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Ulrich HF, Gruschwitz FV, Klein T, Ziegenbalg N, Anh DTN, Fujii S, Hoeppener S, Sakurai K, Brendel JC. Influence of Polymer Side Chain Size and Backbone Length on the Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Polymer Bottlebrushes. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400160. [PMID: 38446081 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Hydrogen bonds are a versatile tool for creating fibrous, bottlebrush-like assemblies of polymeric building blocks. However, a delicate balance of forces exists between the steric repulsion of the polymer chains and these directed supramolecular forces. In this work we have systematically investigated the influence of structural parameters of the attached polymers on the assembly behaviour of benzene trisurea (BTU) and benzene tris(phenylalanine) (BTP) conjugates in water. Polymers with increasing main chain lengths and different side chain sizes were prepared by reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization of hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA), tri(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate (TEGA) and oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate (OEGA). The resulting structures were analyzed using small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Both BTU and BTP formed fibres with PHEA attached, but a transition to spherical morphologies was observed at degrees of polymerisation (DP) of 70 and above. Overall, the main chain length appeared to be a dominating factor in inducing morphology transitions. Increasing the side chain size generally had a similar effect but mainly impeded any aggregation as is the case of POEGA. Interestingly, BTP conjugates still formed fibres, suggesting that the stronger intermolecular interactions can compensate partially for the steric repulsion.
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- Hans F Ulrich
- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstraße 10, 07743, Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstraße 10, 07743, Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstraße 10, 07743, Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstraße 10, 07743, Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Kitakyushu, 1-1 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 808-0135, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Kitakyushu, 1-1 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 808-0135, Japan
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstraße 10, 07743, Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Kitakyushu, 1-1 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 808-0135, Japan
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstraße 10, 07743, Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany
- Current address, Macromolecular Chemistry I, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, 95447, Bayreuth
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Urbanaviciute I, Garcia-Iglesias M, Gorbunov A, Meijer EW, Kemerink M. Ferro- and ferrielectricity and negative piezoelectricity in thioamide-based supramolecular organic discotics. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023. [PMID: 37325999 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp00982c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Amide-based discotic supramolecular organic materials are of interest for fundamental understanding of cooperative self-assembly and collective dipole switching mechanisms as well as for practically relevant ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties. Here, we show how replacing amides (dipole moment of ∼3.5 D) with thioamides (∼5.1 D) as dipolar moieties in the archetypal C3-symmetric discotic molecule BTA leads to ferroelectric materials with a higher remnant polarization and lower coercive field. The thioamide-based materials also demonstrate a rare negative piezoelectricity and a previously predicted, yet never experimentally observed, polarization reversal via asymmetric intermediate states, that is, ferrielectric switching.
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- Indre Urbanaviciute
- Complex Materials and Devices, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden.
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- QUIPRE Department, Universidad de Cantabria, Avd. de Los Castros, 46, 39005 Santander, Spain
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- Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Complex Materials and Devices, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden.
- Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 225, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Sarkar R, Majumdar S, Kuil S, Mallens J, van der Tol JJB, Sijbesma RP, Heuts JPA, Palmans ARA. Dynamic covalent networks with tunable dynamicity by mixing acylsemicarbazides and thioacylsemicarbazides. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20230068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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- Ramkrishna Sarkar
- Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 Eindhoven 5600 MB The Netherlands
- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur Kanpur 208016 India
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- Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 Eindhoven 5600 MB The Netherlands
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- Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 Eindhoven 5600 MB The Netherlands
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- Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 Eindhoven 5600 MB The Netherlands
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- Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 Eindhoven 5600 MB The Netherlands
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- Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 Eindhoven 5600 MB The Netherlands
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- Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 Eindhoven 5600 MB The Netherlands
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- Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513 Eindhoven 5600 MB The Netherlands
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Sallembien Q, Aoun P, Blanchard S, Bouteiller L, Raynal M. Interplay Between Hydrogen Bonding and Electron Transfer in Mixed Valence Assemblies of Triarylamine Trisamides. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203199. [PMID: 36394123 PMCID: PMC10107863 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Hydrogen-bonding interactions are assumed to play a critical role in the long-range transport of light or charge recently observed in supramolecular assemblies of C3 -symmetrical discotic molecules. Herein, the structure of mixed valence assemblies formed by irradiating triarylamine trisamide (TATA) molecules was determined by multifarious techniques under various conditions with the aim of probing the interplay between the hydrogen bonding network and the rate of electron transport in different states (solution, gel, film). Irradiation was performed under initial states that vary by the degree of association of TATA monomers through hydrogen bonds. Firstly, a significant shift of the N-H and C=O stretching frequencies was observed by FTIR upon irradiation thus revealing an overlooked signature of TATA⋅+ species and interacting mixed valence aggregates. Secondly, gels and films both mostly consist of hydrogen-bonded TATA polymers but their EPR spectra recorded at 293 K reveal very different behaviors: localized electrons in the gels versus fully delocalized electrons in the films. Hydrogen bonding thus appears as a necessary but not sufficient condition to get fast electron transfer rates and a packing of the TATA monomers particularly suitable for charge transport is assumed to exist in the solid state. Finally, defects in the hydrogen bonding network are detected upon increasing the number of radical species in the mixed valence assemblies present in the film state without impeding the delocalization of the unpaired electrons. A delicate balance between hydrogen bonds and packing is thus necessary to get supramolecular polarons in mixed valence TATA assemblies.
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- Quentin Sallembien
- Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, Equipe Chimie des Polymères, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
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- Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, Equipe Chimie des Polymères, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
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- Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, Equipe Edifices Polymétalliques, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
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- Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, Equipe Chimie des Polymères, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
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- Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, Equipe Chimie des Polymères, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
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Dimeric capsule vs columnar polymer: Structural factors determining the aggregation behavior of amino acid functionalized benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamides in solution and in the solid-state. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Wijker S, Deng L, Eisenreich F, Voets IK, Palmans ARA. En Route to Stabilized Compact Conformations of Single-Chain Polymeric Nanoparticles in Complex Media. Macromolecules 2022; 55:6220-6230. [PMID: 35910311 PMCID: PMC9330768 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Precise control over the folding pathways of polypeptides using a combination of noncovalent and covalent interactions has evolved into a wide range of functional proteins with a perfectly defined 3D conformation. Inspired hereby, we develop a series of amphiphilic copolymers designed to form compact, stable, and structured single-chain polymeric nanoparticles (SCPNs) of defined size, even in competitive conditions. The SCPNs are formed through a combination of noncovalent interactions (hydrophobic and hydrogen-bonding interactions) and covalent intramolecular cross-linking using a light-induced [2 + 2] cycloaddition. By comparing different self-assembly pathways of the nanoparticles, we show that, like for proteins in nature, the order of events matters. When covalent cross-links are formed prior to the folding via hydrophobic and supramolecular interactions, larger particles with less structured interiors are formed. In contrast, when the copolymers first fold via hydrophobic and hydrogen-bonding interactions into compact conformations, followed by covalent cross-links, good control over the size of the SCPNs and microstructure of the hydrophobic interior is achieved. Such a structured SCPN can stabilize the solvatochromic dye benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide-Nile Red via molecular recognition for short periods of time in complex media, while showing slow exchange dynamics with the surrounding complex media at longer time scales. The SCPNs show good biocompatibility with cells and can carry cargo into the lysosomal compartments of the cells. Our study highlights the importance of control over the folding pathway in the design of stable SCPNs, which is an important step forward in their application as noncovalent drug or catalyst carriers in biological settings.
