Doublet Chirality Transfer and Reversible Helical Transition in Poly(3,5‐disubstituted phenylacetylene)s with Pyrene as a Probe Unit†

A novel doublet chirality transfer (DCT) model was demonstrated in cis poly(3,5‐disubstituted phenylacetylene)s, i.e., S‐I , R‐I , and S‐I‐NMe . The chiral message from the stereocenter of alkylamide substituent at 3‐position induced the polyene backbone to take cis‐transoid helical conformation with a predominant screw sense. And in turn the helical backbone acted as a scaffold to orient the pyrene probes, which was linked to phenyl rings through 5‐position, to array in an asymmetric manner. A combinatory analyses of ¹H NMR, Raman, FTIR, UV‐vis absorption, CD, and computer simulation suggested that the main‐chain stereostructure, solvent nature, and intramolecular hydrogen bonds played important and complex roles on DCT. High cis‐structure content and intramolecular hydrogen bonds were beneficial for the realization of DCT. Reversible helix‐helix transition was observed in S‐I by changing the nature of solvents. In DMF, S‐I adopted a relatively contracted helix, where the main chain exhibited strong optical activity, but that of pyrene was weak. In contrast, a relatively stretched helix formed in CHCl₃, in which the optical activity of pyrene was much larger, whereas that of the polyene backbone was the weakest. This helix‐helix transition was attributed to the intramolecular hydrogen bonds, which was confirmed by solution‐state FTIR spectra and computer calculations.     

New Semiconducting Poly(arylene sulfide)s: Synthesis,Characterization, and Optical Properties

New semiconducting soluble poly(arylene sulfide)s were synthesized by Wittig polycondensation. The arylene moieties consist of distyrylbiphenyl (P1) and distyrylbithiophene (P2) π-conjugated systems. The polymers are fully amorphous and show good thermal stability. The absorption and photoluminescence properties of the polymers were investigated. P1 film has an optical gap of 2.95 eV and exhibits green-blue fluorescence. P2 shows a longer effective conjugation length with a gap of 2.42 eV and emits in the orange region. The HOMO/LUMO energy levels were estimated by cyclic voltammetry measurements. Single-layer diodes were fabricated and show relatively low turn-on voltages.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(phenylacetylene)s with Ru(II) Bis‐Terpyridine Complexes in the Side‐Chain

An alkyne‐functionalized ruthenium(II) bis‐terpyridine complex is directly copolymerized with phenylacetylene by alkyne polymerization. The polymer is characterized by size‐exclusion chromatography (SEC), ¹H NMR spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements, and thermal analysis. The photophysical properties of the polymer are studied by UV–vis absorption spectroscopy. In addition, spectro‐electrochemical measurements are carried out. Time‐resolved luminescence lifetime decay curves show an enhanced lifetime of the metal complex attached to the conjugated polymer backbone compared with the Ru(tpy)₂²⁺ model complex.

     

聚苯乙炔包覆多壁碳纳米管的制备及其分散性

用苯乙炔合成聚苯乙炔(PPA), 对多壁碳纳米管进行纯化、氧化, 然后将多壁碳纳米管与PPA一起在甲苯中超声分散. 结果显示氧化多壁碳纳米管已被PPA包覆且能够稳定分散于甲苯溶液中, 一个多月不沉降. 分别采用傅立叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、酸碱滴定、拉曼光谱分析氧化后多壁碳纳米管的结构变化. 利用高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)分别观察纯化、氧化、PPA包覆多壁碳纳米管的分散情况.     

苯并双噁唑类聚合物的合成

详细介绍了以4,6-二氨基间苯二酚盐酸盐(DADHB)为原料,采用多聚磷酸法、三甲基硅烷基化法、中间相聚合法、单体成盐法合成聚对苯撑苯并双噁唑(PBO),还有以4,6-二硝基间苯二酚(DNR)为原料,先选择还原制得4-氨基-6-硝基间苯二酚盐酸盐,进而与对甲氧羰基苯甲酰氯进行缩环合获得苯并噁唑化合物,再催化加氢合成AB型PBO新单体2-(对甲氧羰基苯基)-5-氨基-6-羟基苯并噁唑,最后自缩聚反应制备PBO的新路线.另外,本文还介绍了直链烯烃型、直链脂肪烷烃型、稠环芳烃型、联苯取代基型、杂环型、聚醚型等苯并双噁唑类聚合物的合成方法.     

