SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL BLUE LIGHT EMITTING ROD-COIL DIBLOCK OLIGOMER

Four new rod-coil diblock molecules, which had well-defined para-phenylene oligomers (PPP, from biphenyl toquinquephenyl) as rigid segments and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO, M_w ca. 750) as flexible segments, were synhesized. Thechemical structure and the number of repeating unit in PEO coil and PPP rod were characterized by ~1H-NMR and MALDI-TOF mass spectromeny. The diblock oligomers showed good solubility in common organic solvents and aggregated in wateras characterized by a blue shift in UV-vis absorption spectra, a red shift in emission spectra, quenching of the fluorescenceand formation of the microfibrilla and fractal-like structures. The formation of different supramolecular structures meant thatthis effort might lead to commercial important highly organized functional materials.     

Self-assembly of coil-rod-coil molecules into bicontinuous cubic and oblique columnar assemblies depending on coil chain length

Coil-rod-coil molecules 1–3, consisting of four biphenyls and a p-terphenyl unit linked together with ether bonds as a rod segment and poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) with a degree of polymerization (DP) of 7, 12, 17 as coil segments were synthesized. These molecules contain lateral methyl groups at 2 and 5 positions of the middle benzene ring of p-terphenyl. The self-assembling behavior of molecules 1–3 was investigated by means of DSC, POM and SAXS in the bulk state. Molecule 1 self-organizes into a lamellar structure in the bulk state and transfers into a bicontinuous cubic structure in the liquid crystalline phase. While, molecules 2, 3 containing longer coil chains than 1 self-assemble into the hexagonal perforated lamellar (HPL) structures and the oblique columnar structures in the solid state and liquid crystalline phase, respectively. These results reveal that self-organizing behavior of such molecules is dramatically influenced by the length of the coil chains connected with the rod building block, as well as the lateral methyl groups incorporating in the middle of the rod segment.     

甲壳型液晶高分子研究进展与展望

简要介绍了甲壳型液晶高分子的模型理论, 概述了当前国内外对甲壳型液晶高分子设计、 液晶相态、 性质及基于甲壳型液晶高分子的嵌段共聚物体系的设计和自组装性质等研究进展, 展望了今后的研究方向.     

Self-assembly of Amphiphilic Linear Diblock Rod-Coil Molecules by Hydrogen Bond and π-π Stacking Interactions

Aromatic amphiphilic molecules(1) consisting of three biphenyl groups linked together with ether bonds as a rigid rod segment and poly(ethylene oxide) with the number of repeating units of 17 as a coil segment were synthesized, and their self-assembly behavior in the bulk state and aqueous solution was investigated. In bulk, molecules 1 self-assembled into 1-D lamellar structure in the solid state or smectic A phase in the liquid crystalline phase via the cooperative effects of ?-? stacking, micro-phase separation and hydrogen bond interactions. In dilute aqueous solutions, molecules 1 were observed to selfassemble into cylindrical micelles owned uniform diameter and length of hundreds of nanometers.     

基于甲壳型液晶高分子的刚-柔型二嵌段共聚物的层状相:链伸展行为的研究

研究了一系列以聚己内酯(PCL)为柔性链段、甲壳型液晶高分子聚{2,5-二[(4-甲氧基苯基)氧羰基]苯乙烯}(PMPCS)为刚性链段的刚-柔型二嵌段共聚物(PCL-b-PMPCS)的微相分离结构.小角X射线散射(SAXS)和广角X射线衍射(WAXD)实验结果表明,当PMPCS为无定形态时,PCL-b-PMPCS的微相分离行为与柔-柔型二嵌段共聚物相似,其相形态主要取决于两段的体积分数.随温度升高,PMPCS链段采取伸展的棒状构象,形成六方柱状向列相(ΦHN),会诱导体系的微相分离结构出现"有序-有序"或"无序-有序"转变,使得在很宽的PMPCS体积分数(fPMPCS:40%~80%)内样品均呈现层状微相分离结构.我们对在200oC得到的层状相SAXS数据进行了一维相关函数分析,详细考察了层状相中PMPCS及PCL相区的厚度(LPMPCS、LPCL)与相应链段聚合度(NPMPCS、NPCL)的关系.对PMPCS相区,发现LPMPCS=0.2NPMPCS(nm).因棒状PMPCS链段与层的法线方向平行,该线性关系表明PCL-b-PMPCS的层状相为"单层近晶A相"结构,LPMPCS即为棒状PMPCS链段的长度,可通过控制PMPCS的聚合度予以精确控制.对PCL相区,则LPCL与NPCL近似有标度关系LPCL~NPCL0.85,说明处于熔融态的PCL链段受迫强烈伸展.进一步分析WAXD实验数据并计算每根PMPCS链段在层状相中的界面面积(S/X)可知,随NPMPS增大,PMPCS链段的液晶度从~20%增至~55%,S/X则从~2.4nm2增至~2.7 nm2.与此相应,PCL链段的伸展程度会略有降低,说明LPCL有较弱的NPMPCS依赖性.另一方面,LPCL与S/X的乘积与NPCL满足线性关系LPCL(S/X)=0.21NPCL(nm3),斜率即为PCL重复单元的体积.     

