipyridyl terminated n-alkanethiolate was investigated. A bell-shaped trend of activation energy as a function of applied bias evidenced the dominant occurrence of unusual Marcus inverted transport, while retention of rectification at low temperatures implied that the rectification obeyed the resonant tunneling regime. The results allowed reconciling two separately developed transport models, Marcus-Landauer energetics and Fermi level pinning-based rectification. Our work shows that the internal orbital gating can be substituted with the pinning effect, which pushes the transport mechanism into the Marcus inverted regime.ConspectusRedox active organic and polymeric materials have witnessed the rapid development and commercialization of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) over the last century and the increasing interest in developing various alternatives to LIBs in the past 30 years. As a kind of potential alternative, organic and polymeric materials have the advantages of flexibility, tunable performance through molecular design, potentially high specific capacity, vast natural resources, and recyclability. However, until now, only a handful inorganic materials have been adopted as electrodes in commercialized LIBs. Although the development of carbonyl-based materials revived organic batteries and stimulated plentiful organic materials for batteries in the past 10 years due to their high theoretical capacities and long-term cycleabilities compared with their pioneers (e.g., conducting polymers), organic batteries are still facing many challenges. For example, it is still essential to enhance the theoretical and experimental capacitl performance of organic batteries. Regarding the possible dissolution of active materials, the modification of separators through addition of selectively permeable membranes as ionic sieves is the most efficient and universal strategy to mitigate the shuttling of dissolved molecules but allow smaller sized cations to pass and hence is able to enhance the cyclability. On the basis of these findings, the challenges and several future trends for organic batteries are discussed. This Account provides a summary of our recent progress, understanding of the fundamentals for high performance organic batteries, insight into the intramolecular and intermolecular interactions, and prospects for future development of organic materials for next-generation rechargeable batteries.Proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs), which induce degradation by recruitment of an E3 ligase to a target protein, are gaining much interest as a new pharmacological modality. However, designing PROTACs is challenging. Formation of a ternary complex between the protein target, the PROTAC, and the recruited E3 ligase is considered paramount for successful degradation. A structural model of this ternary complex could in principle inform rational PROTAC design. Unfortunately, only a handful of structures are available for such complexes, necessitating tools for their modeling. We developed a combined protocol for the modeling of a ternary complex induced by a given PROTAC. Our protocol alternates between sampling of the protein-protein interaction space and the PROTAC molecule conformational space. Application of this protocol-PRosettaC-to a benchmark of known PROTAC ternary complexes results in near-native predictions, with often atomic accuracy prediction of the protein chains, as well as the PROTAC binding moieties. It allowed the modeling of a CRBN/BTK complex that recapitulated experimental results for a series of PROTACs. PRosettaC generated models may be used to design PROTACs for new targets, as well as improve PROTACs for existing targets, potentially cutting down time and synthesis efforts. Ipatasertib in vitro To enable wide access to this protocol, we have made it available through a web server (https//prosettac.weizmann.ac.il/).Binding of N2 by the FeMo-cofactor of nitrogenase is believed to occur after transfer of 4 e- and 4 H+ equivalents to the active site. Although pulse EPR studies indicate the presence of two Fe-(μ-H)-Fe moieties, the structural and electronic features of this mixed valent intermediate remain poorly understood. Toward an improved understanding of this bioorganometallic cluster, we report herein that diiron μ-carbyne complex (P6ArC)Fe2(μ-H) can be oxidized and reduced, allowing for the first time spectral characterization of two EPR-active Fe(μ-C)(μ-H)Fe model complexes linked by a 2 e- transfer which bear some resemblance to a pair of E n and En+2 states of nitrogenase. Both species populate S = 1/2 states at low temperatures, and the influence of valence (de)localization on the spectroscopic signature of the μ-hydride ligand was evaluated by pulse EPR studies. Compared to analogous data for the Fe2(μ-H)2 state of FeMoco (E4(4H)), the data and analysis presented herein suggest that the hydride ligands in E4(4H) bridge isovalent (most probably FeIII) metal centers.
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