Simple Mechanical Molecular and Supramolecular Machines: Photochemical and Electrochemical Control of Switching Processes
摘要:
AbstractPhotochemical control of a self‐assembled supramolecular 1:1 pseudorotaxane (formed between a tetracationic cyclophane, namely the tetrachloride salt of cyclobis(paraquat‐p‐phenylene), and 1,5‐bis[2‐(2‐(2‐hydroxy)ethoxy)ethoxy]naphthalene) has been achieved in aqueous solution. The photochemical one‐electron reduction of the cyclophane to the radical trication weakens the noncovalent bonding interactions between the cyclophane and the naphthalene guest—π‐π interactions between the π‐electron‐rich and π‐electron‐poor aromatic systems, and hydrogen‐bonding interactions between the acidic α‐bipyridinium hydrogen atoms of the cyclophane and the polyether oxygen atoms of the naphthalene derivative—sufficiently to allow the guest to dethread from the cavity; the process can be monitored by the appearance of naphthalene fluorescence. The radical tricationic cyclophane can be oxidized back to the tetracation in the dark by allowing oxygen gas into the system. This reversible process is marked by the disappearance of naphthalene fluorescence as the molecule is recomplexed by the tetracationic cyclophane. This supramolecular system can be chemically modified such that the π‐electron‐rich unit, either a naphthalene derivative or a hydroquinone ring, and the tetracationic cyclophane are covalently linked. We have demonstrated that the π‐electron‐rich residue in this system is totally “self‐complexed” by the cyclophane to which it is covalently attached. Additionally, the self‐complexation can be switched “off” and “on” by electrochemical two‐electron reductions and oxidations, respectively, of the tetracationic cyclophane component. Thus, we have achieved the construction of two switches at the nanoscale level, one driven by photons and the other by electrons.
Simple Mechanical Molecular and Supramolecular Machines: Photochemical and Electrochemical Control of Switching Processes
摘要:
AbstractPhotochemical control of a self‐assembled supramolecular 1:1 pseudorotaxane (formed between a tetracationic cyclophane, namely the tetrachloride salt of cyclobis(paraquat‐p‐phenylene), and 1,5‐bis[2‐(2‐(2‐hydroxy)ethoxy)ethoxy]naphthalene) has been achieved in aqueous solution. The photochemical one‐electron reduction of the cyclophane to the radical trication weakens the noncovalent bonding interactions between the cyclophane and the naphthalene guest—π‐π interactions between the π‐electron‐rich and π‐electron‐poor aromatic systems, and hydrogen‐bonding interactions between the acidic α‐bipyridinium hydrogen atoms of the cyclophane and the polyether oxygen atoms of the naphthalene derivative—sufficiently to allow the guest to dethread from the cavity; the process can be monitored by the appearance of naphthalene fluorescence. The radical tricationic cyclophane can be oxidized back to the tetracation in the dark by allowing oxygen gas into the system. This reversible process is marked by the disappearance of naphthalene fluorescence as the molecule is recomplexed by the tetracationic cyclophane. This supramolecular system can be chemically modified such that the π‐electron‐rich unit, either a naphthalene derivative or a hydroquinone ring, and the tetracationic cyclophane are covalently linked. We have demonstrated that the π‐electron‐rich residue in this system is totally “self‐complexed” by the cyclophane to which it is covalently attached. Additionally, the self‐complexation can be switched “off” and “on” by electrochemical two‐electron reductions and oxidations, respectively, of the tetracationic cyclophane component. Thus, we have achieved the construction of two switches at the nanoscale level, one driven by photons and the other by electrons.
Towards mechanically linked polyrotaxanes by sequential deprotection–coupling steps of bifunctional rotaxanes
作者:Michel P. L. Werts、Maarten van den Boogaard、Georges Hadziioannou、Gerasimos M. Tsivgoulis
DOI:10.1039/a900914k
日期:——
The monomer rotaxane 13, bearing two protected functional groups, is used to obtain a dimer, following a new approach of sequential deprotectionâcoupling steps which can lead to mechanically linked polyrotaxanes.
Mechanically Linked Polyrotaxanes: A Stepwise Approach
作者:Michel P. L. Werts、Maarten van den Boogaard、Gerasimos M. Tsivgoulis、Georges Hadziioannou
DOI:10.1021/ma034521t
日期:2003.9.1
A new synthetic approach for the preparation of mechanically linked polyrotaxanes was developed. Two variations of rotaxane monomers were synthesized, based on diphenylmethane and tetraphenylmethane blocking groups. Both rotaxanes bear a protected phenol functionality in the dumbbell-shaped part and a protected carboxylic acid functionality in the cyclic component. Via a "stepwise" polymerization, a rotaxane dimer and a rotaxane tetramer have been obtained. The procedure involves selective deprotection of the two functional groups in separate batches and a subsequent coupling reaction of the produced monofunctional/monoprotected monomers so that a dimer is formed. Longer and monodisperse oligomers can easily be obtained by repetition of this procedure. In addition, deprotection of both functionalities in the dimer and subsequent esterification resulted in the formation of a polymer with a molecular weight of ca. 400 000. The molecules obtained were isolated and characterized by H-1 NMR and mass spectrometry.
Benniston, Andrew C.; Gardner, Struan; Farrugia, Louis J., Journal of Chemical Research, Miniprint, 2000, # 8, p. 901 - 930
作者:Benniston, Andrew C.、Gardner, Struan、Farrugia, Louis J.、Harriman, Anthony