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- Stefan Wijker
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic
Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic
Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic
Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Self-Organizing Soft Matter, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic
Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Wu J, Zhang J, Liu Y, Wang J, Zhang C, Yan J, Li W, Masuda T, Whittaker AK, Zhang A. Supramolecular Chiral Assembly of Symmetric Molecules with an Extended Conjugated Core. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:33734-33745. [PMID: 35834778 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c09752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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C3-symmetric molecules carrying a conjugated diacetylene (DA) core are found to self-assemble into well-defined supramolecular fibers with enhanced supramolecular chirality in both organic and aqueous solutions. The conjugated core affords these amphiphiles characteristic fluorescence properties, which can be quenched partially due to the aggregation. Integration of the C3-symmetry with the conjugation provides these novel molecules strong aggregation tendency through solvent-mediated π-π stacking with preferential supramolecular chirality, which is predominately related to steric hindrance from their dipeptide pendants. Highly uniform supramolecular fibers of P and M handedness with thickness consistent in the dimensions of individual C3 molecules are obtained. The increase of concentrations induces these fibers to wrap together to form supramolecular fibrous bundles. Topochemical polymerization of the DA moieties can transform these supramolecular fibers into stable covalent polymers. We therefore believe that self-assembly of these C3-symmetric molecules with extended conjugated DA cores provides new prospects for the construction of supramolecular helical fibers through enhanced π-π stacking and creates a convenient strategy to furnish covalent chiral polymers of hierarchical structures through supramolecular assembly.
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- Jindiao Wu
- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 20444, P. R. China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 20444, P. R. China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 20444, P. R. China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 20444, P. R. China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 20444, P. R. China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 20444, P. R. China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 20444, P. R. China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 20444, P. R. China
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Knoll K, Herold D, Hirschmann M, Thiele CM. A supramolecular and liquid crystalline water-based alignment medium based on azobenzene-substituted 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamides. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2022; 60:563-571. [PMID: 35266585 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.5266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A supramolecular, lyotropic liquid crystalline alignment medium based on an azobenzene-containing 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide (BTA) building block is described and investigated. As we demonstrate, this water-based system is suitable for the investigation of various water-soluble analytes and allows for a scaling of alignment strength through variation of temperature. Additionally, alignment is shown to reversibly collapse above a certain temperature, yielding an isotropic solution. This collapse allows for isotropic reference measurements, which are typically needed in addition to those in an anisotropic environment, to be performed using the same sample just by varying the temperature. The medium described thus provides easy access to anisotropic NMR observables and simplifies structure elucidation techniques based thereon.
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- Kevin Knoll
- Clemens-Schöpf-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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Frank A, Weber M, Hils C, Mansfeld U, Kreger K, Schmalz H, Schmidt HW. Functional Mesostructured Electrospun Polymer Nonwovens with Supramolecular Nanofibers. Macromol Rapid Commun 2022; 43:e2200052. [PMID: 35320608 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Functional, hierarchically mesostructured nonwovens are of fundamental importance because complex fiber morphologies increase the active surface area and functionality allowing for the effective immobilization of metal nanoparticles. Such complex functional fiber morphologies clearly widen the property profile and enable the preparation of more efficient and selective filter media. Here, we demonstrate the realization of hierarchically mesostructured nonwovens with barbed wire-like morphology by combining electrospun polystyrene fibers, decorated with patchy worm-like micelles, with solution-processed supramolecular short fibers composed of 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamides with peripheral N,N-diisopropylaminoethyl substituents. The worm-like micelles with a patchy microphase-separated corona were prepared by crystallization-driven self-assembly of a polyethylene based triblock terpolymer and deposited on top of the polystyrene fibers by coaxial electrospinning. The micelles were designed in a way that their patches promote the directed self-assembly of the 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide and the fixation of the supramolecular nanofibers on the supporting polystyrene fibers. Functionality of the mesostructured nonwoven is provided by the peripheral N,N-diisopropylaminoethyl substituents of the 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide and proven by the effective immobilization of individual palladium nanoparticles on the supramolecular nanofibers. The preparation of hierarchically mesostructured nonwovens and their shown functionality demonstrate that such systems are attractive candidates to be used for example in filtration, selective separation and heterogenous catalysis. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Andreas Frank
- Macromolecular Chemistry I and Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, Bayreuth, 95447, Germany
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- Macromolecular Chemistry I and Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, Bayreuth, 95447, Germany
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- Macromolecular Chemistry II and Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, Bayreuth, 95447, Germany
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- Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, Bayreuth, 95447, Germany
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- Macromolecular Chemistry I and Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, Bayreuth, 95447, Germany
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- Macromolecular Chemistry II and Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, Bayreuth, 95447, Germany
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- Macromolecular Chemistry I and Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, Bayreuth, 95447, Germany
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de Windt LNJ, Fernández Z, Fernández‐Míguez M, Freire F, Palmans ARA. Elucidating the Supramolecular Copolymerization of N- and C-Centered Benzene-1,3,5-Tricarboxamides: The Role of Parallel and Antiparallel Packing of Amide Groups in the Copolymer Microstructure. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202103691. [PMID: 34766652 PMCID: PMC9300128 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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An in-depth study of the supramolecular copolymerization behavior of N- and C-centered benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamides (N- and C-BTAs) has been conducted in methylcyclohexane and in the solid state. The connectivity of the amide groups in the BTAs differs, and mixing N- and C-BTAs results in supramolecular copolymers with a blocky microstructure in solution. The blocky microstructure results from the formation of weaker and less organized, antiparallel hydrogen bonds between N- and C-BTAs. In methylcyclohexane, the helical threefold hydrogen-bonding network present in C- and N-BTAs is retained in the mixtures. In the solid state, in contrast, the hydrogen bonds of pure BTAs as well as their mixtures organize in a sheet-like pattern, and in the mixtures long-range order is lost. Drop-casting to kinetically trap the solution microstructures shows that C-BTAs retain the helical hydrogen bonds, but N-BTAs immediately adopt the sheet-like pattern, a direct consequence of the lower stabilization energy of the helical hydrogen bonds. In the copolymers, the stability of the helical aggregates depends on the copolymer composition, and helical aggregates are only preserved when a high amount of C-BTAs is present. The method outlined here is generally applicable to elucidate the copolymerization behavior of supramolecular monomers both in solution as well as in the solid state.
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- Lafayette N. J. de Windt
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic ChemistryInstitute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 513, 5600 MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares andDepartamento de Química OrgánicaUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela15782Santiago de CompostelaSpain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares andDepartamento de Química OrgánicaUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela15782Santiago de CompostelaSpain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares andDepartamento de Química OrgánicaUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela15782Santiago de CompostelaSpain
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic ChemistryInstitute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 513, 5600 MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
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Wang C, Xie F, Zhong H, Wang F, Huang N. Hierarchical lyotropic liquid crystalline behaviors of supramolecular polymers influenced by alkyl chain branching. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00786j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The peripheral chain branching in monomeric structures influences the hierarchical supramolecular assembly and lyotropic liquid crystalline properties.
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- Cong Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Lab, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Lab, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Koch M, Saphiannikova M, Guskova O. Columnar Aggregates of Azobenzene Stars: Exploring Intermolecular Interactions, Structure, and Stability in Atomistic Simulations. Molecules 2021; 26:7598. [PMID: 34946680 PMCID: PMC8703797 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26247598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We present a simulation study of supramolecular aggregates formed by three-arm azobenzene (Azo) stars with a benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) core in water. Previous experimental works by other research groups demonstrate that such Azo stars assemble into needle-like structures with light-responsive properties. Disregarding the response to light, we intend to characterize the equilibrium state of this system on the molecular scale. In particular, we aim to develop a thorough understanding of the binding mechanism between the molecules and analyze the structural properties of columnar stacks of Azo stars. Our study employs fully atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to model pre-assembled aggregates with various sizes and arrangements in water. In our detailed approach, we decompose the binding energies of the aggregates into the contributions due to the different types of non-covalent interactions and the contributions of the functional groups in the Azo stars. Initially, we investigate the origin and strength of the non-covalent interactions within a stacked dimer. Based on these findings, three arrangements of longer columnar stacks are prepared and equilibrated. We confirm that the binding energies of the stacks are mainly composed of π-π interactions between the conjugated parts of the molecules and hydrogen bonds formed between the stacked BTA cores. Our study quantifies the strength of these interactions and shows that the π-π interactions, especially between the Azo moieties, dominate the binding energies. We clarify that hydrogen bonds, which are predominant in BTA stacks, have only secondary energetic contributions in stacks of Azo stars but remain necessary stabilizers. Both types of interactions, π-π stacking and H-bonds, are required to maintain the columnar arrangement of the aggregates.