含氰基高性能聚芳醚材料的合成与表征

将合成的含氰基的双二氮杂萘酮单体与二氟芳香单体进行亲核取代反应, 制备了三种含氰基的新型聚芳醚, 并用TGA, DSC和GPC等分析手段对其综合性能进行表征. 结果表明, 含氰基聚芳醚具有优异的热稳定性(T5%>492 ℃)、较高的玻璃化转变温度(Tg=262~320 ℃)和良好的溶解性能, 易溶于氯代烷烃(如氯仿)和极性非质子性溶剂(如DMAc, DMF, NMP等).     

Temperature‐Induced Chiroptical Changes in a Helical Poly(phenylacetylene) Bearing N,N‐Diisopropylaminomethyl Groups with Chiral Acids in Water

A stereoregular poly(phenylacetylene) bearing an N,N‐diisopropylaminomethyl group as the pendant (poly‐ 1 ) changed its structure into the prevailing one‐handed helical conformation upon complexation with optically active acids in water. The complexes exhibited induced circular dichroism (ICD) in the UV/Vis region of the polymer backbone. Poly‐ 1 is highly sensitive to the chirality of chiral acids and can detect a small enantiomeric imbalance in these acids, in particular, phenyl lactic acid in water. For example, a 0.005 % enantiomeric excess of phenyl lactic acid can be detected by CD spectroscopy. The observed ICD intensity and pattern of poly‐ 1 were dependent on the temperature and concentration of poly‐ 1 , probably due to aggregations of the polymer at high temperature as revealed by dynamic light scattering and AFM. On the basis of the temperature‐dependent ICD changes, the preferred chiral helical sense of poly‐ 1 was found to be controlled by noncovalent bonding interactions by using structurally different enantiomeric acids.     

Optical Rotatory Dispersion of Poly(propylene oxide) in Benzene Solution Determined from Channeled Spectra

The proposed method of channeled spectrum employs the recorded channeled spectrum of an optical active polymer solution placed between two crossed polarizers. The approach allows the evaluation of the optical rotatory dispersion of poly(propylene oxide) in benzene. The specific rotation, circular birefringence, and dispersion parameter depend on the wavelengths of the maxima and minima from the channeled spectrum.     

Poly(norbornene)s as matrix materials for platinum tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin based optical oxygen sensors

A set of poly(norbornenes) was prepared using ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and used as matrix material for the preparation of optical oxygen sensor layers based on platinum tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin (PtTFPP) as the sensitive dye. Different polymers were prepared and investigated in order to retrieve information on the influence of the anchor group and the side chain attached to the polymer backbone on their performance as matrix material for the dye. Bulky side groups increased the oxygen permeability through ROM polymer layers, especially when the bulky group was directly attached via an anchor group to the polymer backbone without any aliphatic spacer in between. Sensor layers made of poly(endo,exo[2.2.1]bicyclo-5-heptene-2,3-dicarboxyclic acid di-tert-butylester) and PtTFPP exhibited the highest τ₀/τ ratio and responded strongly to small amounts of oxygen.     

Dynamic Axial-to-Helical Communication Mechanism in Poly[(allenylethynylenephenylene)acetylene]s under External Stimuli

Helix inversion in chiral dynamic helical polymers is usually achieved by conformational changes at the pendant groups induced through external stimuli. Herein, a different mechanism of helix inversion in poly(phenylacetylene)s (PPAs) is presented, based on the activation/deactivation of supramolecular interactions. We prepared poly[(allenylethynylenephenylene)acetylene]s (PAEPAs) in which the pendant groups are conformationally locked chiral allenes. Therefore, their substituents are placed in specific spatial orientations. As a result, the screw sense of a PAEPA is fixed by the allenyl substituent with the optimal size/distance relationship to the backbone. This helical sense command can be surpassed by supramolecular interactions between another substituent on the allene and appropriate external stimuli, such as amines. So, a helix inversion occurs through a novel axial-to-helical communication mechanism, opening a new scenario for taming the helices of chiral dynamic helical polymers.     

