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Area of Science:

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Chemical reaction networks are crucial for constructing functional materials.
  • Autocatalytic thiol production is established, but negative feedback mechanisms are lacking.
  • Developing regulatory motifs is key for creating complex material systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and implement a novel negative feedback loop for thiol chemistry.
  • To enable the construction of oscillatory and adaptive material systems.
  • To introduce tunable nonlinearity into chemical regulatory circuits.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a negative feedback loop utilizing selenocarbonates.
  • Investigation of thiol-induced release of aromatic selenols.
  • Catalytic oxidation of thiols by organic peroxides mediated by selenols.
  • Kinetic analysis using Michaelis-Menten-like models.
  • Integration into a flow reactor with autocatalytic thiol production.

Main Results:

  • A functional negative feedback loop for thiol chemistry was successfully developed.
  • The system exhibits tunable feedback strength via selenocarbonate substituents.
  • Michaelis-Menten-like kinetics introduced significant nonlinearity.
  • Sustained oscillations were observed when coupled with autocatalytic thiol production.

Conclusions:

  • The developed negative feedback loop expands the toolkit for designing complex chemical systems.
  • This motif is foundational for future construction of oscillatory, homeostatic, and adaptive materials.
  • The findings facilitate the creation of life-inspired regulatory circuits in synthetic materials.