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Oggioni M, Clough JM, Weder C. Mechanochromic polymer blends made with an excimer-forming telechelic sensor molecule. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:2126-2131. [PMID: 38349528 PMCID: PMC10900888 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm01489d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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The ability to monitor mechanical stresses and strains in polymers via an optical signal enables the investigation of deformation processes in such materials and is technologically useful for sensing damage and failure in critical components. We show here that this can be achieved by simply blending polymers of interest with a small amount of a mechanochromic luminescent additive (Py-PEB) that can be accessed in one step by end-functionalizing a telechelic poly(ethylene-co-butylene) (PEB) with excimer-forming pyrenes. Py-PEB is poorly miscible with polar polymers, such as poly(ε-caprolactone) and poly(urethane), so that blends undergo microphase separation even at low additive concentrations (0.1-1 wt%), and the emission is excimer-dominated. Upon deformation, the ratio of excimer-to-monomer emission intensity decreases in response to the applied stress or strain. The approach appears to be generalizable, although experiments with poly(isoprene) show that it is not universal and that the (in)solubility of the additive in the polymer must be carefully tuned.
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- Marta Oggioni
- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg CH-1700, Switzerland.
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg CH-1700, Switzerland.
- National Center of Competence in Research Bio-inspired Materials, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg CH-1700, Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg CH-1700, Switzerland.
- National Center of Competence in Research Bio-inspired Materials, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg CH-1700, Switzerland
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Sugita H, Lu Y, Aoki D, Otsuka H, Mikami K. Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of Stable Arylfluorene-Based Radical-Type Mechanophores. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203249. [PMID: 36575130 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Radical-type mechanophores (RMs) can undergo homolytic cleavage of their central C-C bonds upon exposure to mechanical forces, which affords radical species. Understanding the characteristics of these radical species allows bespoke mechanoresponsive materials to be designed and developed. The thermal stability of the central C-C bonds and the oxygen tolerance of the generated radical species are crucial characteristics that determine the functions and applicability of such RM-containing mechanoresponsive materials. In this paper, we report the synthesis and characterization of two series of arylfluorene-based RM derivatives, that is, 9,9'-bis(5-methyl-2-pyridyl)-9,9'-bifluorene (BPyF) and 9,9'-bis(4,6-diphenyl-2-triazyl)-9,9'-bifluorene (BTAF). BPyF and BTAF derivatives were synthesized without generating any peroxides initially, albeit that BPyF slowly converted to the corresponding peroxide in solution. DFT calculations revealed the importance of the thermodynamic stability and the values of the α-SOMO levels of the corresponding radical species for their thermal stability and oxygen tolerance. Furthermore, the mechanochromism of BTAF was demonstrated by ball-milling a BTAF-centered polymer, which was synthesized by atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP).
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- Hajime Sugita
- Sagami Chemical Research Institute, 2743-1 Hayakawa, Ayase, Kanagawa, 252-1193, Japan.,Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Sagami Chemical Research Institute, 2743-1 Hayakawa, Ayase, Kanagawa, 252-1193, Japan
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Watabe T, Otsuka H. Swelling-induced Mechanochromism in Multinetwork Polymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202216469. [PMID: 36524463 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202216469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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We report a novel and versatile approach to achieving swelling-induced mechanochemistry using a multinetwork (MN) strategy that enables polymer networks to repeatedly swell with monomers and solvents. The isotropic expansion of the first network (FN) provides sufficient force to drive the mechanochemical scission of a radical-based mechanophore, difluorenylsuccinonitrile (DFSN). Although prompt recombination generally occurs in such highly mobile environments, the resulting pink radicals are kinetically stabilized in the gels, probably due to limited diffusion in the extended polymer chains. Moreover, the DFSN embedded in the isotropically strained chain exhibits increased thermal reactivity, which can be reasonably explained by an entropic contribution of the FN to the dissociation. The utility of the MN polymers is demonstrated not only in terms of swelling-force-induced network modification, but also in the context of tunable reactivity of the dissociative unit through proper design of the hierarchical network architecture.
