基于天然小分子化合物的超分子自组装

天然产物来源广泛、手性结构独特、具有多修饰位点、良好的生物相容性和可控的降解性, 与其他非天然产物的自组装体系相比, 具有更多的优势. 简单修饰的天然产物在溶剂中容易形成氢键、π-π堆积、范德华作用等非共价键作用, 促使分子有序排列形成聚集体, 成为超分子自组装体系的重要构筑基元. 同时, 其独特的手性结构在分子有序排列过程中, 通常会实现手性由分子层次到超分子层次的传递和放大, 因此, 可用于构建螺旋带、纳米管等多种手性组装体. 天然产物良好的生物相容性和生物活性, 也使得基于此类化合物的组装体可应用于组织工程、药物传递、细胞成像等生命科学领域, 显示其广阔的应用前景. 本文介绍了基于氨基酸、糖、核苷碱基、甾体、三萜等天然产物缀合物在超分子自组装特性方面的研究概况及其发展趋势.     

超分子聚合物凝胶

作为非常重要的软物质材料,超分子聚合物凝胶代表了一个全新的概念和更复杂的凝胶体系.这种新型的超分子体系的构建,是基于多种非共价相互作用协同的多层次组装.即小分子构筑基元首先组装成为超分子聚合物,而这些非共价聚合物的多层次组装形成凝胶的纳米结构.超分子聚合物凝胶无论是在结构上,还是在性能上都具有很多崭新的特点.因此,尽管有关超分子聚合物凝胶的研究开展的时间还很短,这一体系所表现出的独特性以及巨大潜力已经引起科学家们越来越广泛的关注.本文简要综述了这一领域的最新进展.主要论述基于多种非共价相互作用的超分子聚合物凝胶的构建以及对其力学性能的调控.     

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.     

环糊精超分子聚合物在药物/基因递送载体领域的研究进展

超分子聚合物通常以非共价键作为构筑驱动力,其结构具有动态可逆的特点,在新型响应性聚合物材料中具有突出优势。环糊精可通过主客体识别作用与客体分子如二茂铁、偶氮苯、金刚烷、苯环等形成包合,以此构筑的超分子组装体展现出丰富的自组装-解组装特性、刺激响应性、较低的细胞毒性和较好的生物相容性,有望在药物/基因载体领域得到应用。本文从环糊精超分子聚合物的生物医用出发,着重对近年来环糊精超分子聚合物载体在药物控制释放、基因转染以及药物/基因共递送三方面的研究进展进行了总结和评述,并在此基础上展望了环糊精超分子聚合物的研究方向和发展趋势。     

非手性液晶聚合物中超分子手性结构的诱导与光照固定

超分子手性结构由于其形成所需的非共价相互作用力较弱，因此极易在外界条件刺激下发生解离，从而导致手性消失。在绝大多数情况下，以非手性单元为组装模块的组装体系中超分子手性结构在外部环境刺激下被破坏后无法恢复。为了提高超分子手性结构的稳定性，克服其对原有手性源的依赖性，设计合成了一种侧链型非手性苯甲酸苯酯液晶聚合物，在聚合物侧链末端引入肉桂酸结构作为交联基团。将手性柠檬烯的手性诱导与简单的光照交联结合即可实现超分子手性的共价键固定，极大地简化了交联过程，为手性材料的制备与手性信息存储提供了新的策略。     

界面超分子聚合

超分子聚合物诞生于高分子化学与超分子化学的交叉融合,一般是指单体间通过非共价键作用连接形成的聚合物,并在溶液或体相中表现出类似聚合物的性质。目前超分子聚合物一般通过均相溶液聚合制备得到,但溶液中的超分子聚合是一个自发的组装过程,具有浓度依赖性,组装过程不易可控。为解决此问题,研究人员可以将超分子聚合从均相溶液转移到界面,在界面上可控地制备超分子聚合物。通过界面聚合制备超分子聚合物具有一些独特的优势,如可以制备得到分子量更高的超分子聚合物,易于制备一些缺陷少、面积大、有序的二维超分子聚合物等。本文基于在液-液、气-液和固-液三种界面上制备超分子聚合物的一些代表性工作,介绍了界面超分子聚合方法和应用,并展望其未来发展。     