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- Markus Koch
- Institute Theory of Polymers, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany;
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- Institute Theory of Polymers, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany;
- Dresden Center for Computational Materials Science (DCMS), Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute Theory of Polymers, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany;
- Dresden Center for Computational Materials Science (DCMS), Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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van der Zwan KP, Steinlein C, Kreger K, Schmidt H, Senker J. Crystal Engineering of Supramolecular 1,4-Benzene Bisamides by Side-Chain Modification - Towards Tuneable Anisotropic Morphologies and Surfaces. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:2585-2593. [PMID: 34643979 PMCID: PMC9299472 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Benzene bisamides are promising building blocks for supramolecular nano-objects. Their functionality depends on morphology and surface properties. However, a direct link between surface properties and molecular structure itself is missing for this material class. Here, we investigate this interplay for two series of 1,4-benzene bisamides with symmetric and asymmetric peripheral substitution. We elucidated the crystal structures, determined the nano-object morphologies and derived the wetting behaviour of the preferentially exposed surfaces. The crystal structures were solved by combining single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, solid-state NMR spectroscopy and computational modelling. Bulky side groups, here t-butyl groups, serve as a structure-directing motif into a packing pattern, which favours the formation of thin platelets. The use of slim peripheral groups on both sides, in our case linear perfluorinated, alkyl chains, self-assemble the benzene bisamides into a second packing pattern which leads to ribbon-like nano-objects. For both packing types, the preferentially exposed surfaces consist of the ends of the peripheral groups. Asymmetric substitution with bulky and slim groups leads to an ordered alternating arrangement of the groups exposed to the surface. This allows the hydrophobicity of the surfaces to be gradually altered. We thus identified two leitmotifs for molecular packings of benzene bisamides providing the missing link between the molecular structure, the anisotropic morphologies and adjustable surface properties of the supramolecular nano-objects.
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- Kasper P. van der Zwan
- Inorganic Chemistry III and North Bavarian NMR CenterUniversity of BayreuthUniversitätsstraße 3095447BayreuthGermany
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- Macromolecular Chemistry and Bavarian Polymer InstituteUniversity of BayreuthUniversitätsstraße 3095447BayreuthGermany
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- Macromolecular Chemistry and Bavarian Polymer InstituteUniversity of BayreuthUniversitätsstraße 3095447BayreuthGermany
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- Macromolecular Chemistry and Bavarian Polymer InstituteUniversity of BayreuthUniversitätsstraße 3095447BayreuthGermany
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- Inorganic Chemistry III and North Bavarian NMR CenterUniversity of BayreuthUniversitätsstraße 3095447BayreuthGermany
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Yuan G, Kimura Y, Kobayashi T, Takeda T, Hoshino N, Akutagawa T. Ion polarisation-assisted hydrogen-bonded ferroelectrics in liquid crystalline domains. Chem Sci 2021; 12:13520-13529. [PMID: 34777772 PMCID: PMC8528045 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc03301h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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An alkylamide-substituted (−NHCOC10H21) hydrogen-bonded dibenzo[18]crown-6 derivative (1) was prepared to stabilise the ionic channel structure in a discotic hexagonal columnar (Colh) liquid crystal. The introduction of simple M+X− salts such as Na+PF6− and K+I− into the ionic channel of 1 enhanced the ionic conductivity of the Colh phase of the M+·(1)·X− salts, with the highest ionic conductivity reaching ∼10−6 S cm−1 for K+·(1)·I− and Na+·(1)·PF6− at 460 K, which was approximately 5 orders of magnitude higher than that of 1. The introduction of non-ferroelectric 1 into the ferroelectric N,N′,N′′-tri(tetradecyl)-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide (3BC) elicited a ferroelectric response from the mixed Colh phase of (3BC)x(1)1−x with x = 0.9 and 0.8. The further doping of M+X− into the ferroelectric Colh phase of (3BC)0.9(1)0.1 enhanced the ferroelectric polarisation assisted by ion displacement in the half-filled ionic channel for the vacant dibenzo[18]crown-6 of (3BC)0.9[(M+)0.5·(1)·(X−)0.5]0.1. An alkylamide-substituted (−NHCOC10H21) hydrogen-bonded dibenzo[18]crown-6 derivative (1) was prepared to stabilise the ionic channel structure in a discotic hexagonal columnar (Colh) liquid crystal.![]()
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- Guohao Yuan
- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University Sendai 980-8579 Japan .,Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University Sendai 980-8579 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University Sendai 980-8579 Japan .,Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University Sendai 980-8579 Japan .,Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University Sendai 980-8579 Japan .,Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan.,National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) 1-2-1 Tsukuba 305-0047 Japan
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Le Bras L, Dory YL, Champagne B. Computational prediction of the supramolecular self-assembling properties of organic molecules: the role of conformational flexibility of amide moieties. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:20453-20465. [PMID: 34498627 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp02675e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two families of organic molecules with different backbones have been considered. The first family is based on a macrolactam-like unit that is constrained in a particular conformation. The second family is composed by a substituted central phenyl that allows a larger mobility for its substituents. They have however a common feature, three amide moieties (within the cycle for the macrolactam-like molecule and as substituents for the phenyl) that permit hydrogen bonding when molecules are stacked. In this study we propose a computational protocol to unravel the ability of the different families to self-assemble into organic nanotubes. Starting from the monomer and going towards larger assemblies like dimers, trimers, and pentamers we applied the different protocols to rationalize the behavior of the different assemblies. Both structures and thermodynamics were investigated to give a complete picture of the process. Thanks to the combination of a quantum mechanics approach and molecular dynamics simulations along with the use of tailored tools (non covalent interaction visualization) and techniques (umbrella sampling), we have been able to differentiate the two families and highlight the best candidate for self-assembling purposes.
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- Laura Le Bras
- Unité de Chimie Physique Théorique et Structurale, Chemistry Department, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, University of Namur, Belgium.
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- Laboratoire de Synthèse Supramoléculaire, Département de Chimie, Institut de Pharmacologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Unité de Chimie Physique Théorique et Structurale, Chemistry Department, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, University of Namur, Belgium.
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Zagorodko O, Melnyk T, Rogier O, Nebot VJ, Vicent MJ. Higher-order interfiber interactions in the self-assembly of benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide-based peptides in water. Polym Chem 2021; 12:3478-3487. [PMID: 34262624 PMCID: PMC8230583 DOI: 10.1039/d1py00304f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Mimicking the complexity of biological systems with synthetic supramolecular materials requires a deep understanding of the relationship between the structure of the molecule and its self-assembly pattern. Herein, we report a series of water-soluble benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide-based di- and tripeptide derivatives modified with small non-bulky terminal amine salt to induce self-assembly into twisted one-dimensional higher-order nanofibers. The morphology of nanofibers strongly depends on the nature, order, and quantity of amino acids in the short peptide fragments and vary from simple cylindrical to complex helical. From observations of several fiber-splitting events, we detected interfiber interactions that always occur in a pairwise manner, which implies that the C3 symmetry of benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide-based molecules in higher-order fibers becomes gradually distorted, thus facilitating hydrophobic contact interactions between fibrils. The proposed mechanism of self-assembly through hydrophobic contact allowed the successful design of a compound with pH-responsive morphology, and may find use in the future development of complex hierarchical architectures with controlled functionality.
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- Polymer Therapeutics Lab. Prince Felipe Research Center Valencia Spain
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- Polymer Therapeutics Lab. Prince Felipe Research Center Valencia Spain
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- Polymer Therapeutics Lab. Prince Felipe Research Center Valencia Spain
- PTS SL Valencia Spain
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- Polymer Therapeutics Lab. Prince Felipe Research Center Valencia Spain
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Gui M, Han Y, Zhong H, Liao R, Wang F. Investigation of the Amide Linkages on Cooperative Supramolecular Polymerization of Organoplatinum(II) Complexes. Molecules 2021; 26:2832. [PMID: 34068830 PMCID: PMC8126204 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Cooperative supramolecular polymerization of π-conjugated compounds into one-dimensional nanostructures has received tremendous attentions in recent years. It is commonly achieved by incorporating amide linkages into the monomeric structures, which provide hydrogen bonds for intermolecular non-covalent complexation. Herein, the effect of amide linkages is elaborately studied, by comparing supramolecular polymerization behaviors of two structurally similar monomers with the same platinum(II) acetylide cores. As compared to the N-phenyl benzamide linkages, N-[(1S)-1-phenylethyl] benzamide linkages give rise to effective chirality transfer behaviors due to the closer distances between the chiral units and the platinum(II) acetylide core. They also provide stronger intermolecular hydrogen bonding strength, which consequently brings higher thermo-stability and enhanced gelation capability for the resulting supramolecular polymers. Supramolecular polymerization is further strengthened by varying the monomers from monotopic to ditopic structures. Hence, with the judicious modulation of structural parameters, the current study opens up new avenues for the rational design of supramolecular polymeric systems.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; (M.G.); (Y.H.); (H.Z.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; (M.G.); (Y.H.); (H.Z.)