Inside Back Cover: Surfactant Directed Synthesis of Intrinsically Chiral Plasmonic Nanostructures and Precise Tuning of their Optical Activity through Controlled Self-Assembly (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 21/2023)

Fabrication and transmission of plasmonic chirality is a rapidly developing area of research. While nanoscale chirality is reasonably well explored, research on intrinsically chiral nanostructures, that has ramifications to origin of homochirality, is still in its infancy. Herein, we report the synthesis of dog-bone shaped chiral gold nanostructures using a chiral cationic surfactant with excess ascorbic acid. Chiral growth is attributed to the specific binding and structure breaking ability of chiral surfactant and ascorbic acid. The controlled assembly of particles facilitated tuning and enhancement of chiral signals. Experimental observations were validated with theoretical simulations modelled in frequency domain with a surface integral-equation parameterization. Work highlighting the generation and tuning of plasmonic chirality provides new insights into the understanding of intrinsic chirality and paves way for their application in enantioselective catalysis and biosensing.     

烯烃共聚酯的合成与表征

通过环辛烯、环辛二烯和降冰片烯与ω-十一烯酸乙二醇二酯的易位共聚合及氢化反应合成了烯烃共聚酯.改变聚合条件,可控制烯烃共聚酯的分子量、极性单体插入率和熔融温度等性质.两段聚合过程适于制备高分子量的烯烃共聚酯,聚合物收率达90%,极性单体的插入率大于10%,熔融温度高达120℃.     

New ferrocene-containing structures: Poly(silyl ester)s

Two new polymeric structures containing ferrocene units along the chains, namely poly(silyl ester)s, have been synthesized and characterized: a geminal poly(silyl ester) (g-PSE) and one having a disiloxane spacer between the silyl ester groups (s-PSE). The condensation polymerization of AA/BB monomer systems in solution was used in both cases as preparation method involving a silicon-containing diol, (diphenylsilane diol or 1,3-bis(hydroxy)-tetramethyldisiloxane), and 1,1′-di(chlorocarbonyl)ferrocene. The polymers were investigated by differential pulse voltammetry in order to evaluate the redox behavior. Due to the presence of the silyl ester groups in the chain, these polymers are hydrolytically degradable.     

Novel Poly（thienylene Ethynylene）s with Electron-accepting Groups

Since the early works of A. J. Heeger, A G. MacDiarmid and Hideki Shirakawa on semiconducting polymers, π-conjugated oligomers and polymers have been actively investigated for a variety of optoelectronic applications, such as field effect transitors (FET…     

液晶聚芳醚酮的结构与性能研究

以联苯二酚、取代对苯二酚及含氟酮单体为原料 ,通过亲核取代反应 ,合成了系列具有液晶性的新型聚芳醚酮 .研究了聚合物分子结构与性能之间的关系 .由于结晶相是从有序的液晶相转化形成的 ,故侧基含量的增加对液晶聚合物的融熔转变温度无显著影响 .聚合物的液晶稳定性受侧基影响较大 ,含极性侧基的氯取代聚合物的液晶温区比含大空阻侧基的聚合物的液晶温区小得多 ,说明空间几何因素比极性因素对液晶稳定性的影响大 .不同分子量聚合物有不同的液晶有序结构 ,低分子量聚合物具有高有序液晶结构 ,而高分子量聚合物只有低有序的向列相结构 .     

