Asymmetric Catalytic Assembly of Triple-Columned and Multilayered Chiral Folding Polymers Showing Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE)

Jia Yin Wang, Yao Tang, Guan Zhao Wu, Sai Zhang, Hossein Rouh, Shengzhou Jin, Ting Xu, Yu Wang, Daniel Unruh, Kazimierz Surowiec, Yanzhang Ma, Yunze Li, Courtney Katz, Hongjun Liang, Weilong Cong, Guigen Li

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Abstract

Unprecedented chiral multilayer folding 3D polymers have been assembled and regulated by uniform and differentiated aromatic chromophore units between naphthyl piers. Screening catalysts, catalytic systems and monomers were proven to be crucial for asymmetric catalytic Suzuki–Miyaura polycouplings for this assembly. X-ray crystallography of the corresponding dimers and trimers revealed the absolute configuration and the intermolecular packing pattern. Up to 61 960 Mw/41 900 Mn and m/z 4317 for polymers and oligomers, as confirmed by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and MALDI-TOF MS, indicated that these frameworks were composed of multiple stacked layers. The resulting multiple π-assemblies exhibited remarkable optical properties in aggregated states (photoluminescence in solids and aggregation-induced emission in solutions), as well as reversible redox properties in electrochemical performance.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202104102
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume28
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2022

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