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Raynal M, Li Y, Troufflard C, Przybylski C, Gontard G, Maistriaux T, Idé J, Lazzaroni R, Bouteiller L, Brocorens P. Experimental and computational diagnosis of the fluxional nature of a benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide-based hydrogen-bonded dimer. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:5207-5221. [PMID: 33625418 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp06128j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Precise characterization of the hydrogen bond network present in discrete self-assemblies of benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide monomers derived from amino-esters (ester BTAs) is crucial for the construction of elaborated functional co-assemblies. For all ester BTA dimeric structures previously reported, ester carbonyls in the side chain acted as hydrogen bond acceptors, yielding well-defined dimers stabilized by six hydrogen bonds. The ester BTA monomer derived from glycine (BTA Gly) shows a markedly different self-assembly behaviour. We report herein a combined experimental and computational investigation aimed at determining the nature of the dimeric species formed by BTA Gly. Two distinct dimeric structures were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction measurements. Likewise, a range of spectroscopic and scattering techniques as well as molecular modelling were employed to diagnose the nature of dynamic dimeric structures in toluene. Our results unambiguously establish that both ester and amide carbonyls are involved in the hydrogen bond network of the discrete dimeric species formed by BTA Gly. The participation of roughly 4.5 ester carbonyls and 1.5 amide carbonyls per dimer as determined by FT-IR spectroscopy implies that several conformations coexist in solution. Moreover, NMR analysis and modelling data reveal rapid interconversion between these different conformers leading to a symmetric structure on the NMR timescale. Rapid hydrogen bond shuffling between conformers having three (three), two (four), one (five) and zero (six) amide carbonyl groups (ester carbonyl groups, respectively) as hydrogen bond acceptors is proposed to explain the magnetic equivalence of the amide N-H on the NMR timescale. When compared to other ester BTA derivatives in which only ester carbonyls act as hydrogen bond acceptors, the fluxional behaviour of the hydrogen-bonded dimers of BTA Gly likely originates from a larger range of energetically favorable conformations accessible through rotation of the BTA side chains.
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- M Raynal
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IPCM, UMR 8232, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IPCM, UMR 8232, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IPCM, UMR 8232, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IPCM, UMR 8232, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IPCM, UMR 8232, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France.
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- Service de Chimie des Matériaux Nouveaux, Institut de Recherche sur les Matériaux, Université de Mons, Place du Parc, 20, B-7000, Mons, Belgium.
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- Service de Chimie des Matériaux Nouveaux, Institut de Recherche sur les Matériaux, Université de Mons, Place du Parc, 20, B-7000, Mons, Belgium.
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- Service de Chimie des Matériaux Nouveaux, Institut de Recherche sur les Matériaux, Université de Mons, Place du Parc, 20, B-7000, Mons, Belgium.
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IPCM, UMR 8232, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France.
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- Service de Chimie des Matériaux Nouveaux, Institut de Recherche sur les Matériaux, Université de Mons, Place du Parc, 20, B-7000, Mons, Belgium.
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Competition between chiral solvents and chiral monomers in the helical bias of supramolecular polymers. Nat Chem 2021; 13:200-207. [PMID: 33257888 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-00583-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Solute-solvent interactions are key for the assembly and proper functioning of biomacromolecules and play important roles in many fields of organic and polymer chemistry. Despite numerous reports describing the effects of (chiral) solvents on helical conformations of (supramolecular) polymers, the combination of chiral solvents and chiral monomers is unexplored. Here we report diastereomeric differences in the supramolecular polymerization of enantiomers of chiral triphenylene-2,6,10-tricarboxamides in chiral chlorinated solvents. Competition between the preferences induced by the stereocentres of the assembled monomers and those present in the solvent molecules results in unforeseen temperature-dependent solvation effects. By combining experiments and mathematical modelling, we show that the observed differences between enantiomers originate from the combined additive entropic effects of stereocentres present in the monomer and in the solvent. Remarkably, copolymerizations show that the chiral solvent can bias the copolymer helicity and thereby overrule the helical preference of the monomers. Our results highlight the importance of cumulative solvation effects in supramolecular polymerizations.
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Li ZH, Yang HL, Adam KM, Yao H, Wei TB, Zhang YM, Lin Q. Theoretical and Experimental Insights into the Self-Assembly and Ion Response Mechanisms of Tripodal Quinolinamido-Based Supramolecular Organogels. Chempluschem 2021; 86:146-154. [PMID: 33459522 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The exploration and understanding of self-assembly and stimuli-responsive mechanisms of supramolecular systems are of fundamental importance for researchers to plan syntheses reasonably. Herein, the self-assembly and ions responsive mechanisms of a tripodal quinolinamido-based supramolecular organogel (TBT-gel) were investigated through experiments and theoretical calculations including independent gradient model (IGM), localized orbitals locator (LOL) and hole-electron theory. According to these studies, the self-assembly mechanism of TBT-gel was based on strong threefold H-bonding and π-π interactions, which induced the TBT forming helical, one-dimensional supramolecular polymer. After addition of Fe3+ into the TBT-gel, the one-dimensional supramolecular polymer had been crosslinked by the Fe3+ through coordination interaction and formed a metallogel (TBT-Fe-gel). Interestingly, the TBT-gel showed selective fluorescent response for Fe3+ and F- based on a competitive coordination mechanism. Moreover, the study on fluorescence responsive mechanism of TBT-gel for Fe3+ and F- implied the ICT mode governs both the electron excitation and de-excitation processes. The calculated results were in agreement with the corresponding experimental results. Notably, the quantum chemical calculations provided a deep understanding and visualized presentation of the assembly and stimuli-responsive mechanisms.
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- Zhao-Hui Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, P. R. China.,Department of Pharmacy, Jiangxi Medical College, Shangrao, JiangXi, 334000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, P. R. China
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Huo Y, He Z, Wang C, Zhang L, Xuan Q, Wei S, Wang Y, Pan D, Dong B, Wei R, Naik N, Guo Z. The recent progress of synergistic supramolecular polymers: preparation, properties and applications. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:1413-1429. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc07247h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Interactions for forming supramolecular polymers were reviewed together with their unique properties and applications with detailed examples.
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Lu JM, Yang BB, Li L. Specific Optical Rotation and Absolute Configuration of Flexible Molecules Containing a 2-Methylbutyl Residue. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Jia-Min Lu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Active Substances Discovery and Druggability Evaluation; Institute of Materia Medica; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; 100050 Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Active Substances Discovery and Druggability Evaluation; Institute of Materia Medica; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; 100050 Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Active Substances Discovery and Druggability Evaluation; Institute of Materia Medica; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; 100050 Beijing China
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He W, Reaume M, Hennenfent M, Lee BP, Rajachar R. Biomimetic hydrogels with spatial- and temporal-controlled chemical cues for tissue engineering. Biomater Sci 2020; 8:3248-3269. [PMID: 32490441 PMCID: PMC7323904 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm00263a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Biomimetic hydrogels have emerged as the most useful tissue engineering scaffold materials. Their versatile chemistry can recapitulate multiple physical and chemical features to integrate cells, scaffolds, and signaling molecules for tissue regeneration. Due to their highly hydrophilic nature hydrogels can recreate nutrient-rich aqueous environments for cells. Soluble regulatory molecules can be incorporated to guide cell proliferation and differentiation. Importantly, the controlled dynamic parameters and spatial distribution of chemical cues in hydrogel scaffolds are critical for cell-cell communication, cell-scaffold interaction, and morphogenesis. Herein, we review biomimetic hydrogels that provide cells with spatiotemporally controlled chemical cues as tissue engineering scaffolds. Specifically, hydrogels with temporally controlled growth factor-release abilities, spatially controlled conjugated bioactive molecules/motifs, and targeting delivery and reload properties for tissue engineering applications are discussed in detail. Examples of hydrogels that possess clinically favorable properties, such as injectability, self-healing ability, stimulus-responsiveness, and pro-remodeling features, are also covered.