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- Takuma Watabe
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan.,Living Systems Materialogy (LiSM) Research Group, International Research Frontiers Initiative (IRFI), Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan
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Lloyd EM, Vakil JR, Yao Y, Sottos NR, Craig SL. Covalent Mechanochemistry and Contemporary Polymer Network Chemistry: A Marriage in the Making. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:751-768. [PMID: 36599076 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Over the past 20 years, the field of polymer mechanochemistry has amassed a toolbox of mechanophores that translate mechanical energy into a variety of functional responses ranging from color change to small-molecule release. These productive chemical changes typically occur at the length scale of a few covalent bonds (Å) but require large energy inputs and strains on the micro-to-macro scale in order to achieve even low levels of mechanophore activation. The minimal activation hinders the translation of the available chemical responses into materials and device applications. The mechanophore activation challenge inspires core questions at yet another length scale of chemical control, namely: What are the molecular-scale features of a polymeric material that determine the extent of mechanophore activation? Further, how do we marry advances in the chemistry of polymer networks with the chemistry of mechanophores to create stress-responsive materials that are well suited for an intended application? In this Perspective, we speculate as to the potential match between covalent polymer mechanochemistry and recent advances in polymer network chemistry, specifically, topologically controlled networks and the hierarchical material responses enabled by multi-network architectures and mechanically interlocked polymers. Both fundamental and applied opportunities unique to the union of these two fields are discussed.
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- Evan M Lloyd
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina27708, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina27708, United States.,NSF Center for the Chemistry of Molecularly Optimized Networks, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina27708, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina27708, United States.,NSF Center for the Chemistry of Molecularly Optimized Networks, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina27708, United States
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- NSF Center for the Chemistry of Molecularly Optimized Networks, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina27708, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina27708, United States.,NSF Center for the Chemistry of Molecularly Optimized Networks, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina27708, United States
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Zhang H, Diesendruck CE. Off-center Mechanophore Activation in Block Copolymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202213980. [PMID: 36394518 PMCID: PMC10108114 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Block copolymers (BCPs) are used in numerous applications in modern materials science. Yet, like homopolymers, BCPs can undergo covalent bond scission when mechanically stressed (mechanochemistry), which could lead to unexpected consequences in such applications. BCPs' heterogeneity may affect force transduction, perhaps changing force distribution and localization. To verify this, a gem-dichlorocyclopropane (gDCC) embedded linear chain is prepared and extended with a poly(methyl methacrylate) block. When stressed in solution, the mechanochemical ring-opening of gDCC is accelerated compared to homopolymers, even though the mechanophores are at the chain ends. Moreover, a higher mechanophore activation selectivity is obtained. These results indicate that mechanochemical response outside, and even far from the chain center is quite prominent in BCPs, and that forces along the polymer chain can efficiently activate multi-mechanophores regions, even when far from the polymer midchain.
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- Hang Zhang
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion—Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa3200008Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion—Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa3200008Israel
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Thazhathethil S, Muramatsu T, Tamaoki N, Weder C, Sagara Y. Excited State Charge-Transfer Complexes Enable Fluorescence Color Changes in a Supramolecular Cyclophane Mechanophore. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202209225. [PMID: 35950260 PMCID: PMC9804172 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202209225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Mechanochromic mechanophores are reporter molecules that indicate mechanical events through changes of their photophysical properties. Supramolecular mechanophores in which the activation is based on the rearrangement of luminophores and/or quenchers without any covalent bond scission, remain less well investigated. Here, we report a cyclophane-based supramolecular mechanophore that contains a 1,6-bis(phenylethynyl)pyrene luminophore and a pyromellitic diimide quencher. In solution, the blue monomer emission of the luminophore is largely quenched and a faint reddish-orange emission originating from a charge-transfer (CT) complex is observed. A polyurethane elastomer containing the mechanophore displays orange emission in the absence of force, which is dominated by the CT-emission. Mechanical deformation causes a decrease of the CT-emission and an increase of blue monomer emission, due to the spatial separation between the luminophore and quencher. The ratio of the two emission intensities correlates with the applied stress.
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- Shakkeeb Thazhathethil
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringTokyo Institute of Technology2-12-1 OokayamaMeguro-ku, Tokyo152-8552Japan
- Research Institute for Electronic ScienceHokkaido UniversityN20, W10SapporoHokkaido001-0020Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringTokyo Institute of Technology2-12-1 OokayamaMeguro-ku, Tokyo152-8552Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic ScienceHokkaido UniversityN20, W10SapporoHokkaido001-0020Japan
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- Adolphe Merkle InstituteUniversity of FribourgChemin des Verdiers 41700FribourgSwitzerland
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringTokyo Institute of Technology2-12-1 OokayamaMeguro-ku, Tokyo152-8552Japan
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Campagna D, Göstl R. Mechanoresponsive Carbamoyloximes for the Activation of Secondary Amines in Polymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207557. [PMID: 35905139 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Mechanophores are molecular moieties that are incorporated into polymers and respond to force with constitutional, configurational, or conformational bond rearrangements to enable functionality. Up to today, several chemically latent motifs have been activated by polymer mechanochemical methods, but the generation of secondary amines remains elusive. Here we report carbamoyloximes as mechanochemical protecting groups for secondary amines. We show that carbamoyloximes undergo force-induced homolytic bond scission at the N-O oxime bond in polymers thus producing the free amine, as the reaction proceeds via the carbamoyloxyl and aminyl radicals, analogously to its photochemical counterpart. Eventually, we apply the carbamoyloxime motif in a force-activated organocatalytic Knoevenagel reaction. We believe that this protecting strategy can be universally applied for many other secondary and primary amines in polymer materials.
