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Controlling the Size, Shape and Stability of Supramolecular Polymers in Water
Published on: August 2, 2012
Control of molecular rotor rotational frequencies in porous coordination polymers using a solid-solution approach
Munehiro Inukai1, Tomohiro Fukushima2, Yuh Hijikata3
1Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University , Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
Abstract:
Rational design to control the dynamics of molecular rotors in crystalline solids is of interest because it offers advanced materials with precisely tuned functionality. Herein, we describe the control of the rotational frequency of rotors in flexible porous coordination polymers (PCPs) using a solid-solution approach. Solid-solutions of the flexible PCPs [{Zn(5-nitroisophthalate)x(5-methoxyisophthalate)1-x(deuterated 4,4'-bipyridyl)}(DMF·MeOH)]n allow continuous modulation of cell volume by changing the solid-solution ratio x. Variation of the isostructures provides continuous changes in the local environment around the molecular rotors (pyridyl rings of the 4,4'-bipyridyl group), leading to the control of the rotational frequency without the need to vary the temperature.
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