Topological-skeleton controlled chirality expression of supramolecular hyperbranched and linear polymers

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Title: Topological-skeleton controlled chirality expression of supramolecular hyperbranched and linear polymers
Authors: Xin Song, Xuefeng Zhu, Hao Yao, Weili Shang, Cong Du, Wensheng Lu, Minghua Liu, Wei Tian
Source: Fundamental Research, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 422-428 (2022)
Publisher Information: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd., 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Science (General)
Subject Terms: Supramolecular chirality, Topological skeleton, Supramolecular polymer, Host–guest interaction, Photoisomerization, Science (General), Q1-390
More Details: The topology of polymers plays an essential role in their chemical, physical and biological properties. However, their effects on chirality-related functions remain unclear. Here, we reported the topology-controlled chirality expression in the chiral supramolecular system for the first time. Two topological supramolecular polymers, hyperbranched (HP) and linear (LP) supramolecular polymers produced by the host–guest interactions of branched and linear monomers, respectively, exhibited completely different chirality expressions despite the same molecular chirality of their monomers. Significantly, due to the branch points and strong steric hindrance existing in HP, cis-HP showed an enhanced and sign-inverted Cotton effect in the n–π* bands compared with cis-LP, as a result that the distinctive chirality induction and transfer were controlled by the topological skeletons. This topology-controlled chirality induction and transfer in the photoswitchable supramolecular polymers not only enables us to elucidate the in-depth effects of topology on the chiral expression in biopolymers but also inspires the design of chiroptical and bioinspired materials.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2667-3258
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667325821002557; https://doaj.org/toc/2667-3258
DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2021.10.006
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/d1925c671d844f95a0ab098e926b146d
Accession Number: edsdoj.1925c671d844f95a0ab098e926b146d
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:26673258
DOI:10.1016/j.fmre.2021.10.006
Published in:Fundamental Research
Language:English