Thermoresponsive catechol end‐functionalized polymers/CBPQT 4+, 4Cl − supramolecular assembly

Autor: Sarah Defrançois, Vincent Bouad, Patrice Woisel, Joël Lyskawa
Přispěvatelé: Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMR 8207 (UMET), Centrale Lille-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Université de Lille, CNRS, INRAE, ENSCL, Unité Matériaux et Transformations - UMR 8207 [UMET], Unité Matériaux et Transformations (UMET) - UMR 8207
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Polymer Science
Journal of Polymer Science, 2022, Journal of Polymer Science, ⟨10.1002/pol.20220572⟩
ISSN: 0022-3832
1542-6238
DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220572⟩
Popis: International audience; In the past decade, the adhesive properties of catechol derivatives have inspired researchers for the design of various macromolecular architectures featuring fascinating properties and finding applications in energy storage, coatings, adhesives and biomaterials. In this work, the complexation of catechol end-functionalized polymers prepared by RAFT polymerization was investigated in aqueous media with the electron-deficient tetracationic cyclophane cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) (CBPQT4+) by using UV–Vis and 1H NMR experiments. The formation of pseudorotaxanes between the catechol end-functionalized polymers and the CBPQT4+,4Cl− leads to the formation of colored guest-specific complexes displaying tunable complexation properties. In particular, we demonstrated that the thermo-responsiveness i.e. the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of the catechol end-functionalized poly(NIPAM) could be used as a simple and convenient tool to disrupt the complexation with CBPQT4+; 4Cl− resulting in the disappearance of the characteristic color of the Catechol/BB complex while releasing the cyclophane in the aqueous solution. Furthermore, these supramolecular host/guest assemblies could be disrupted, on demand, by the addition of a competitive Naphthalene derivative leading to the appearance of the characteristic purple color of Naphthalene/CBPQT4+ complexes. These results pave the way for the design of a new generation of stimuli responsive materials with control properties.
Databáze: OpenAIRE