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- Davide Campagna
- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany
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Thazhathethil S, Muramatsu T, Tamaoki N, Weder C, Sagara Y. Excited State Charge‐Transfer Complexes Enable Fluorescence Color Changes in a Supramolecular Cyclophane Mechanophore. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202209225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Shakkeeb Thazhathethil
- Hokkaido University Graduate School of Life Science: Hokkaido Daigaku Daigakuin Seimei Kagakuin Division of Life Science JAPAN
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- Tokyo Institute of Technology: Tokyo Kogyo Daigaku Department of Materials Science and Engineering JAPAN
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- Hokkaido University Graduate School of Life Science: Hokkaido Daigaku Daigakuin Seimei Kagakuin Division of Life Science JAPAN
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- University of Fribourg: Universite de Fribourg Adolphe Merkle Institute JAPAN
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- Tokyo Institute of Technology Department of Chemical Science and Engineering 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku 152-8552 Tokyo JAPAN
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Campagna D, Göstl R. Mechanoresponsive Carbamoyloximes for the Activation of Secondary Amines in Polymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Davide Campagna
- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials Mechanoresponsive (bio)materials Forckenbeckstr. 50 52056 Aachen GERMANY
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- DWI-Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien: DWI-Leibniz-Institut fur Interaktive Materialien Mechanoresponsive (bio)materials Forckenbeckstr. 50 52056 Aachen GERMANY
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A perspective on the force-induced heterolytic bond cleavage in triarylmethane mechanophores. Synlett 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1854-2131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Triarylmethane derivatives and their corresponding trityl carbocations are among the oldest chemical species synthesized and studied by chemists. The carbocationic platforms are particularly interesting due to their stability, high extinction coefficient, and tunable absorption of light in the visible spectrum, which can be achieved through structural modifications. These stable cations are traditionally obtained through heterolytic cleavage of judiciously designed, parent triarylmethanes by exposure to acids or UV light (λ < 300 nm), and methods based on electrochemistry or radiolysis. Our group has recently discovered that trityl carbocations can be generated also via mechanical stimulation of solid polymer materials featuring triarylmethane units as covalent crosslinks. In this Synpacts contribution, we expand on our previous finding by discussing some intriguing research questions that we aim to tackle in the immediate future.
1 Introduction
2 The development of our first triarylmethane mechanophore
3 The potential reversibility of triarylmethane mechanophores
4 A general molecular platform for force-induced, scissile, homolytic and heterolytic bond cleavage?
5 Conclusion
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Hwang S, Grätz S, Borchardt L. A guide to direct mechanocatalysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:1661-1671. [PMID: 35023515 PMCID: PMC8812528 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc05697b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Direct mechanocatalysis (DM) describes solvent-free catalytic reactions that are initiated by mechanical forces in mechanochemical reactors such as ball mills. The distinctive feature of DM is that the milling materials, e.g. the milling balls themselves are the catalyst of the reaction. In this article we follow the historical evolution of this novel concept and give a guide to this emerging, powerful synthesis tool. Within this perspective we seek to highlight the impact of the relevant milling parameters, the nature of the catalyst and potential additives, the scope of reactions that are currently accessible by this method, and the thus far raised hypotheses on the underlying mechanisms of direct mechanochemical transformations.
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- Suhmi Hwang
- Professur für Anorganische Chemie I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
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- Professur für Anorganische Chemie I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
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- Professur für Anorganische Chemie I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
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Hemmer JR, Rader C, Wilts BD, Weder C, Berrocal JA. Heterolytic Bond Cleavage in a Scissile Triarylmethane Mechanophore. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:18859-18863. [PMID: 34735137 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c10004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Covalent mechanophores display the cleavage of a weak covalent bond when a sufficiently high mechanical force is applied. Three different covalent bond breaking mechanisms have been documented thus far, including concerted, homolytic, and heterolytic scission. Motifs that display heterolytic cleavage typically separate according to non-scissile reaction pathways that afford zwitterions. Here, we report a new mechanochromic triarylmethane mechanophore, which dissociates according to a scissile heterolytic pathway and displays a pronounced mechanochromic response. The mechanophore was equipped with two styrenylic handles that allowed its incorporation as a cross-linker into poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) and poly(methyl acrylate-co-2-hydroxyethyl acrylate) networks. These materials are originally colorless, but compression or tensile deformation renders the materials colored. By combining tensile testing and in situ transmittance measurements, we show that this effect is related to scissile cleavage leading to colored triarylmethane carbocations.
