105-09-9Relevant articles and documents
A Modular Synthesis of Multidentate S-, N- and O-Containing Meta- and Paracyclophanes
Rasheed, Omer K.,Bailey, Patrick D.,Lawrence, Amy,Quayle, Peter,Raftery, James
, p. 6988 - 6993 (2015)
The development of a modular approach to macrocycle assembly has enabled the synthesis of a library of pyridine-based macrocycles possessing multiple donor sites where chirality was readily introduced from (R)- or (S)-alanine, a representative amino acid. The facile, regioselective, nucleophilic ring opening of aziridines by dithiols enabled the synthesis of thioether-based linkers which on subsequent alkylation provided access to optically pure macrocycles. A modular approach to macrocyclic assembly has enabled the synthesis of a library of macrocycles possessing multiple donor sites where chirality was readily introduced from (S)-alanine. Key to this approach was the facile, regioselective, nucleophilic ring opening of aziridines by dithiols followed by macrocylisation under conditions of high dilution.
Stereoretentive Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization to Access All- cis Poly(p-phenylenevinylene)s with Living Characteristics
Hsu, Ting-Wei,Kim, Cheoljae,Michaudel, Quentin
, p. 11983 - 11987 (2020)
Poly(p-phenylenevinylene)s (PPVs), a staple of the conductive polymer family, consist of alternating alkene and phenyl groups in conjugation. The physical properties of this organic material are intimately linked to the cis/trans configuration of the alkene groups. While many synthetic methods afford PPVs with all-trans stereochemistry, very few deliver the all-cis congeners. We report herein a synthesis of all-cis PPVs with living characteristics via stereoretentive ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). Exquisite catalyst control allows for the preparation of homopolymers or diblock copolymers with perfect stereoselectivity, narrow dispersities, and predictable average molar masses. All-cis PPVs can then serve as light-responsive polymers through clean photoisomerization of the stilbenoid units.
Synthesis and photophysics of new pyridyl end-capped 3D-dithia[3.3]paracyclophane-based Janus tectons: Surface-confined self-assembly of their model pedestal on HOPG
Attias, A.-J.,Auffray, M.,Charra, F.,Kreher, D.,Mathevet, F.,Sosa Vargas, L.
, p. 7665 - 7674 (2020)
Surface-confined supramolecular self-assembly is currently a promising strategy to create well-organised 2D-networks on conducting surfaces. However, using such substrates tends to quench any electronic properties of the adsorbed molecules. In this context, new pyridyl end-capped 3D-dithia[3.3]paracyclophane-based molecules were designed, along with their model compound (pedestal), with the objective of self-assembling these tectons on any substrate. The synthesis of these new molecules was not straightforward and is consequently described in detail. Once the materials were successfully isolated, their optoelectronic properties were investigated to study potential non-covalent interactions: through pH-dependent absorption and emission measurements, and infra-red spectrometry. We evidenced that both ionic bonding and coordination bonding are compatible with the molecules design. Finally, preliminary scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) studies were performed to study the supramolecular self-assembly properties of the model lower-deck (pedestal) on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG): we observed a quasi-square lattice of self-assembled 2D-networks that appear to form independently of the underlying HOPG lattice.
Alkyl substituted [2.2]paracyclophane-1,9-dienes
Lidster, Benjamin J.,Kumar, Dharam R.,Spring, Andrew M.,Yu, Chin-Yang,Helliwell, Madeleine,Raftery, James,Turner, Michael L.
, p. 6079 - 6087 (2016)
[2.2]Paracyclophane-1,9-dienes substituted with n-octyl chains have been synthesised from the corresponding dithia[3.3]paracyclophanes using a benzyne induced Stevens rearrangement. The use of 2-(trimethylsilyl)phenyl trifluoromethanesulfonate and tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride as the in situ benzyne source gave significantly improved yields over traditional sources of benzyne and enabled the preparation of n-octyl substituted [2.2]paracyclophane-1,9-dienes on a multi-gram scale.
Enhancing Insulated Conjugated Polymer Fluorescence Quenching by Incorporating Dithia[3.3]paracyclophanes
Lillis, Ryan,Thomas, Maximillian R.,Mohanan, Manikandan,Gavvalapalli, Nagarjuna
, p. 3112 - 3119 (2021/05/05)
Insulated π-conjugated polymers exhibit enhanced chemical stability, photostability, fluorescence quantum yield, electroluminescence, solubility, and intrachain charge transport. However, insulated polymer fluorescence quenching by acceptor molecules is significantly hampered as the π-face is insulated. Photoinduced charge transfer is one of the key steps in amplified fluorescence quenching sensors and organic solar cells for charge generation. Inspired by the myelin sheath gaps in nerve cell axons, herein, we synthesized a series of insulated random copolymers of adamantanocyclophane with an increasing percentage of dithia[3.3]paracyclophane (PCP) from 5 to 30% to enhance the insulated polymer fluorescence quenching with acceptor molecules. As the percentage of the dithia[3.3]paracyclophane monomer increases, the copolymers showed an increase in absorption in the red region of the spectrum and also the copolymers' photoluminescence quantum yield reduced. The Stern-Volmer quenching constant of the 30% copolymer is ca. 4.5 times higher than that of the adamantanocyclophane homopolymer. A comparison with the control polymers indicated that the through-space-coupled interactions in PCP could be a plausible reason for the enhanced fluorescence quenching in copolymers in addition to the reduced steric hindrance by PCP. The developed copolymers combine the advantages of polymer insulation without significantly sacrificing the photoinduced charge transfer, which will help further their applicability as amplified fluorescence quenching sensors and in organic solar cells.