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ArticleChemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2021

Discordant Supramolecular Fibres Reversibly Depolymerised by Temperature and Light.

Marieke Gerth, José Augusto Berrocal, Davide Bochicchio, Giovanni M Pavan, Ilja K Voets

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Article in Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors.

Marieke GerthSelf-Organizing Soft Matter group, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Groene Loper 3, 5612AE, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9193-7477
José Augusto BerrocalAdolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3435-8310
Davide BochicchioDepartment of Innovative Technologies, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Galleria 2, Via Cantonale 2c, 6928, Manno, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3682-9086
Giovanni M PavanDepartment of Innovative Technologies, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Galleria 2, Via Cantonale 2c, 6928, Manno, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3473-8471
Ilja K VoetsSelf-Organizing Soft Matter group, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Groene Loper 3, 5612AE, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3543-4821

Funding

H2020 European Research Council grant agreement no. 818776 - DYNAPOLMinisterie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport Gravity Program 024.001.035Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek NWO VIDI Grant 723.014.006Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung SNSF grant number 200021_175735
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthetic stimuli responsive supramolecular polymers attract increasing interest for their ability to mimic the unique properties of natural assemblies. Here we focus on the well-studied benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) motif, and substitute it with two (S)-3,7-dimethyloctyl groups and an azobenzene photoswitch. We demonstrate the UV (λ=365 nm) induced depolymerisation of the helical hydrogen-bonded polymers in methylcyclohexane (MCH) through circular dichroism and UV-vis spectroscopy in dilute solution (15 μm), and NMR and iPAINT super-resolution microscopy in concentrated solution (300 μm). The superstructure can be regenerated after thermal depolymerization, whilst repeated depolymerisation can be reversed without degradation by irradiating at λ=455 nm. Molecular dynamics simulations show that the most energetically favourable configuration for these polymers in MCH is a left-handed helical network of hydrogen-bonds between the BTA cores surrounded by two right-handed helices of azobenzenes. The responsiveness to two orthogonal triggers across a broad concentration range holds promise for use in, for example, photo-responsive gelation.

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benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamidephotoisomerisationphotoswitchresponsivesupramolecular polymer

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PMID33176038
PMCPMC7898537

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