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  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Polymer Science
  • Chirality Studies

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  • Chiral polymers can form complex aggregates with unique properties.
  • Controlling macroscopic chirality in self-assembled structures remains a challenge.
  • Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) is sensitive to chiral environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize kinetically trapped and thermodynamic nanospheres with opposite chirality from a single helical polymer-metal complex.
  • To investigate the influence of chirality and metal ions on aggregate formation.
  • To characterize the stability and CPL properties of the resulting nanostructures.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a chiral poly(diphenylacetylene) (PDPA) with a high helix inversion energy barrier.
  • Employing Barium (Ba^2+) ions as crosslinking agents for the polymer.
  • Analyzing aggregate formation under identical environmental conditions.
  • Monitoring the evolution of aggregates over extended periods and temperatures.

Main Results:

  • Successfully generated both kinetically trapped (M-chirality) and thermodynamic (P-chirality) nanospheres from the same poly-(L)-1/Ba^2+ complex.
  • Demonstrated opposite macroscopic chirality and CPL in the distinct nanosphere types.
  • Observed a slow kinetic evolution between aggregate forms (>75 days at room temperature), tunable by temperature.
  • Confirmed the long-term stability of dispersed nanospheres for up to 8 months.

Conclusions:

  • A single chiral polymer-metal complex can yield distinct nanospheres with opposite chirality and CPL.
  • The high energy barrier of the polymer helix is crucial for isolating kinetic and thermodynamic aggregates.
  • These findings offer new avenues for designing chiral materials with tunable optical properties.