α-Cyanostilbene and fluorene based bolaamphiphiles: synthesis, self-assembly, and AIEE properties with potential as white-light emissive materials and light-emitting liquid crystal displays
α-Cyanostilbene and fluorene based bolaamphiphiles: synthesis, self-assembly, and AIEE properties with potential as white-light emissive materials and light-emitting liquid crystal displays
A new and efficient synthetic approach for the one-pot construction of benzofluorene fused aromatic hydrocarbons was developed via a transient-directing group strategy. The palladium-catalyzed cascade reaction proceeded via consecutive arylation, cyclization and aromatization steps. Moderate to good yields along with broad functional group tolerance were achieved under mild reaction conditions.
H-Bonded Supramolecular Polymer for the Selective Dispersion and Subsequent Release of Large-Diameter Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
作者:Igor Pochorovski、Huiliang Wang、Jeremy I. Feldblyum、Xiaodong Zhang、Alexander L. Antaris、Zhenan Bao
DOI:10.1021/jacs.5b01704
日期:2015.4.8
Semiconducting, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are promising candidates for applications in thin-film transistors, solar cells, and biological imaging. To harness their full potential, however, it is necessary to separate the semiconducting from the metallic SWNTs present in the as-synthesized SWNT mixture. While various polymers are able to selectively disperse semiconducting SWNTs, the subsequent removal of the polymer is challenging. However, many applications require semiconducting SWNTs in their pure form. Toward this goal, we have designed a 2-ureido-6[1H]-pyrimidinone (UPy)-based H-bonded supramolecular polymer that can selectively disperse semiconducting SWNTs. The dispersion purity is inversely related to the dispersion yield. In contrast to conventional polymers, the polymer described herein was shown to disassemble into monomeric units upon addition of an H-bond-disrupting agent, enabling isolation of dispersant-free, semiconducting SWNTs.