具有分子机器、分子开关功能的自组装超分子体系

本文介绍了具有分子梭或分子开关性质的新型轮烷和索烃超分子以及具有分子机器功能的其它类型化学和生物分子的国际研究最新动态。     

环糊精超分子化学研究的新进展

本文综述了环糊精衍生物的合成及对小分子的识别作用,环糊精在电极表面的自组装以及环糊精与冠醚、杯芳烃识别客体分子的协同作用。     

π-共轭体系超分子自组装

π-共轭体系因其分子结构的可设计性以及优异的光电性质得到了广泛的研究,其超分子自组装在制备结构复杂、规则的功能纳米材料方面表现出了显著的优势,且是调控材料宏观性质的一种有效的方法.因此,π-共轭体系超分子自组装已经成为近年来信息、材料、生物等前沿领域的研究热点.本文综述了π共轭体系超分子自组装的机理、外界环境的导向作用、自组装形态以及其在光电器件、生物传感等方面的应用研究,进一步提出了该领域尚待解决的问题并对其应用前景进行了展望.     

自组装超薄膜: 从纳米层状构筑到功能组装

总结了一种新型的超薄膜自组装技术－交替沉积组装技术的发展现状,着重对成膜推动力、生物分子的层状组装、无机／有机杂化结构、有机小分子化合物的层状组装、超薄膜化学修饰电极、层间化学反应及非平衡基底上的层状构筑等几个方面的问题进行了讨论。     

超两亲分子:可控组装与解组装

与基于共价键的两亲性分子相对照,超两亲分子系指基于非共价键构筑的两亲分子.基于超分子体系的分子工程学的思想,本文总结了超两亲分子的各种类型,包括小分子型、聚合物型和响应性超两亲分子等,以及组装超两亲分子的各种推动力,如主客体相互作用、基于电荷转移作用和不同分子间的协同作用等.研究表明,超两亲分子的研究既可丰富传统的胶体界面化学,又为高级结构的可控组装提供了新的构筑基元,并为制备功能超分子材料开拓了新的途径.     

自组装单分子膜功能器件

分子尺度电子学是利用单个分子或分子单层组装体作为活性单元来实现电子学功能的一门前沿科学领域.基于自组装单分子膜(SAMs)的分子器件在分子电子学的实用化道路上具有很大的发展潜力与应用前景.目前,SAMs功能器件的研究仍处于起步阶段,其性能还有很大提升空间.本文首先评述了SAMs器件的构筑方法,针对直接蒸镀金属顶电极会对SAMs造成破坏的问题,介绍了3类软接触电极,包括液态金属、导电高分子和石墨烯顶电极;然后以固态光开关器件为例介绍了近年来功能器件上的一些新进展,分子优化设计对于提升器件响应活性具有重要意义;同时总结了共轭聚合物SAMs器件的制备方法和性能,通过合理的结构设计,共轭聚合物能进行电荷的长程输运,并有望提供比小分子更优异的光电功能;最后讨论和展望了未来的发展方向.     

手性超分子组装研究进展

介绍了超分子手性的基本构筑方式及其特点,分别从手性分子组装、手性分子诱导非手性分子及非手性分子组装等3个方面对最近几年来在手性超分子组装领域内的重要成果及最新进展进行了综述,并对这一领域的发展前景作了展望。     

从超分子聚合物到超分子有机框架:组装溶液相超分子结构的周期性

单体分子在溶液相自发形成周期性的网络结构,是超分子化学和分子自组装研究领域的重大挑战.多头基分子在溶液相通过分子间非共价键作用可以形成超分子聚合物.提高多头基(三头基和四头基)分子骨架的刚性,可以提高结合位点的结构预组织,进而增强分子间相互作用的协同性和多价性特征,提高自组装结构的有序性或周期性.本文综述了多头基分子自组装形成超分子聚合物的一些重要进展,介绍了二维超分子有机框架(一类新的溶液相周期性自组装网络结构研究的最新进展.     

