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Evaporation rate-based selection of supramolecular chirality
Shingo Hattori1, Stefaan Vandendriessche2, Guy Koeckelberghs3
1Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan. k-ishii@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|March 1, 2017
Summary
Evaporation rate controls supramolecular chirality. Fast evaporation yields kinetic P-type aggregates, while slow evaporation yields thermodynamic M-type aggregates, offering novel dynamic reaction chemistry.
Area of Science:
- Supramolecular chemistry
- Materials science
- Physical chemistry
Background:
- Chirality is crucial in chemical and biological systems.
- Controlling supramolecular chirality is essential for advanced materials.
- Dynamic reaction conditions offer opportunities for selective synthesis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate evaporation rate-based selection of supramolecular chirality.
- To investigate the formation of P-type and M-type aggregates under different evaporation rates.
- To establish a novel solution reaction chemistry for chirality control.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing controlled fast and slow evaporation techniques.
- Characterizing supramolecular aggregates formed.
- Analyzing the relationship between evaporation rate and aggregate chirality.
Main Results:
- Fast evaporation selectively produces kinetic P-type supramolecular aggregates.
- Slow evaporation selectively produces thermodynamic M-type supramolecular aggregates.
- Evaporation rate acts as a key parameter for controlling supramolecular chirality.
Conclusions:
- Evaporation rate is a powerful tool for selecting supramolecular chirality.
- Kinetic and thermodynamic products are distinguished by evaporation speed.
- This work introduces a new method for chirality control in solution-phase synthesis.
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