Self-Assembly and Photoinduced Optical Anisotropy in Dendronized Supramolecular Azopolymers
摘要:
Herein we report the preparation and characterization of dendronized supramolecular polymers composed of a carboxy-terminated azodendron, dAZO, and two different vinylpyridine-containing polymers: poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) and polystyrene-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP) block copolymer. P4VP can selectively complex dAZO through hydrogen-bonding interactions, thus resulting in liquid crystalline materials. Additionally, this strategy is also applicable to the preparation of dendronized supramolecular block copolymers (BCs). Lamellar, cylindrical, and spherical morphologies are observed for the BC complexes depending on the dAZO to vinylpyridine repeating unit ratio. Photoinduced orientation of the azobenzene moieties is obtained in films of the H-bonded materials-both P4VP and PS-b-P4VP based complexes-by using 488 nm linearly polarized light and characterized through birefringence and dichroism measurements. High and, stable values of birefringence are obtained for polymers with azobenzene content as low as 2.7 wt %, thus demonstrating the benefits of preorganization in photoactive dendritic moieties in side-chain H-bonded materials.
group was synthesized and polymerized via RAFT polymerization to prepare homopolymethacrylates (PDAP) and diblock copolymers combined with a poly(methyl methacrylate) block (PMMA‐b‐PDAP). These polymers can be easily complexed with azobenzene chromophores having thymine (tAZO) or carboxylic groups with a dendritic structure (dAZO), which can form either three or two hydrogenbonds with the DAP groups, respectively
Synthesis, characterization, and photoresponsive behavior of a series of azobenzene-containing side-chain poly(ether sulfone)s with various lengths of flexible spacers
A series of azobenzene-containing side-chain poly(ether sulfone)s (azo-PES) with various spacer lengths (2, 6 or 12 methylene units) were successfully synthesized via a nucleophilic substitution grafting reaction between poly(ether sulfone)s with hydroxylphenyl side groups and azobenzene monomers. Their chemical structures and properties were characterized by means of IR, UV–vis and 1H NMR. These azo-polymers
通过聚(醚砜)与聚(醚砜)之间的亲核取代接枝反应成功地合成了一系列具有不同间隔长度(2个,6个或12个亚甲基单元)的含偶氮侧链聚(醚砜)(偶氮PES)。羟苯基侧基和偶氮苯单体。通过IR,UV-vis和1对它们的化学结构和性质进行了表征。1 H NMR。这些偶氮聚合物在玻璃化转变温度和119°C和347°C以上的5%失重温度下表现出良好的热稳定性。光异构化实验的结果表明,具有更长间隔基的偶氮-PES聚合物对应于更高的光异构化速率。在用532 nm掺钕钇铝石榴石(Nd:YAG)激光束照射时,它们呈现出的双折射残余值大于双折射饱和值的82%,表明光诱导取向的良好稳定性。在几次刻写-擦除-刻写序列循环之后,未观察到疲劳现象。
Self-Assembly and Photoinduced Optical Anisotropy in Dendronized Supramolecular Azopolymers
作者:Jesús del Barrio、Eva Blasco、Chris Toprakcioglu、Alexandros Koutsioubas、Oren A. Scherman、Luis Oriol、Carlos Sánchez-Somolinos
DOI:10.1021/ma402369p
日期:2014.2.11
Herein we report the preparation and characterization of dendronized supramolecular polymers composed of a carboxy-terminated azodendron, dAZO, and two different vinylpyridine-containing polymers: poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) and polystyrene-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP) block copolymer. P4VP can selectively complex dAZO through hydrogen-bonding interactions, thus resulting in liquid crystalline materials. Additionally, this strategy is also applicable to the preparation of dendronized supramolecular block copolymers (BCs). Lamellar, cylindrical, and spherical morphologies are observed for the BC complexes depending on the dAZO to vinylpyridine repeating unit ratio. Photoinduced orientation of the azobenzene moieties is obtained in films of the H-bonded materials-both P4VP and PS-b-P4VP based complexes-by using 488 nm linearly polarized light and characterized through birefringence and dichroism measurements. High and, stable values of birefringence are obtained for polymers with azobenzene content as low as 2.7 wt %, thus demonstrating the benefits of preorganization in photoactive dendritic moieties in side-chain H-bonded materials.