Gemini型两亲分子超分子组装研究进展

综述了国内外对Gemini型两亲分子在超分子组装方面的研究进展。总结了Gemini分子的体相组装、界面组装以及近几年应用领域的研究进展;着重介绍了基因传递、纳米材料模板、降解剂、药物缓释以及胶凝剂的制备等方面的应用进展;对相关研究领域的主要研究成果做了一些探讨和分析;为更加深入探索和研究Gemini型两亲分子的超分子组装提供参考信息。     

超分子聚集体构筑单元的分子设计及其自组装研究进展

超分子聚集体因有着丰富的形貌和多样化的功能,并具有良好的可调控性,而备受广大超分子科学家的关注。不同结构的超分子聚集体在新材料开发、药物传输、生物成像和医疗卫生等领域均有着极其重要的研究价值和应用前景。基于在不同领域中超分子聚集体的应用特点,其自组装构筑单元的设计方法也有着诸多的选择,如何高效地设计并制备有价值的超分子体系构筑单元已经成为超分子化学研究的一个重要课题。基于超分子聚集体自组装过程的影响因素,对超分子聚集体构筑单元的主要设计方法和思路进行了总结和分析,为后续不同体系超分子聚集体构筑单元的设计及其自组装过程的相关研究提供重要的参考。     

A pH‐Sensitive Lasso‐Based Rotaxane Molecular Switch

The synthesis of a pH‐sensitive two‐station [1]rotaxane molecular switch by self‐entanglement of a non‐interlocked hermaphrodite molecule, containing an anilinium and triazole moieties, is reported. The anilinium was chosen as the best template for the macrocycle benzometaphenylene[25]crown‐8 (BMP25C8) and allowed the self‐entanglement of the molecule. The equilibrium between the hermaphrodite molecule and the pseudo[1]rotaxane was studied by ¹H NMR spectroscopy: the best conditions of self‐entanglement were found in the less polar solvent CD₂Cl₂ and at high dilution. The triazole moiety was then benzylated to afford a benzyltriazolium moiety, which then played a dual role. On one hand, it acts as a bulky gate to trap the BMP25C8, thus to avoid any self‐disentanglement of the molecular architecture. On another hand, it acts as a second molecular station for the macrocycle. At acidic pH, the BMP25C8 resides around the best anilinium molecular station, displaying the lasso [1]rotaxane in a loosened conformation. The deprotonation of the anilinium molecular station triggers the shuttling of the BMP25C8 around the triazolium moiety, therefore tightening the lasso.     

G-quartets 40 years later: from 5'-GMP to molecular biology and supramolecular chemistry

Molecular self-assembly is central to many processes in both biology and supramolecular chemistry. The G-quartet, a hydrogen-bonded macrocycle formed by cation-templated assembly of guanosine, was first identified in 1962 as the basis for the aggregation of 5'-guanosine monophosphate. We now know that many nucleosides, oligonucleotides, and synthetic derivatives form a rich array of functional G-quartets. The G-quartet surfaces in areas ranging from structural biology and medicinal chemistry to supramolecular chemistry and nanotechnology. This Review integrates and summarizes knowledge gained from these different areas, with emphasis on G-quartet structure, function, and molecular recognition.     

Squaraine Rotaxane as a Reversible Optical Chloride Sensor

A mechanically interlocked squaraine rotaxane is comprised of a deep‐red fluorescent squaraine dye inside a tetralactam macrocycle. NMR studies show that Cl^? binding to the rotaxane induces macrocycle translocation away from the central squaraine station, a process that is completely reversed when the Cl^? is removed from the solution. Steady‐state fluorescence and excited‐state lifetime measurements show that this reversible machine‐like motion modulates several technically useful optical properties, including a three‐fold increase in deep‐red fluorescence emission that is observable to the naked eye. The excited states were characterized quantitatively by time‐correlated single photon counting, femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy, and nanosecond laser flash photolysis. Cl^? binding to the rotaxane increases the squaraine excited singlet state lifetime from 1.5 to 3.1 ns, and decreases the excited triplet state lifetime from >200 to 44 μs. Apparently, the surrounding macrocycle quenches the excited singlet state of the encapsulated squaraine dye and stabilizes the excited triplet state. Prototype dipsticks were prepared by adsorbing the lipophilic rotaxane onto the ends of narrow, C18‐coated, reverse‐phase silica gel plates. The fluorescence intensity of a dipstick increased eighteen‐fold upon dipping in an aqueous solution of tetrabutylammonium chloride (300 mM ) and was subsequently reversed by washing with pure water. It is possible to develop the dipsticks for colorimetric determination of Cl^? levels by the naked eye. After dipping into aqueous tetrabutylammonium chloride, a dipstick’s color slowly fades at a rate that depends on the amount of Cl^? in the aqueous solution. The fading process is due primarily to hydrolytic bleaching of the squaraine chromophore within the rotaxane. That is, association of Cl^? to immobilized rotaxane induces macrocycle translocation and exposure of the electrophilic C₄O₂ core of the squaraine station, which is in turn attacked by the ambient moisture to produce a bleached product.     