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- Weilue He
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
- FM Wound Care, LLC, Hancock, MI 49930, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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VandenBerg MA, Sahoo JK, Zou L, McCarthy W, Webber MJ. Divergent Self-Assembly Pathways to Hierarchically Organized Networks of Isopeptide-Modified Discotics under Kinetic Control. ACS NANO 2020; 14:5491-5505. [PMID: 32297733 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b09610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Natural proteins traverse complex free energy landscapes to assemble into hierarchically organized structures, often through stimuli-directed kinetic pathways in response to relevant biological cues. Bioinspired strategies have sought to emulate the complexity, dynamicity, and modularity exhibited in these natural processes with synthetic analogues. However, these efforts are limited by many factors that complicate the rational design and predictable assembly of synthetic constructs, especially in aqueous environments. Herein, a model discotic amphiphile gelator is described that undergoes pathway-dependent structural maturation when exposed to varying application rates of a pH stimulus, investigated by electron microscopy, spectroscopy, and X-ray scattering techniques. Under the direction of a slowly changing pH stimulus, complex hierarchical assemblies result, characterized by mesoscale elongated "superstructure" bundles embedded in a percolated mesh of narrow nanofibers. In contrast, the assembly under a rapidly applied pH stimulus is characterized by homogeneous structures that are reminiscent of the superstructures arising from the more deliberate path, except with significantly reduced scale and concomitantly large increases in bulk rheological properties. This synthetic system bears resemblance to the pathway complexity and hierarchical ordering observed for native structures, such as collagen, and points to fundamental design principles that might be applied toward enhanced control of the properties of supramolecular self-assembly across length scales.
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- Michael A VandenBerg
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Frank A, Bernet A, Kreger K, Schmidt HW. Supramolecular microtubes based on 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamides prepared by self-assembly upon heating. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:4564-4568. [PMID: 32242882 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm00268b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A series of three 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamides with peripheral tertiary N,N-dialkyl-ethylamino substituents with different length of the alkyl groups is reported. In particular, the N1,N3,N5-tris[2-(diethylamino)-ethyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide exhibits phase separation followed by self-assembly upon heating from aqueous solution into well-defined supramolecular fiber-like structures in the form of microtubes.
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- Andreas Frank
- Macromolecular Chemistry, Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany.
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Chen Z, Xue Y, Gui M, Wang C, Wang F. Structural Isomerism Effect in Platinum(II) Acetylide-Based Supramolecular Polymers. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:6481-6488. [PMID: 32275403 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The self-assembly of π-aromatic organic and organometallic molecules into long-range-ordered supramolecular polymers is dictated by a variety of molecular parameters and external conditions. In this work, structural isomerism, representing one of the potent molecular parameters, has been investigated to modulate the self-assembly behaviors. Two platinum(II) acetylide-based structural isomers, with different N-hexyl substitution positions on the inner benzotriazole core, have been designed. Thanks to the synergistic participation of hydrogen-bonding and π-π-stacking interactions, both platinum(II) acetylide-based compounds are prone to forming supramolecular polymers via a nucleation-elongation cooperative mechanism in apolar media. Thermal hysteresis phenomena are observed for both compounds, suggesting the different supramolecular polymerization pathways upon cooling and heating. Remarkably, in addition to the spectroscopic difference, these two supramolecular polymers display distinct thermostability and rheological moduli, ascribing to different binding enthalpies of the neighboring monomers. Overall, it is evident that a minor variation at the molecular level brings huge differences to the properties of long-range-ordered supramolecular polymers. The current study illustrates the importance of the structural isomerism effect for the rational design of π-functional supramolecular materials.
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- Ze Chen
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Weyandt E, Ter Huurne GM, Vantomme G, Markvoort AJ, Palmans ARA, Meijer EW. Photodynamic Control of the Chain Length in Supramolecular Polymers: Switching an Intercalator into a Chain Capper. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:6295-6303. [PMID: 32167302 PMCID: PMC7118707 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c00858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Supramolecular systems are intrinsically
dynamic and sensitive
to changes in molecular structure and external conditions. Because
of these unique properties, strategies to control polymer length,
composition, comonomer sequence, and morphology have to be developed
for sufficient control over supramolecular copolymerizations. We designed
photoresponsive, mono acyl hydrazone functionalized benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide
(m-BTA) monomers that play a dual role in the coassembly
with achiral alkyl BTAs (a-BTA). In the E isomer form, the chiral m-BTA monomers intercalate
into stacks of a-BTA and dictate the chirality of the
helices. Photoisomerization to the Z isomer transforms
the intercalator into a chain capper, allowing dynamic shortening
of chain length in the supramolecular aggregates. We combine optical
spectroscopy and light-scattering experiments with theoretical modeling
to show the reversible decrease in length when switching from the E to Z isomer of m-BTA in
the copolymer with inert a-BTA. With a mass-balance thermodynamic
model, we gain additional insights into the composition of copolymers
and length distributions of the species over a broad range of concentrations
and mixing ratios of a-BTA/m-BTA. Moreover,
the model was used to predict the impact of an additive (chain capper
and intercalator) on the chain length over a range of concentrations,
showing a remarkable amplification of efficiency at high concentrations.
By employing a stimuli-responsive comonomer in a mostly inert polymer,
we can cooperatively amplify the effect of the switching and obtain
photocontrol of polymer length. Moreover, this dynamic decrease in
chain length causes a macroscopic gel-to-sol phase transformation
of the copolymer gel, although 99.4% of the organogel is inert to
the light stimulus.
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- Elisabeth Weyandt
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Computational Biology Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Ślęczkowski ML, Segers I, Liu Y, Palmans ARA. Sequence-defined l-glutamamide oligomers with pendant supramolecular motifs via iterative synthesis and orthogonal post-functionalization. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01157f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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One of the great challenges in polymer chemistry is to achieve discrete and sequence-defined synthetic polymers that fold in defined conformations and form well-defined three-dimensional structured particles.
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- Marcin L. Ślęczkowski
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry
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Lamers BAG, Ślęczkowski ML, Wouters F, Engels TAP, Meijer EW, Palmans ARA. Tuning polymer properties of non-covalent crosslinked PDMS by varying supramolecular interaction strength. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00139b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Linear polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is crosslinked by supramolecular grafts to obtain materials with strikingly different mechanical properties by tuning the strength of the non-covalent interactions.
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- Brigitte A. G. Lamers
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems and Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems and Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems and Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Materials Technology Institute
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems and Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems and Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- 5600 MB Eindhoven
- The Netherlands
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de Windt LJ, Kulkarni C, ten Eikelder HMM, Markvoort AJ, Meijer EW, Palmans ARA. Detailed Approach to Investigate Thermodynamically Controlled Supramolecular Copolymerizations. Macromolecules 2019; 52:7430-7438. [PMID: 31607759 PMCID: PMC6785799 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Elucidating the microstructure of supramolecular copolymers remains challenging, despite the progress in the field of supramolecular polymers. In this work, we present a detailed approach to investigate supramolecular copolymerizations under thermodynamic control. Our approach provides insight into the interactions of different types of monomers and hereby allows elucidating the microstructure of copolymers. We select two monomers that undergo cooperative supramolecular polymerization by way of threefold intermolecular hydrogen bonding in a helical manner, namely, benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) and benzene-1,3,5-tris(carbothioamide) (thioBTA). Two enantiomeric forms and an achiral analogue of BTA and thioBTA are synthesized and their homo- and copolymerizations are studied using light scattering techniques, infrared, ultraviolet, and circular dichroism spectroscopy. After quantifying the thermodynamic parameters describing the homopolymerizations, we outline a method to follow the self-assembly of thioBTA derivatives in the copolymerization with BTA, which involves monitoring a characteristic spectroscopic signature as a function of temperature and relative concentration. Using modified types of sergeants-and-soldiers and majority-rules experiments, we obtain insights into the degree of aggregation and the net helicity. In addition, we apply a theoretical model of supramolecular copolymerization to substantiate the experimental results. We find that the model describes the two-component system well and allows deriving the hetero-interaction energies. The interactions between the same kinds of monomers (BTA-BTA and thioBTA-thioBTA) are slightly more favorable than those between different monomers (BTA-thioBTA), corresponding to a nearly random copolymerization. Finally, to study the interactions of the monomers at the molecular level, we perform density functional theory-based computations. The results corroborate that the two-component system exhibits a random distribution of the two monomer units along the copolymer chain.
