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An acid-base-controllable [c2]daisy chain
Wu, Jishan,Leung, Ken Cham-Fai,Benitez, Diego,Han, Ja-Young,Cantrill, Stuart J.,Fang, Lei,Stoddart, J. Fraser
, p. 7470 - 7474 (2008)
(Figure Presented) The long and the short of it: A bistable molecular muscle, based on a doubly threaded Janus-type [2]rotaxane, is assembled using a template-directed self-assembly process. Under the influence of changes in the pH value, the two identical matching components glide along one another through terminal crown ether moieties, bringing about expansion and contraction of the molecule.
Acid-base actuation of [c2]daisy chains
Fang, Lei,Hmadeh, Mohamad,Wu, Jishan,Olson, Mark A.,Spruell, Jason M.,et al.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 7126 - 7134 (2009/09/30)
A versatile synthetic strategy, which was conceived and employed to prepare doubly threaded, bistable [c2]dalsy chain compounds, Is described. Propargyl and 1-pentenyl groups have been grafted onto the stoppers of [c2]dalsy chain molecules obtained using a template-directed synthetic protocol. Such [c2]dalsy chain molecules undergo reversible extension and contraction upon treatment with acid and base, respectively. The dialkyne-functionalized [c2]dalsy chain (AA) was subjected to an [AA+BB] type polymerization with an appropriate diazide (BB) to afford a linear, mechanically Interlocked, main-chain polymer. The macromolecular properties ofthis polymer were characterized by chronocoulometry, size exclusion chr omatography, and static light-scattering analysis. The acid-base switching properties of both the monomers and the polymer have been studied In solution, using H NMR spectroscopy, UV/vls absorption spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. The experimental results demonstrate that the functionalized [c2]daisy chains, along with their polymeric derivatives, undergo quantitative, efficient, and fully reversible switching processes In solution. Kinetics measurements demonstrate that the acid/base-promoted extension/contraction movements of the polymeric [c2]daisy chain are actually faster than those of Its monomeric counterpart. These observationsopen the door to correlated molecular motions and to changes In materia l properties. 2009 American Chemical Society.
