β-Strand inspired bifacial π-conjugated polymers

Autor: Manikandan Mohanan, Andreas V. Willems, Saikat Chaudhuri, Nagarjuna Gavvalapalli, Jeffery A. Bertke
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Chemical Science
ISSN: 2041-6539
2041-6520
DOI: 10.1039/c9sc01724k
Popis: β-Strand inspired bifacial π-conjugated polymers that are soluble despite the absence of pendant solubilizing chains are reported. Precise tunability of the bifacial monomer height enables control of polymer solubility and intermolecular interactions.
Access to diverse, relatively high molecular weight soluble linear polymers without pendant solubilizing chains is the key to solution state synthesis of structurally diverse nanoribbons of conjugated materials. However, realizing soluble 1D-π-conjugated polymers without pendant solubilizing chains is a daunting task. Herein, inspired from the polypeptide β-strand architecture, we have designed and developed novel bifacial π-conjugated polymers (Mn: ca. 24 kDa) that are soluble (ca. 70 to >250 mM) despite the absence of pendant solubilizing chains. The impact of varying the bifacial monomer height on polymer solubility, optical properties, and interactions with small molecules is reported.
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