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  • Materials Science
  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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  • Dynamic covalent chemistry (DCvC) enables the construction of adaptive and responsive materials.
  • Multicomponent self-assembly is crucial for creating complex functional architectures.
  • Orthogonal DCvC reactions are needed for precise control over multi-step assembly processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce novel multicomponent surface architectures utilizing three distinct and orthogonal dynamic covalent bonds.
  • To demonstrate the compatibility and utility of boronic ester exchange in conjunction with disulfide and hydrazone exchange.
  • To showcase the functional application of these sophisticated architectures in molecular detection.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing disulfide exchange under basic conditions for π-stack formation on surfaces.
  • Employing hydrazone exchange under acidic conditions for coaxial string/stack assembly.
  • Integrating boronic ester exchange under neutral conditions for co-aligning a third component, demonstrating orthogonality.
  • Conducting competition experiments using alizarin red to detect polyphenol natural products like epigallocatechin gallate.

Main Results:

  • Successful construction of multicomponent surface architectures with three orthogonal dynamic covalent bonds.
  • Demonstrated compatibility of boronic ester exchange with existing disulfide and hydrazone exchange chemistries.
  • Validated the functional relevance through sensitive detection of epigallocatechin gallate in a competitive assay.
  • Achieved unprecedented sophistication in surface-based dynamic covalent assembly.

Conclusions:

  • The developed synthetic strategies enable the creation of highly sophisticated functional systems through orthogonal dynamic covalent chemistry.
  • This work expands the toolkit for designing complex supramolecular architectures on surfaces.
  • The demonstrated detection capability highlights the potential of these systems in sensing applications.