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Azopyridine-functionalized benzoxazine with Zn(ClO4)2 form high-performance polybenzoxazine stabilized through metal-ligand coordination
Mohamed, Mohamed Gamal,Su, Wei-Chen,Lin, Yung-Chih,Wang, Chih-Feng,Chen, Jem-Kun,Jeong, Kwang-Un,Kuo, Shiao-Wei
, p. 50373 - 50385 (2014)
In this study, we prepared a benzoxazine monomer (Azopy-BZ) that features azobenzene and pyridine units through the reaction of paraformaldehyde, aniline, and 4-(4-hydroxphenylazo)pyridine (Azopy-OH), which is obtained through a diazonium reaction of 4-am
A modular approach towards functional supramolecular aggregates-subtle structural differences inducing liquid crystallinity
Pfletscher, Michael,W?lper, Christoph,Gutmann, Jochen S.,Mezger, Markus,Giese, Michael
, p. 8549 - 8552 (2016)
Herein we report an efficient modular approach to supramolecular functional materials. Hierarchical self-assembly of azopyridine derivatives and hydrogen-bond donors yielded discotic assemblies. Subtle differences in the core units introduced mesomorphic
Hydrogen bonding interactions affect the hierarchical self-assembly and secondary structures of comb-like polypeptide supramolecular complexes displaying photoresponsive behavior
Mohamed, Mohamed Gamal,Tu, Jia-Huei,Huang, Shih-Hung,Chiang, Yeo-Wan,Kuo, Shiao-Wei
, p. 51456 - 51469 (2016/06/09)
In this study we blended 4-(4-hexadecylphenylazo)pyridine (AzoPy-C16), synthesized through facile diazonium and monoetherification reactions, with polytyrosine (PTyr) to form comb-like polypeptide supramolecular complexes stabilized through hydrogen bonding between the pyridyl ring of each AzoPy-C16 unit and the OH groups of PTyr. The secondary structure of PTyr transformed from an α-helical to a β-sheet conformation upon the addition of AzoPy-C16, because the long alkyl chains of the AzoPy-C16 units disrupted the weak intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the CO and NH groups in the α-helical conformation, as determined using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) suggested a hierarchical lamellae-within-lamellae structure for the PTyr/AzoPy-C16 supramolecular complex, featuring long-range-ordered lamellae arising from the antiparallel β-pleated sheet conformation of PTyr (d = 1.15 nm) within long-range-ordered lamellae arising from the alkyl groups of AzoPy-C16 units (d = 5.94 nm), oriented in a perpendicular manner. The d-spacing and long-range order of the lamellar structure formed from the alkyl groups decreased upon UV irradiation as the rod-like trans isomers of the AzoPy-C16 units transformed into V-shaped cis counterparts. This phenomenon also led to a change in the water contact angle of the supramolecular material, with the hydrophobic surface of PTyr/trans-AzoPy-C16 (94.2°) transforming to a hydrophilic surface for PTyr/cis-AzoPy-C16 (61.3°).