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。     

多酸-有机聚合物超分子自组装杂化材料

多酸具有多样的拓扑结构和优异的理化性质,在催化、光电材料和药物等领域显示出广阔的应用前景。多酸-有机聚合物超分子自组装杂化材料不仅有效融合了多酸丰富的功能特性和有机聚合物良好的加工性,而且其有序的自组装结构还赋予材料更多优异的功能调控性。静电复合、氢键作用、共价键连等超分子策略是将多酸引入到聚合物基质中的有效方法。本文总结了多酸-有机聚合物超分子杂化材料近几年的最新研究进展,重点介绍了这类杂化材料的构筑策略、其有序的自组装行为以及超分子功能特性的调控等。     

多重氢键超分子聚合物

超分子聚合物是通过单体单元间的可逆非共价作用(包括氢键、π-π相互作用和金属配位作用等)形成的,由于非共价键的方向性和强度,这类聚合物显示了许多有趣的功能,例如刺激响应性和纳米结构自组装.本文总结了近三年来多重氢键超分子聚合物在改善聚合物性能、形成复杂分子构造、自组装纳米结构等方面的作用,并对超分子聚合物的应用进行了展...     

超分子手性组装体的构建与应用

超分子手性组装体通常由多种非共价相互作用协同驱动形成,是一类具有独特手性限域微环境的软物质,对材料工程、生命科学、光学器件、催化合成等领域的发展具有重要作用.其主要构建方法分为三种;手性基元组装、手性因素诱导非手性基元组装、非手性基元对称性破缺组装.通过分析近年来的研究成果,归纳了利用这三种方法构建超分子手性组装体的一...     

A Neutral Supramolecular Hyperbranched Polymer Fabricated from an AB2‐Type Copillar[5]arene

A heterotritopic copillar[5]arene monomer by introducing effective neutral guest moieties (methylene chains end‐capped with cyano and triazole groups) to a pillar[5]arene macrocycle is prepared. This well‐designed AB₂‐type copillar[5]arene contains strong host–guest recognition motifs that are connected with relatively flexible and long linkers, thus efficiently assembles to form supramole­cular hyperbranched polymer (SHP) in chloroform solution, which is characterized by various techniques including ¹H NMR, DOSY, viscosity, DLS, and TEM. Particularly, this supramolecular polymer can be effectively depolymerized by adding a competitive butanedinitrile guest.

     

Supramolecular Fullerene Polymers and Networks Directed by Molecular Recognition between Calix[5]arene and C60

A biscalix[5]arene–C₆₀ supramolecular structure was utilized for the development of supramolecular fullerene polymers. Di‐ and tritopic hosts were developed to generate the linear and network supramolecular polymers through the complexation of a dumbbell‐shaped fullerene. The molecular association between the hosts and the fullerene were carefully studied by using ¹H NMR, UV/Vis absorption, and fluorescence spectroscopy. The formation of the supramolecular fullerene polymers and networks was confirmed by diffusion‐ordered ¹H NMR spectroscopy (DOSY) and solution viscometry. Upon concentrating the mixtures of di‐ or tritopic hosts and dumbbell‐shaped fullerene in the range of 1.0–10 mmol L^?1, the diffusion coefficients of the complexes decreased, and the solution viscosities increased, suggesting that large polymeric assemblies were formed in solution. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to image the supramolecular fullerene polymers and networks. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) provided insight into the morphology of the supramolecular polymers. A mixture of the homoditopic host and the fullerene resulted in fibers with a height of (1.4±0.1) nm and a width of (5.0±0.8) nm. Interdigitation of the alkyl side chains provided secondary interchain interactions that facilitated supramolecular organization. The homotritopic host generated the supramolecular networks with the dumbbell‐shaped fullerene. Honeycomb sheet‐like structures with many voids were found. The growth of the supramolecular polymers is evidently governed by the shape, dimension, and directionality of the monomers.     

Supramolecular Polymerization from Controllable Fabrication to Living Polymerization

Supramolecular polymers have attracted plenty of interest in the scientific community; however, developing controllable methods of supramolecular polymerization remains a serious challenge. This article reviews some recent developments of methods for supramolecular polymerization from controllable fabrication to living polymerization. Three facile methods with general applicability for controllable fabrication of supramolecular polymers have been established recently: the first method is a self‐sorting approach by manipulating ring–chain equilibrium based on noncovalent control over rigidity of monomers; the second is covalent polymerization from supramonomers formed by noncovalent interactions; and the third is supramolecular interfacial polymerization. More excitingly, living supramolecular polymerization has been achieved by two elegant strategies, including seeded supramolecular polymerization under pathway complexity control and chain‐growth supramolecular polymerization by metastable monomers. It is anticipated that this review may provide some guidance for precise fabrication of supramolecular polymers, leading to the construction of supramolecular polymeric materials with controllable architectures and functions.     