A Fullerene‐Substituted Pillar[5]arene for the Construction of a Photoactive Rotaxane

Transformation of a methylene group of the pillar[5]arene scaffold into a ketone has been achieved by treatment with N‐bromosuccinimide followed by hydrolysis of the bromide intermediate and oxidation of the resulting secondary benzylic alcohol with BaMnO₄. Condensation of the resulting macrocycle including a ketone function with p‐toluenesulfonyl hydrazide followed by reaction of the corresponding tosylhydrazone with C₆₀ under modified Bamford–Stevens conditions gave a fulleropillar[5]arene derivative. This building block has been used to prepare a rotaxane. The resulting molecule combining the fullerene‐functionalized macrocycle with an axle bearing a porphyrin stopper is a photoactive molecular device in which the porphyrin emission is efficiently quenched by the fullerene moiety.     

Anion‐Induced Shuttling of a Naphthalimide Triazolium Rotaxane

The anion‐templated synthesis of a rotaxane structure, incorporating the new naphthalimide triazolium motif, is described and the interlocked host shown to exhibit selective, uni‐directional, anion‐induced shuttling. Initial pseudorotaxane investigations demonstrate the ability of a naphthalimide triazolium threading component to form interpenetrated assemblies with counter‐anion‐dependent co‐conformations. ¹H NMR studies reveal that the shuttling behaviour of the analogous rotaxane host system is controlled by selective anion binding and by the nature of the solvent conditions. Complete macrocycle translocation only occurs upon the recognition of the smaller halide anions (chloride and bromide). The rotaxane solid‐state crystal structure in the presence of chloride is in agreement with the solution‐phase co‐conformation. The sensitivity of the axle naphthalimide absorbance band to the position of the macrocycle component within the interlocked structure enabled the molecular motion to be observed by UV/Vis spectroscopy, and the chloride‐induced shuttling of the rotaxane was reversed upon silver hexafluorophosphate addition.     

A pH‐Dependent,Mechanically Interlocked Switch: Organometallic [2]Rotaxane vs. Organic [3]Rotaxane

We present the first [2]rotaxane featuring a functional organometallic host. In contrast to the known organic scaffolds, this assembly shows a high post‐synthetic modifiability. The reactivity of the Ag₈ pillarplex host is fully retained, as is exemplified by the first transmetalation in a rotaxane framework to provide the respective Au₈ analogue. Additionally, a transformation under acidic conditions to give a purely organic [3]rotaxane is demonstrated which is reversible upon addition of a suitable base, rendering the assembly a pH‐dependent switch. Hereby, it is shown that the mechanically interlocked nature of the system enhances the kinetic stability of the NHC host complex by a factor of >1000 and corresponds to the first observation of a stabilizing “rotaxand effect”.     

Hydroxy Groups Enhance [2]Rotaxane Anion Binding Selectivity

We report the synthesis of two [2]rotaxanes containing an interlocked three dimensional binding cavity formed from a pyridinium bis(amide) axle component containing two phenol donors, and an isophthalamide based macrocycle. In the competitive solvent mixture 1 : 1 CDCl₃ : CD₃OD, one of the receptors exhibits a much higher selectivity preference for chloride than an analogous rotaxane without the hydroxy groups. X-ray crystal structures reveal the chloride anion guest encapsulated within the interlocked binding cavity, though not all of the hydrogen bond donors are utilised. Computational semi-empirical simulations indicate that secondary intermolecular interactions occur between the axle hydroxy hydrogen bond donors and the [2]rotaxane macrocycle components, contributing to a more preorganised binding pocket, which may be responsible for the observed enhanced selectivity.     

A Novel Supramolecular System: Combination of Two Switchable Processes in a [2]Rotaxane

A novel supramolecular system, which is made up of a dibenzo[24]crown‐8 (DB24C8) ring component linked with a calix[4]arene derivative, a dumbbell component, containing a secondary ammonium center (‐NR₂H₂⁺‐) and a 4,4′‐bipyridinium (BIPY²⁺) unit, and stoppered with two 3,5‐di‐tert‐butylphenyl groups on the two termini of the dumbbell component, has been synthesized. The system displays a combination of two processes: the pH‐induced shuttling of a DB24C8 ring and the complexation/decomplexation of K⁺ ions. The switching process of this supramolecular system was investigated in detail by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The results showed that the supramolecular system can only switch smoothly in CD₃CN. The two separated switchable processes can run together smoothly in this supramolecular system.