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- Lafayette
N. J. de Windt
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and
Organic Chemistry, and Computational Biology Group, Eindhoven University of Technology,
P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and
Organic Chemistry, and Computational Biology Group, Eindhoven University of Technology,
P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and
Organic Chemistry, and Computational Biology Group, Eindhoven University of Technology,
P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and
Organic Chemistry, and Computational Biology Group, Eindhoven University of Technology,
P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and
Organic Chemistry, and Computational Biology Group, Eindhoven University of Technology,
P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and
Organic Chemistry, and Computational Biology Group, Eindhoven University of Technology,
P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Osypenko A, Moulin E, Gavat O, Fuks G, Maaloum M, Koenis MAJ, Buma WJ, Giuseppone N. Temperature Control of Sequential Nucleation–Growth Mechanisms in Hierarchical Supramolecular Polymers. Chemistry 2019; 25:13008-13016. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Artem Osypenko
- SAMS Research Group, University of Strasbourg–Institut Charles SadronCNRS 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 France
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- SAMS Research Group, University of Strasbourg–Institut Charles SadronCNRS 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 France
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- SAMS Research Group, University of Strasbourg–Institut Charles SadronCNRS 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 France
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- SAMS Research Group, University of Strasbourg–Institut Charles SadronCNRS 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 France
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- SAMS Research Group, University of Strasbourg–Institut Charles SadronCNRS 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 France
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- Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098 XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098 XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
- Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX LaboratoryRadboud University Toernooiveld 7c 6525 ED Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- SAMS Research Group, University of Strasbourg–Institut Charles SadronCNRS 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 France
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Li Y, Dubreucq L, Alvarenga BG, Raynal M, Bouteiller L. N‐Substituted Benzene‐1‐Urea‐3,5‐Biscarboxamide (BUBA): Easily Accessible
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‐Symmetric Monomers for the Construction of Reversible and Chirally Amplified Helical Assemblies. Chemistry 2019; 25:10650-10661. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201901332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yan Li
- Sorbonne UniversitéCNRSInstitut Parisien de Chimie MoléculaireEquipe Chimie des Polymères 4 Place Jussieu 75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne UniversitéCNRSInstitut Parisien de Chimie MoléculaireEquipe Chimie des Polymères 4 Place Jussieu 75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne UniversitéCNRSInstitut Parisien de Chimie MoléculaireEquipe Chimie des Polymères 4 Place Jussieu 75005 Paris France
- Department of Physical-ChemistryInstitute of ChemistryUniversity of Campinas–UNICAMP Campinas Brazil
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- Sorbonne UniversitéCNRSInstitut Parisien de Chimie MoléculaireEquipe Chimie des Polymères 4 Place Jussieu 75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne UniversitéCNRSInstitut Parisien de Chimie MoléculaireEquipe Chimie des Polymères 4 Place Jussieu 75005 Paris France
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Knoll K, Leyendecker M, Thiele CM. l
‐Valine Derivatised 1,3,5‐Benzene‐Tricarboxamides as Building Blocks for a New Supramolecular Organogel‐Like Alignment Medium. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Kevin Knoll
- Technische Universität Darmstadt Clemens‐Schöpf Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Alarich‐Weiss‐Str. 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt Clemens‐Schöpf Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Alarich‐Weiss‐Str. 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt Clemens‐Schöpf Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Alarich‐Weiss‐Str. 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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Urbanaviciute I, Bhattacharjee S, Biler M, Lugger JAM, Cornelissen TD, Norman P, Linares M, Sijbesma RP, Kemerink M. Suppressing depolarization by tail substitution in an organic supramolecular ferroelectric. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:2069-2079. [PMID: 30638230 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp06315j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Despite being very well established in the field of electro-optics, ferroelectric liquid crystals so far lacked interest from a ferroelectric device perspective due to a typically high operating temperature, a modest remnant polarization and/or poor polarization retention. Here, we experimentally demonstrate how simple structural modification of a prototypical ferroelectric liquid-crystal benzene-1,3,5-trisamide (BTA) - introduction of branched-tail substituents - results in materials with a wide operating temperature range and a data retention time of more than 10 years in thin-film solution-processed capacitor devices at room temperature. The observed differences between linear- and branched-tail compounds are analyzed using density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. We conclude that morphological factors like improved packing quality and reduced disorder, rather than electrostatic interactions or intra/inter-columnar steric hindrance, underlay the superior properties of the branched-tailed BTAs. Synergistic effects upon blending of compounds with branched and linear side-chains can be used to further improve the materials' characteristics.
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- Indre Urbanaviciute
- Complex Materials and Devices, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden.
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Yano K, Itoh Y, Araoka F, Watanabe G, Hikima T, Aida T. Nematic-to-columnar mesophase transition by in situ supramolecular polymerization. Science 2019; 363:161-165. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aan1019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2017] [Revised: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Disk- and rod-shaped molecules are incompatible in coassembly, as the former tend to stack one-dimensionally whereas the latter tend to align in parallel. Because this type of incompatibility can be more pronounced in condensed phases, different-shaped molecules generally exclude one another. We report that supramolecular polymerization of a disk-shaped chiral monomer in nematic liquid crystals comprising rod-shaped molecules results in order-increasing mesophase transition into a single mesophase with a core-shell columnar geometry. This liquid crystalline material responds quickly to an applied electric field, resulting in unidirectional columnar ordering. Moreover, it can be modularly customized to be optoelectrically responsive simply by using a photoisomerizable rod-shaped module. The modular strategy allows for cooperative integration of different functions into elaborate dynamic architectures.
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Basuyaux G, Desmarchelier A, Gontard G, Vanthuyne N, Moussa J, Amouri H, Raynal M, Bouteiller L. Extra hydrogen bonding interactions by peripheral indole groups stabilize benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide helical assemblies. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:8548-8551. [PMID: 31268082 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc03906f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide monomers derived from alkyl esters of tryptophan (BTA Trp) self-assemble into helices with an inner threefold hydrogen bond network surrounded by a second network involving the indole N-H groups. As a consequence of this extra stabilization of its helical assemblies, BTA Trp forms more viscous solutions than a range of ester and alkyl BTAs.
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- Gaëtan Basuyaux
- Sorbonne Université CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Aix Marseille Université, Centrale Marseille, CNRS, iSm2, UMR 7313, 13397 Marseille Cedex 20, France
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.
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Li X, Wang L, Deng Y, Luo Z, Zhang Q, Dong S, Han C. Preparation of cross-linked supramolecular polymers based on benzo-21-crown-7/secondary ammonium salt host-guest interactions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:12459-12462. [PMID: 30335096 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc07657j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We found that TC7 not only self-assembles into one-dimensional supramolecular aggregates in chloroform, but also forms cross-linked supramolecular polymers via host-guest complexation between benzo-21-crown-7 and secondary ammonium salts. Compared with one-dimensional linear supramolecular polymers, soft and long viscous fibers were pulled out from a concentrated solution of cross-linked supramolecular polymers as a result of higher viscosity and lower diffusion coefficients.
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- Xing Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, P. R. China.
