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Controlling the Size, Shape and Stability of Supramolecular Polymers in Water
Published on: August 2, 2012
モノカルボキシル酸機能化された"テキサスサイズの"分子ボックスの超分子特性
Ren-Tsung Wu1, Xiaodong Chi1, Takehiro Hirao1
1Department of Chemistry , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712-1224 , United States.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|May 15, 2018
まとめ
新しい分子箱であるTxSB-CO2Hは,固体状態でダイマーを形成しますが,溶液中の刺激反応性オリゴマーに自己組み立てられます. この可逆組成は,分子箱マクロサイクルに基づく適応性のある材料の作成を可能にする.
科学分野:
- 超分子化学
- 材料科学
- 有機化学
背景:
- 分子箱はマクロサイクルの化合物で,材料科学に潜在的応用がある.
- 機能化された分子ボックスの集積行動を理解することは 反応性のある材料を設計するのに不可欠です
- カーボキシル酸の機能群は自己組織化と溶液の行動に影響を与える.
研究 の 目的:
- 新しいカーボキシル酸機能化分子箱,TxSB-CO2Hを合成し,特徴づけること.
- 溶液と固体状態におけるTxSB-CO2Hとその結合塩基の集積行動を調査する.
- 自己組み立て構造の刺激反応特性を探求する.
主な方法:
- ヨーデット触媒によるマクロサイクリングによるTxSB-CO2Hの合成
- 単結晶X線微分を用いた構造的特徴化.
- 1H NMRスペクトロスコーピー,ダイナミック光分散 (DLS),スキャン電子顕微鏡 (SEM) を用いた溶液行動分析.
主要な成果:
- TxSB-CO2Hは固体状態でクリップ状のダイマーを形成する.
- 結合塩基であるTxSB-CO2−は,溶液中の安定したオリゴーマー ([TxSB-CO2-]n, n≈5-6) に自己組み合わされる.
- セルフ・アセンブリされたオリゴマーは,濃度,温度,プロトネーション状態,およびアニオン存在の変化に対して刺激反応的行動を示す.
結論:
- 機能化された分子箱は,刺激に反応する超分子材料を形成するように設計できます.
- TxSB-CO2の自己組み立ては,可逆的な非共性相互作用を示しています.
- 固体集積は,これらのシステムのダイナミックな性質を強調して,必ずしも溶液相の振る舞いを決定するものではありません.
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