Fluorescent poly(boron enaminoketonate)s: synthesis via the direct modification of polyisoxazoles obtained from the click polymerization of a homoditopic nitrile N-oxide and diynes

Dansylated Nitrile N-Oxide as the Fluorescent Dye Clickable to Unsaturated Bonds without Catalyst

Fluorescent polymeric materials have been exploited in the fields of aesthetical purposes, biomedical engineering, and three-dimensional printing applications. While the fluorescent materials are prepared by the polymerization of fluorescent monomer or the blending a fluorescent dye with common polymer, the covalent immobilization of fluorescent dye onto common polymers is not the practical technique. In this paper, dansylated nitrile N-oxide (Dansyl-NO) has been designed and synthesized to be a stable nitrile N-oxide as the derivative of 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde. While Dansyl-NO shows good reactivity to an alkene and an alkyne to give fluorescent Dansyl-Ene and Dansyl-Yne, respectively, it hardly reacts to a nitrile. The results indicate that Dansyl-NO serves as a fluorescent dye clickable to alkenes and alkynes. To know the effects of solvent on the fluorescent properties, the UV-vis and fluorescence spectra of Dansyl-Ene are measured in three solvents. Dansyl-Ene shows fluorescent solvatochromism, which appears to be red-shifted along with the increase in solvent polarity. Poly(styrene-co-butadiene) directly reacts with Dansyl-NO to give fluorescent modified SB. The emission spectrum of modified SB is blue-shifted compared with that of Dansyl-Ene. The blue-shift could be possibly attributed to the presence of less polar polymer skeleton around the dansyl moieties of modified SB.

On-Demand Release of Secondary Amine Bases for the Activation of Catalysts and Crosslinkers

Dynamic covalent (DCv) ureas have been used abundantly to design self-healing materials. We demonstrate that apart from self-healing materials, the species present in the equilibrium of DCv ureas can be employed as responsive organocatalysts. Easily controllable stimuli like heat or addition of water shift the equilibrium towards isocyanate and free base which can function as an in situ released reagent. We demonstrate this application of DCv ureas with two examples. Firstly, we use the liberated base to catalytically activate a latent organocatalyst for acylhydrazone formation. Secondly, this base can be employed in an equimolar manner to trigger the release of nitrile-N-oxides from chlorooximes, which react with acrylate-terminated polymers to form an isoxazoline polymer gel.

New synthetic route to OH-functionalized nitrile N-oxide and polyfunctional nitrile N-oxides for click crosslinking and decrosslinking of natural rubber

A new synthetic route for obtaining polyfunctional nitrile N-oxides from OH-tethering nitrile N-oxide is reported.

Thermotriggered Catalyst-Free Modification of a Glass Surface with an Orthogonal Agent Possessing Nitrile N-Oxide and Masked Ketene Functions

The thermotriggered modification of surfaces was performed under catalyst-free conditions using an orthogonal agent possessing both nitrile N-oxide and Meldrum's acid moieties. The nitrile N-oxide moiety of the orthogonal agent successfully underwent catalyst-free 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to unsaturated bonds of glass surfaces to produce Meldrum's acid-functionalized surfaces. The subsequent thermal decomposition of Meldrum's acid moiety in the presence of nucleophiles afforded versatile nucleophile-modified surfaces (e.g., wet, waterproof, and photoactive surfaces). Surface characteristics were investigated with the water contact angle, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). In addition, the surface modification of silica nanoparticles using the orthogonal agent was also achieved to evaluate the density of the functional group concentration on the surface.