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Korlepara DB, Balasubramanian S. Molecular modelling of supramolecular one dimensional polymers. RSC Adv 2018; 8:22659-22669. [PMID: 35539740 PMCID: PMC9081382 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra03402h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Supramolecular polymers exemplify the need to employ several computational techniques to study processes and phenomena occuring at varied length and time scales. Electronic processes, conformational and configurational excitations of small aggregates of chromophoric molecules, solvent effects under realistic thermodynamic conditions and mesoscale morphologies are some of the challenges which demand hierarchical modelling approaches. This review focusses on one-dimensional supramolecular polymers, the mechanism of self-assembly of monomers in polar and non-polar solvents and properties they exhibit. Directions for future work are as well outlined.
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- Divya B Korlepara
- Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Bangalore India
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- Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Bangalore India +91 80 2208 2766 +91-80 2208 2808
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Caprice K, Pupier M, Kruve A, Schalley CA, Cougnon FBL. Imine-based [2]catenanes in water. Chem Sci 2018; 9:1317-1322. [PMID: 29675178 PMCID: PMC5887103 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc04901c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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We report the efficient condensation of imine-based macrocycles from dialdehyde A and aliphatic diamines B n in pure water. Within the libraries, we identified a family of homologous amphiphilic [2]catenanes, whose self-assembly is primarily driven by the hydrophobic effect. The length and odd-even character of the diamine alkyl linker dictate both the yield and the conformation of the [2]catenanes, whose particular thermodynamic stability further shifts the overall equilibrium in favour of imine condensation. These findings highlight the role played by solvophobic effects in the self-assembly of complex architectures.
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- Kenji Caprice
- Department of Organic Chemistry , University of Geneva , 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet , 1211 Geneva 4 , Switzerland .
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , University of Geneva , 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet , 1211 Geneva 4 , Switzerland .
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie , Freie Universität Berlin , Takustraße 3 , 14195 Berlin , Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie , Freie Universität Berlin , Takustraße 3 , 14195 Berlin , Germany
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , University of Geneva , 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet , 1211 Geneva 4 , Switzerland .
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Ślęczkowski ML, Meijer EW, Palmans ARA. Cooperative Folding of Linear Poly(dimethyl siloxane)s via Supramolecular Interactions. Macromol Rapid Commun 2017; 38. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Marcin L. Ślęczkowski
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry; Institute for Complex Molecular Systems; Eindhoven University of Technology; P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry; Institute for Complex Molecular Systems; Eindhoven University of Technology; P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry; Institute for Complex Molecular Systems; Eindhoven University of Technology; P.O. Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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Dong S, Leng J, Feng Y, Liu M, Stackhouse CJ, Schönhals A, Chiappisi L, Gao L, Chen W, Shang J, Jin L, Qi Z, Schalley CA. Structural water as an essential comonomer in supramolecular polymerization. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2017; 3:eaao0900. [PMID: 29152571 PMCID: PMC5687854 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao0900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
Although the concept of structural water that is bound inside hydrophobic pockets and helps to stabilize protein structures is well established, water has rarely found a similar role in supramolecular polymers. Water is often used as a solvent for supramolecular polymerization, however without taking the role of a comonomer for the supramolecular polymer structure. We report a low-molecular weight monomer whose supramolecular polymerization is triggered by the incorporation of water. The presence of water molecules as comonomers is essential to the polymerization process. The supramolecular polymeric material exhibits strong adhesion to surfaces, such as glass and paper. It can be used as a water-activated glue, which can be released at higher temperatures and reused many times without losing its performance.
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- Shengyi Dong
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, P.R. China
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut Max von Laue–Paul Langevin, Large Scale Structures Group, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Stranski Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie und Theoretische Chemie, Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 124, Sekr. TC7, D-10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 Youyi Xilu, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P.R. China
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- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 Youyi Xilu, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P.R. China
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- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 Youyi Xilu, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P.R. China
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 Youyi Xilu, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P.R. China
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Ter Huurne GM, de Windt LNJ, Liu Y, Meijer EW, Voets IK, Palmans ARA. Improving the Folding of Supramolecular Copolymers by Controlling the Assembly Pathway Complexity. Macromolecules 2017; 50:8562-8569. [PMID: 29151619 PMCID: PMC5688411 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Revised: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A family of amphiphilic,
heterograft copolymers containing hydrophilic,
hydrophobic, and supramolecular units based on Jeffamine M-1000, dodecylamine,
and benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) motifs, respectively, was prepared
via a postfunctionalization approach. The folding of the copolymers
in water into nanometer-sized particles was analyzed by a combination
of dynamic and static light scattering, circular dichroism spectroscopy,
and small-angle neutron scattering. The sample preparation protocol
was crucial for obtaining reproducible and consistent results, showing
that only full control over the structure and pathway complexity will
afford the desired folded structure, a phenomenon similar to protein
folding. The results revealed that relatively small changes in the
polymer’s graft composition strongly affected the intra- versus
intermolecular assembly processes. Depending on the amount of the
hydrophobic grafts based on either dodecyl or BTA groups, pronounced
behavioral differences were observed for copolymers that comprise
similar degrees of hydrophobic content. A high number of BTA grafts
(>10%) resulted in the formation of multichain aggregates comprising
around six polymer chains. In contrast, for copolymers comprising
up to 10% BTA grafts the folding results in nanoparticles that adopt
open, sparse conformations and comprise one to two polymer chains.
Interestingly, predominantly single-chain polymeric nanoparticles
were formed when the copolymer comprised only Jeffamine or Jeffamine
and dodecyl grafts. In addition, replacing part of the BTA grafts
by hydrophobic dodecyl grafts while keeping the hydrophobic content
constant promoted single-chain folding and resulted in the formation
of a compact, globular nanoparticle with a more structured interior.
Thus, the intra- and intermolecular self-assembly pathways can be
directed by carefully tuning the polymer’s hydrophilic–hydrophobic
balance in combination with the number of supramolecular grafts.
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- Gijs M Ter Huurne
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Kulkarni C, Meijer EW, Palmans ARA. Cooperativity Scale: A Structure-Mechanism Correlation in the Self-Assembly of Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamides. Acc Chem Res 2017; 50:1928-1936. [PMID: 28692276 PMCID: PMC5559720 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The self-assembly of small and well-defined molecules using noncovalent interactions to generate various nano- and microarchitectures has been extensively studied. Among various architectures, one-dimensional (1-D) nano-objects have garnered significant attention. It has become increasingly evident that a cooperative or nucleation-elongation mechanism of polymerization leads to highly ordered 1-D supramolecular polymers, analogous to shape-persistent biopolymers such as actin. With this in mind, achieving cooperativity in self-assembled structures has been actively pursued with significant success. Only recently, researchers are focusing on the origin of the mechanism at the molecular level in different synthetic systems. Taking a step further, a thorough quantitative structure-mechanism correlation is crucial to control the size, shape, and functions of supramolecular polymers, and this is currently lacking in the literature. Among a plethora of molecules, benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamides (BTAs) provide a unique combination of important noncovalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding, π-stacking, and hydrophobic interactions, for self-assembly and synthetic ease. Due to the latter, a diverse range of BTA derivatives with all possible structural mutations have been synthesized and studied during the past decade, mainly from our group. With such a large body of experimental results on BTA self-assembly, it is time to embark on a structure-mechanism correlation in this family of molecules, and a first step toward this will form the main focus of this Account. The origin of the cooperative mechanism of self-assembly in BTAs has been ascribed to 3-fold intermolecular hydrogen bonding (HB) between monomers based on density-functional theory (DFT) calculations. The intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interaction forms the central premise of this work, in which we evaluate the effect of different moieties such as alkyl chains, and amino acids, attached to the core amides on the strength of intermolecular HB, which consequently governs the extent of cooperativity (quantified by the cooperativity factor, σ). In addition to this, we evaluate the effect of amide connectivity (C- vs N-centered), the role of solvents, amides vs thioamides, and finally the influence of the benzene vs cyclohexane core on the σ. Remarkably, every subtle structural change in the BTA monomer seems to affect the cooperativity factor in a systematic and rationalizable way. The take home message will be that the cooperativity factor (σ) in the BTA family forms a continuous spectrum from 1 (isodesmic) to <10-6 (highly cooperative) and it can be tuned based on the appropriate modification of the BTA monomer. We anticipate that these correlations drawn from the BTA series will be applicable to other systems in which HB is the main driving force for cooperativity. Thus, the understanding gained from such correlations on a prototypical self-assembling motif such as BTA will aid in designing more complex systems with distinct functions.