Poly(phenylacetylene)s bearing a peptide pendant: helical conformational changes of the polymer backbone stimulated by the pendant conformational change

Optically active, cis-transoid poly(phenylacetylene) derivatives bearing a poly(gamma-benzyl-L-glutamate) [poly(PBGAm)] or poly(L-glutamic acid) [poly(PGAm)] chain as the pendant were prepared by polymerisation of the corresponding macromonomer with a rhodium catalyst followed by hydrolysis of the pendant ester groups. Their conformational changes in solution, induced by a helix-coil transition of the pendant polypeptides, were investigated using circular dichroism (CD) and absorption spectroscopies. A series of macromonomers with a different peptide chain lengths was synthesised by the polymerisation of the N-carboxyanhydride of gamma-benzyl-L-glutamate with a phenylacetylene bearing an alanine residue as the initiator. The obtained macromonomers (PBGAm) were further polymerised with a rhodium catalyst in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) to yield novel poly(phenylacetylene)s [poly(PBGAm)] with a poly(gamma-benzyl-L-glutamate) pendant. The poly(PBGAm) exhibited an induced circular dichroism (ICD) in the UV/Vis region of the polymer backbone in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), probably due to the prevailing one-handed helix formation. The Cotton effect signs of a DMSO solution of the poly(PBGAm) were inverted and accompanied by a visible colour change in the presence of an increasing amount of chloroform or DMF containing lithium chloride. The results suggest that poly(PBGAm) may undergo a conformational change such as a helix-helix transition with a different helical pitch responding to a change in the alpha-helix content of the poly(gamma-benzyl-L-glutamate) pendant. Moreover, a water-soluble poly(PGAm) also showed a similar, but dramatic change in its helical conformation with a visible colour change stimulated by a helix-coil transition of the pendant poly(L-glutamic acid) chains by changing the pH in water.     

高磺化度芳香聚醚醚酮的合成与表征

用3,3'-二磺酸钠基-4,4-二氟二苯酮合成了具有高磺化度的荷电聚醚醚酮.用红外吸收光谱及DSC对其进行了表征.研究了共聚物的组成、热稳定性、溶解性、成膜性及磺化度对共聚物性能的影响.     

含4-叔丁基环己基和烯烃共轭结构的双苯并噻唑类聚合物的合成及性能

一类新型的含4-叔丁基环己基和烯烃共轭结构的双苯并噻唑类聚合物PBTs III1,2由1,1’-双(4-氨基-3-巯基苯基)-4-叔丁基环己烷二盐酸盐(BAMPBCH?2HCl)与烯烃二元酸经过缩聚反应制备得到。聚合物的结构都经过了红外(IR)、核磁(NMR)、元素分析(EA)的表征。4-叔丁基环己基的引入提高了此类聚合物的溶解性并保持了较好的热稳定性,失重10%的温度在419 oC以上。相比聚苯撑苯并双噻唑(PBZT),PBTs III1,2的紫外吸收波长发生了蓝移,相对聚2,2’-对苯撑-6,6’-(4-叔丁基)环己基双苯并噻唑(PBT)则发生了红移,光学能带隙分别为2.56eV和2.53eV,大侧基和烯烃结构的引入扩大了苯并噻唑类聚合物光学能带隙的可调范围。PBTs III1,2的荧光发射波长较PBT发生了红移,大侧基的引入降低了固态时聚合物分子链的聚集程度。顺磁共振(EPR)的结果表明,PBTs III1,2都有明显的顺磁共振信号,顺磁中心是它们本身所固有的。     

一种用于质子交换膜材料的磺化聚醚醚砜的合成

以发烟硫酸和4,4′-二氯二苯砜为原料,通过磺化反应,制得磺化二氯二苯砜,然后利用亲核缩聚反应,调整磺化单体和非磺化单体的比例,与四甲基联苯二酚进行聚合,制取了系列具有不同磺化度的聚醚醚砜,并对聚合物的结构进行了研究.     

Synthesis of Poly（p-phenyleneethynylene）s with Crosslinkable End or Side Groups and Its Solid State Structure and Optical Properties Before and after Crosslinking

Two crosslinkable poly(p-phenyleneethynylene)s(PPEs): poly[2,5-di(2'-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenee-thynylene] with end-capped vinyl(PPE1) and poly[2,5-di(allyloxy)-1,4-phenyleneethynylene-2,5-di(2'-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenyleneethynylene](PPE2) were synthesized. Via the thermal addition reactions of vinyl end groups of PPE1 and allyloxy side groups of PPE2, crosslinked polymers C-PPE1 and C-PPE2 were obtained, respectively. The two polymers were characterized by wide-angle X-ray diffraction(WXRD), ultravio...