PPV-b-PMMA二嵌段共聚物的ATRP合成及其有序自组装

在分子设计的基础上,合成了以Br为端基的聚(2,5-二辛氧基对亚苯基亚乙烯基)(PPV-Br)低聚体,并采用甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)原子转移自由基聚合法,以该低聚体作为大分子引发剂,合成了PPV-b-PMMA二嵌段共聚物.经FTIR、UV-Vis、1H-NMR和GPC等表征手段证明,所合成的PPV-b-PMMA二嵌段共聚物具有分子设计的预定结构.PPV大分子引发剂和PPV-b-PMMA二嵌段共聚物的多分散性指数分别为1.3和1.2.在温度、氩气流速和相对湿度分别为22℃、0.2 m3/h和85%的条件下,以CS2为溶剂,实现了该二嵌段共聚物的高度有序六角蜂窝状结构薄膜的自组装.空穴的平均直径为1.7μm.     

基于葫芦脲[8]包结增强供体-受体作用构筑“刚-柔”型超分子共聚物

设计合成了一种缺电性的刚性棒状超分子单体,在葫芦脲(CB[8])存在下,它与富电性的柔性单体受CB[8]包结增强的供体-受体作用驱动在水中共组装形成"刚-柔"(rod-coil)型超分子共聚物.运用核磁共振滴定实验、紫外-可见光谱、二维扩散排序核磁共振谱(DOSY)、动态光散射(DLS)以及透射电子显微镜(TEM)等对超分子聚合物的形成及其结构进行了证实和表征,并发现该超分子共聚物在低浓度下采取伸展的线形构象,当浓度增加到一定程度后其线形骨架发生卷曲,转变为颗粒状团聚结构.     

SYNTHESIS OF AMPHIPHILIC COIL-ROD-COIL BLOCK COPOLYMERS USING ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION

ABSTRACT

Coil-rod-coil block copolymers composed from luminescent rigid units and acrylate flexible blocks have been synthesized using atom transfer radical polymerization. α,ω-Difunctionalized oligophenylenes properly modified to act as ATRP initiators have been used for the polymerization of the various acrylates. Copolymers with controlled shape and in some cases, relatively low polydispersities have been obtained as proved by size exclusion chromatography and NMR. In cases, where t-butyl acrylate blocks have been used as the flexible part, selective hydrolysis resulted in coil-rod-coil copolymers containing poly(acrylic acid) blocks. The solution behavior of the synthesized copolymers was explored in various solvents. The poly(acrylic acid) copolymers in aqueous solutions form large aggregates, while in organic selective solvents for the flexible block, monomolecular micelles seem to be formed.     

SELF-ASSEMBLY OF ROD-COIL DIBLOCK COPOLYMERS——INFLUENCE OF THE ROD LENGTH

The self-assembly of five narrowly distributed novel rod-coil diblock copolymers, poly(styrene-block-(2, 5-bis[4-methoxy-phenyl]oxycarbonyl) styrene) (PS-b-PMPCS), in p-xylene, a selective solvent at room temperature, was studied. Therod-coil copolymers, which have the same PS length but different PMPCS length, were synthesized by 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-I-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO) mediated living free radical polymerization. The influence of the rod length on the self-assemblymorphology was studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). At a concentration of 2.0 mg/mL, those copolymerswith relatively shorter PMPCS length (copolymers 1 and 2) form individual spherical micelles; those with relatively longerPMPCS length (copolymer 3 and 4) form "pearl chains" coexisting with individual spherical micelles; the ones with longestPMPCS length form "pearl chains" coexisting with occasionally formed nanofibers. The diameter of all the morphologieswas controlled by the rod length. This gives us a way to govern the self-assembly morphology by altering the length of oneblock in the block copolymer.     

PAn-PEG-PAn三嵌段共聚物的合成和表征

在合成α,ω-双(对氨基苯基)聚乙二醇(BAPPEG)的基础上, 用化学氧化共聚法制备了PAn-PEG-PAn三嵌段共聚物. 研究了共聚时苯胺(An)与BAPPEG摩尔比(r)对共聚物的化学组成、UV-Vis谱图、热稳定性和在水溶液中的自组装特性的影响. 结果表明：随着r的增加, 共聚物中PAn链段的含量增大；其UV-Vis谱图中对应PAn链段的吸收峰出现红移, 且红移的程度增加； 热稳定性提高. 三嵌段共聚物在水中表现出自组装特性： 随着r的增加, 先形成粒径约为90 nm的PAn链段/PEG链段球型核壳胶束, 然后形成长为400～800 nm, 直径约为30 nm的棒状结构, 和棒状结构聚集形成的网状结构, 最后又变成球型胶束.