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Ma Z, Wu J, Tan Y, Tan C. Azobenzene-Based Conjugated Polymers: Synthesis, Properties, and Biological Applications. Macromol Rapid Commun 2024; 45:e2400048. [PMID: 38521990 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202400048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
Abstract
Conjugated polymers (CPs) have been developed quickly as an emerging functional material with applications in optical and electronic devices, owing to their highly electron-delocalized backbones and versatile side groups for facile processibility, high mechanical strength, and environmental stability. CPs exhibit multistimuli responsive behavior and fluorescence quenching properties by incorporating azobenzene functionality into their molecular structures. Over the past few decades, significant progress has been made in developing functional azobenzene-based conjugated polymers (azo-CPs), utilizing diverse molecular design strategies and synthetic pathways. This article comprehensively reviews the rapidly evolving research field of azo-CPs, focusing on the structural characteristics and synthesis methods of general azo-CPs, as well as the applications of charged azo-CPs, specifically azobenzene-based conjugated polyelectrolytes (azo-CPEs). Based on their molecular structures, azo-CPs can be broadly categorized into three primary types: linear CPs with azobenzene incorporated into the side chain, linear CPs with azobenzene integrated into the main chain, and branched CPs containing azobenzene moieties. These systems are promising for biomedical applications in biosensing, bioimaging, targeted protein degradation, and cellular apoptosis.
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- Zhuang Ma
- The State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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Yin L, Liu M, Ma H, Cheng X, Miao T, Zhang W, Zhu X. Induction and modulation of supramolecular chirality in side-chain azobenzene polymers through the covalent chiral domino effect. Sci China Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-021-1132-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Xu M, Kooij B, Wang T, Lin JH, Qu ZW, Grimme S, Stephan DW. Facile Synthesis of Cyanide and Isocyanides from CO. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:16965-16969. [PMID: 34004079 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The reaction of K[N(SiMe3 )2 ] with 13 CO proceeds in C6 D6 or THF affording K13 CN and O(SiMe3 )2 under mild conditions as confirmed by crystallographic characterization of K(18-crown-6)CN. Similarly reaction of the alkali metal amides, M[N(SiR3 )R'] (M=Li, K; R=Ph, Me; R'=alkyl, aryl) provides the corresponding 13 C labeled isocyanide RN13 C and MOSiR3 , generally in high yields. In some instances, the use of the sterically bulky Ph3 Si-substituent is required to preclude 1,2-silyl migration affording the silylcarbamoyl salt M[Me3 SiC(O)NR']. These reactions have been used to obtain 19 examples of 13 C labelled isocyanides, and several examples of gram scale reactions are reported. The mechanism of the reactions is probed via reliable DFT calculations.
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- Maotong Xu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada.,Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1090 GD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada.,School of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical, Environmental and Biological Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Beringstrasse 4, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Beringstrasse 4, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada
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Xu M, Kooij B, Wang T, Lin JH, Qu Z, Grimme S, Stephan DW. Facile Synthesis of Cyanide and Isocyanides from CO. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202105909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Maotong Xu
- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George St. Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George St. Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences University of Amsterdam 1090 GD Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George St. Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
- School of Chemistry Faculty of Chemical Environmental and Biological Science and Technology Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116023 China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George St. Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Beringstrasse 4 53115 Bonn Germany
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Beringstrasse 4 53115 Bonn Germany
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George St. Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
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Gerrits L, Hammink R, Kouwer PHJ. Semiflexible polymer scaffolds: an overview of conjugation strategies. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01662d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Semiflexible polymers are excellent scaffolds for the presentation of a wide variety of (bio)molecules. This manuscript reviews advantages and challenges of the most common conjugation strategies for the major classes of semiflexible polymers.
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- Lotte Gerrits
- Institute for Molecules and Materials
- Radboud University
- 6525 AJ Nijmegen
- The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumor Immunology
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences
- Radboud University Medical Center
- 6525 GA Nijmegen
- The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials
- Radboud University
- 6525 AJ Nijmegen
- The Netherlands
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Cheng X, Miao T, Qian Y, Zhang Z, Zhang W, Zhu X. Supramolecular Chirality in Azobenzene-Containing Polymer System: Traditional Postpolymerization Self-Assembly Versus In Situ Supramolecular Self-Assembly Strategy. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E6186. [PMID: 32867119 PMCID: PMC7503415 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21176186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Recently, the design of novel supramolecular chiral materials has received a great deal of attention due to rapid developments in the fields of supramolecular chemistry and molecular self-assembly. Supramolecular chirality has been widely introduced to polymers containing photoresponsive azobenzene groups. On the one hand, supramolecular chiral structures of azobenzene-containing polymers (Azo-polymers) can be produced by nonsymmetric arrangement of Azo units through noncovalent interactions. On the other hand, the reversibility of the photoisomerization also allows for the control of the supramolecular organization of the Azo moieties within polymer structures. The construction of supramolecular chirality in Azo-polymeric self-assembled system is highly important for further developments in this field from both academic and practical points of view. The postpolymerization self-assembly strategy is one of the traditional strategies for mainly constructing supramolecular chirality in Azo-polymers. The in situ supramolecular self-assembly mediated by polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) is a facile one-pot approach for the construction of well-defined supramolecular chirality during polymerization process. In this review, we focus on a discussion of supramolecular chirality of Azo-polymer systems constructed by traditional postpolymerization self-assembly and PISA-mediated in situ supramolecular self-assembly. Furthermore, we will also summarize the basic concepts, seminal studies, recent trends, and perspectives in the constructions and applications of supramolecular chirality based on Azo-polymers with the hope to advance the development of supramolecular chirality in chemistry.
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China; (X.C.); (T.M.); (Y.Q.); (Z.Z.); (X.Z.)
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Liu H, Zhang S, Yan X, Song C, Chen J, Dong Y, Li X. Silylium cation initiated sergeants-and-soldiers type chiral amplification of helical aryl isocyanide copolymers. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00808g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Silylium cations act as new highly efficient metal-free single-component cationic initiators for the cationic polymerization and copolymerization of chiral or achiral aryl isocyanides, preparing optically active polymers and copolymers obeying “sergeants-and-soldiers” rule.
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- Hao Liu
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Beijing Institute of Technology
- Beijing 100081
- China
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