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Area of Science:

  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Chirality Studies
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Solvent strategy influences molecular chirality and self-assembly.
  • Solvent dynamics during thermal annealing controlling chirality remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate solvent migration's effect on molecular folding and chirality via thermal annealing.
  • Understand the mechanism of chiroptical inversion induced by solvent dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of pyrene-conjugated 2,6-diamide pyridine derivatives.
  • Utilizing organic solvents (DMSO) and aqueous media for chiroptical analysis.
  • Applying thermal annealing to DMSO/H2O mixtures.
  • Employing nuclear magnetic resonance and molecular dynamic simulations.

Main Results:

  • Chiroptical inversion observed due to different pyrene blade orientations (π···π vs. CH···π stacking) in various solvents.
  • Thermal annealing homogenized solvent distribution, altering molecular folding from CH···π to π···π.
  • Solvent migration from aggregates to bulk phases confirmed by NMR and simulations.
  • Rearrangement of molecular packing led to significant luminescent changes.

Conclusions:

  • Solvent migration and thermal annealing are effective in controlling molecular folding and chirality.
  • A consecutive chiroptical inversion was achieved through strategic solvent manipulation.
  • The findings provide a new method for controlling chiral properties in self-assembled materials.