Study of supramolecular side‐chain and cross‐linking polymers by complexation of various H‐donor acids with H‐acceptor copolymers containing pendent carbazole and fluorescent pyridyl units

Two H‐bonded acceptor (H‐acceptor) homopolymers 14 and 17 were successfully prepared by polymerization of fluorescent pyridyl monomers PBT and PBOT ( 12 and 13 ), which were synthesized via Sonogashira coupling and Wittig‐Horner reactions. To increase the glass transition temperatures as well as reduce the π‐π stacking of the photoluminescent (PL) H‐acceptor copolymers and their H‐bonded polymer complexes, fluorescent monomers 12 and 13 were copolymerized with N‐vinylcarbazole monomer CAZ (23) to produce H‐acceptor copolymers 15–16 and 18–19 . Supramolecular side‐chain and crosslinking polymers (i.e., H‐bonded polymer complexes) obtained by complexation of light‐emitting H‐acceptor polymers 14–19 with various proton donor (H‐donor) acids 20–22 were further characterized by DSC, POM, FTIR, XRD, and PL measurements. The mesomorphic properties can be tuned from the nematic phase in H‐acceptor homopolymers ( 14 and 17 ) to the tilted smectic C phase in their H‐bonded polymer complexes ( 14/20–21 and 17/20–22 ) by the introduction of H‐donor acids (20–22). Moreover, the PL properties of light‐emitting H‐acceptor polymers can be adjusted not only by the central structures of the conjugated pyridyl cores but also by their surrounding nonfluorescent H‐donor acids. In general, redder shifts of PL emissions in H‐bonded polymer complexes occurred when the light‐emitting H‐acceptor polymers were complexed with H‐donors having smaller pKa values. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 2734–2753, 2009     

基于氢键作用结合的超分子聚合物

非共价键结合的超分子聚合物由于其特殊的结构及性能引起了广泛的关注。本文在介绍超分子化学、氢键及超分子聚合物的基础上,主要综述了以氢键为结合力的多重氢键作用、羧基（D）与吡啶基（A）作用以及氢键与其它非共价键协同作用形成的超分子聚合物体系,并对超分子聚合物的研究现状及前景进行了评述。     

Supramolecular Diblock Copolymers Featuring Well‐defined Telechelic Building Blocks

We report supramolecular AB diblock copolymers comprised of well‐defined telechelic building blocks. Helical motifs, formed via reversible addition‐fragmentation chain‐transfer (RAFT) or anionic polymerization, are assembled with coil‐forming and sheet‐featuring blocks obtained via atom‐transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) or ring‐opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). Interpolymer hydrogen bonding or metal‐coordination achieves dynamic diblock architectures featuring hybrid topologies of coils, helices, and/or π‐stacked sheets that, on a basic level, mimic protein structural motifs in fully synthetic systems. The intrinsic properties of each block (e.g., circular dichroism and fluorescence) remain unaffected in the wake of self‐assembly. This strategy to develop complex synthetic polymer scaffolds from functional building blocks is significant in a field striving to produce architectures reminiscent of biosynthesis, yet fully synthetic in nature. This is the first plug‐and‐play approach to fabricate hybrid π‐sheet/helix, π‐sheet/coil, and helix/coil architectures via directional self‐assembly.     

基于氢键作用结合的超分子聚合物

非共价键结合的超分子聚合物由于其特殊的结构及性能引起了广泛的关注。本文在介绍超分子化学、氢键及超分子聚合物的基础上,主要综述了以氢键为结合力的多重氢键作用、羧基(D)与吡啶基(A)作用以及氢键与其它非共价键协同作用形成的超分子聚合物体系,并对超分子聚合物的研究现状及前景进行了评述。     

Synthesis of Amphiphilic Supramolecular Miktoarm Star Copolymers by Molecular Recognition

Synthesis of novel amphiphilic supramolecular miktoarm star copolymers has been achieved through complementary molecular recognition and interactions between carboxy groups and amino groups. Polystyrenes carrying two and one carboxy groups at the middle of the polymer chain are used as precursors to react with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) end‐capped with a primary amine functionality (–NH₂) or a quaternary ammonium hydroxide functionality (–N⁺(CH₂CH₃)₃OH⁻). The result suggests that the basicity of the amine plays a key role in the molecular recognition procedure. The efficiency of ionic bond formation can be enhanced from 40% up to 97% by using PEO‐N⁺(CH₂CH₃)₃OH⁻ instead of PEO‐NH₂. The obtained supramolecular polymers can be dissociated in dilute acid solution at room temperature.