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- Chidambar Kulkarni
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic
Chemistry and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic
Chemistry and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic
Chemistry and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Leyendecker M, Meyer NC, Thiele CM. Development of New Supramolecular Lyotropic Liquid Crystals and Their Application as Alignment Media for Organic Compounds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201705642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Martin Leyendecker
- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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Leyendecker M, Meyer NC, Thiele CM. Development of New Supramolecular Lyotropic Liquid Crystals and Their Application as Alignment Media for Organic Compounds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:11471-11474. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201705642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Martin Leyendecker
- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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Das A, Vantomme G, Markvoort AJ, ten Eikelder HMM, Garcia-Iglesias M, Palmans ARA, Meijer EW. Supramolecular Copolymers: Structure and Composition Revealed by Theoretical Modeling. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:7036-7044. [PMID: 28485145 PMCID: PMC5445503 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b02835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
Supramolecular copolymers, non-covalent analogues of synthetic copolymers, constitute a new and promising class of polymers. In contrast to their covalent counterparts, the details of their mechanism of formation, as well as the factors determining their composition and length, are still poorly understood. Here, the supramolecular copolymerization between two slightly structurally different benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) monomers functionalized with either oligodimethylsiloxane (oDMSi) or alkyl side chains is unraveled by combining experimental and theoretical approaches. By applying the "sergeant-and-soldiers" approach using circular dichroism (CD) experiments, we are able to obtain detailed insights into the structure and composition of these supramolecular copolymers. Moreover, we observe an unexpected chiral induction upon mixing two independently CD-silent solutions of the achiral (soldier) and chiral (sergeant) monomers. We find that the subtle differences in the chemical structure of the two monomers impact their homopolymerization mechanism: whereas alkyl-BTAs cooperatively self-assemble, oDMSi-BTAs self-assemble in an isodesmic manner. The effect of these mechanistic differences in the supramolecular copolymerization process is investigated as a function of the composition of the two monomers and explicitly rationalized by mathematical modeling. The results show that, at low fractions of oDMSi-BTA sergeants (<10 mol%), the polymerization process is cooperative and the supramolecular helicity is biased toward the helical preference of the sergeant. However, at higher fractions of oDMSi-BTA sergeant (>25 mol%), the isodesmic assembly of the increasing amounts of sergeant becomes more dominant, and different species start to coexist in the copolymerization process. The analysis of the experimental data with a newly developed theoretical model allows us to quantify the thermodynamic parameters, the distribution of different species, and the compositions and stack lengths of the formed supramolecular copolymers existing at various feed ratios of the two monomers.
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- Anindita Das
- Laboratory
of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Computational
Biology Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Computational
Biology Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven
University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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León F, González-Liste PJ, García-Garrido SE, Arribas I, Rubio M, Cadierno V, Pizzano A. Broad Scope Synthesis of Ester Precursors of Nonfunctionalized Chiral Alcohols Based on the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α,β-Dialkyl-, α,β-Diaryl-, and α-Alkyl-β-aryl-vinyl Esters. J Org Chem 2017; 82:5852-5867. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b00710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Félix León
- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ) and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Laboratorio
de Compuestos Organometálicos y Catálisis (Unidad Asociada
al CSIC), Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA),
Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica,
Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica “Enrique
Moles”, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Laboratorio
de Compuestos Organometálicos y Catálisis (Unidad Asociada
al CSIC), Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA),
Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica,
Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica “Enrique
Moles”, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ) and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ) and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Laboratorio
de Compuestos Organometálicos y Catálisis (Unidad Asociada
al CSIC), Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA),
Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica,
Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica “Enrique
Moles”, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ) and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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Adelizzi B, Filot IAW, Palmans ARA, Meijer EW. Unravelling the Pathway Complexity in Conformationally Flexible N-Centered Triarylamine Trisamides. Chemistry 2017; 23:6103-6110. [PMID: 27981630 PMCID: PMC5434799 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201603938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Two families of C3 -symmetrical triarylamine-trisamides comprising a triphenylamine- or a tri(pyrid-2-yl)amine core are presented. Both families self-assemble in apolar solvents via cooperative hydrogen-bonding interactions into helical supramolecular polymers as evidenced by a combination of spectroscopic measurements, and corroborated by DFT calculations. The introduction of a stereocenter in the side chains biases the helical sense of the supramolecular polymers formed. Compared to other C3 -symmetrical compounds, a much richer self-assembly landscape is observed. Temperature-dependent spectroscopy measurements highlight the presence of two self-assembled states of opposite handedness. One state is formed at high temperature from a molecularly dissolved solution via a nucleation-elongation mechanism. The second state is formed below room temperature through a sharp transition from the first assembled state. The change in helicity is proposed to be related to a conformational switch of the triarylamine core due to an equilibrium between a 3:0 and a 2:1 conformation. Thus, within a limited temperature window, a small conformational twist results in an assembled state of opposite helicity.
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- Beatrice Adelizzi
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhovenThe Netherlands
- Institute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Institute of CatalysisEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhovenThe Netherlands
- Institute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic ChemistryEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhovenThe Netherlands
- Institute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhovenThe Netherlands
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Sanders A, Kale TS, Katz HE, Tovar JD. Solid-Phase Synthesis of Self-Assembling Multivalent π-Conjugated Peptides. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:409-419. [PMID: 31457447 PMCID: PMC6640940 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.6b00414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We present a completely solid-phase synthetic strategy to create three- and four-fold peptide-appended π-electron molecules, where the multivalent oligopeptide presentation is dictated by the symmetries of reactive handles placed on discotic π-conjugated cores. Carboxylic acid and anhydride groups were viable amidation and imidation partners, respectively, and oligomeric π-electron discotic cores were prepared through Pd-catalyzed cross-couplings. Due to intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the three or four peptide axes, these π-peptide hybrids self-assemble into robust one-dimensional nanostructures with high aspect ratios in aqueous solution. The preparation of these systems via solid-phase methods will be detailed along with their self-assembly properties, as revealed by steady-state spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy and electrical characterization using field-effect transistor measurements.
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- Allix
M. Sanders
- Department
of Chemistry, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Institute of NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Institute of NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Institute of NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Institute of NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Meng X, Gorbunov AV, Christian Roelofs WS, Meskers SCJ, Janssen RAJ, Kemerink M, Sijbesma RP. Ferroelectric switching and electrochemistry of pyrrole substituted trialkylbenzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 55:673-683. [PMID: 28344384 PMCID: PMC5347932 DOI: 10.1002/polb.24318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
We explore a new approach to organic ferroelectric diodes using a benzene‐tricarboxamide (BTA) core connected with C10 alkyl chains to pyrrole groups, which can be polymerized to provide a semiconducting ferroelectric material. The compound possesses a columnar hexagonal liquid crystalline (LC) phase and exhibits ferroelectric switching. At low switching frequencies, an additional process occurs, which leads to a high hysteretic charge density of up to ∼1000 mC/m2. Based on its slow rate, the formation of gas bubbles, and the emergence of characteristic polypyrrole absorption bands in the UV–Vis–NIR, the additional process is identified as the oxidative polymerization of pyrrole groups, enabled by the presence of amide groups. Polymerization of the pyrrole groups, which is essential to obtain semiconductivity, is limited to thin layers at the electrodes, amounting to ∼17 nm after cycling for 21 h. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2017, 55, 673–683
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- Xiao Meng
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology PO Box 513 Eindhoven MB 5600 The Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics Eindhoven University of Technology PO Box 513 Eindhoven MB 5600 The Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics Eindhoven University of Technology PO Box 513 Eindhoven MB 5600 The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology PO Box 513 Eindhoven MB 5600 The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology PO Box 513 Eindhoven MB 5600 The Netherlands; Department of Applied Physics Eindhoven University of Technology PO Box 513 Eindhoven MB 5600 The Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Physics Eindhoven University of Technology PO Box 513 Eindhoven MB 5600 The Netherlands; Complex Materials and Devices, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM) Linköping University Linköping SE 58183 Sweden
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry Eindhoven University of Technology PO Box 513 Eindhoven MB 5600 The Netherlands
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