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- James R Hemmer
- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.,Department of Chemistry and Physics of Materials, University of Salzburg, Jakob-Haringer-Str. 2a, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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Baumann C, Stratigaki M, Centeno SP, Göstl R. Multicolor Mechanofluorophores for the Quantitative Detection of Covalent Bond Scission in Polymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:13287-13293. [PMID: 33783112 PMCID: PMC8252433 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202101716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
The fracture of polymer materials is a multiscale process starting with the scission of a single molecular bond advancing to a site of failure within the bulk. Quantifying the bonds broken during this process remains a big challenge yet would help to understand the distribution and dissipation of macroscopic mechanical energy. We here show the design and synthesis of fluorogenic molecular optical force probes (mechanofluorophores) covering the entire visible spectrum in both absorption and emission. Their dual fluorescent character allows to track non-broken and broken bonds in dissolved and bulk polymers by fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy. Importantly, we develop an approach to determine the absolute number and relative fraction of intact and cleaved bonds with high local resolution. We anticipate that our mechanofluorophores in combination with our quantification methodology will allow to quantitatively describe fracture processes in materials ranging from soft hydrogels to high-performance polymers.
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- Christoph Baumann
- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstr. 5052056AachenGermany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityWorringerweg 152074AachenGermany
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- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstr. 5052056AachenGermany
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- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstr. 5052056AachenGermany
- Institute of Physical ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 252074AachenGermany
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- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstr. 5052056AachenGermany
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Baumann C, Stratigaki M, Centeno SP, Göstl R. Mehrfarbige Mechanofluorophore für die quantitative Anzeige kovalenter Bindungsbrüche in Polymeren. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202101716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Christoph Baumann
- DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien Forckenbeckstr. 50 52056 Aachen Deutschland
- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie RWTH Aachen Worringerweg 1 52074 Aachen Deutschland
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- DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien Forckenbeckstr. 50 52056 Aachen Deutschland
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- DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien Forckenbeckstr. 50 52056 Aachen Deutschland
- Institut für Physikalische Chemie RWTH Aachen Landoltweg 2 52074 Aachen Deutschland
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- DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien Forckenbeckstr. 50 52056 Aachen Deutschland
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Bettens T, Hoffmann M, Alonso M, Geerlings P, Dreuw A, De Proft F. Mechanochemically Triggered Topology Changes in Expanded Porphyrins. Chemistry 2021; 27:3397-3406. [PMID: 33170967 PMCID: PMC7898923 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A hitherto unexplored class of molecules for molecular force probe applications are expanded porphyrins. This work proves that mechanical force is an effective stimulus to trigger the interconversion between Hückel and Möbius topologies in [28]hexaphyrin, making these expanded porphyrins suitable to act as conformational mechanophores operating at mild (sub-1 nN) force conditions. A straightforward approach based on distance matrices is proposed for the selection of pulling scenarios that promote either the planar Hückel topology or the three lowest lying Möbius topologies. This approach is supported by quantum mechanochemical calculations. Force distribution analyses reveal that [28]hexaphyrin selectively allocates the external mechanical energy to molecular regions that trigger Hückel-Möbius interconversions, explaining why certain pulling scenarios favor the Hückel two-sided topology and others favor Möbius single-sided topologies. The meso-substitution pattern on [28]hexaphyrin determines whether the energy difference between the different topologies can be overcome by mechanical activation.
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- Tom Bettens
- Eenheid Algemene Chemie (ALGC)Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)Pleinlaan 21050BrusselsBelgium
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific ComputingRuprecht-Karls UniversityIm Neuenheimer Feld 205A69120HeidelbergGermany
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- Eenheid Algemene Chemie (ALGC)Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)Pleinlaan 21050BrusselsBelgium
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- Eenheid Algemene Chemie (ALGC)Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)Pleinlaan 21050BrusselsBelgium
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific ComputingRuprecht-Karls UniversityIm Neuenheimer Feld 205A69120HeidelbergGermany
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- Eenheid Algemene Chemie (ALGC)Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)Pleinlaan 21050BrusselsBelgium
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Pan Y, Zhang H, Xu P, Tian Y, Wang C, Xiang S, Boulatov R, Weng W. A Mechanochemical Reaction Cascade for Controlling Load-Strengthening of a Mechanochromic Polymer. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:21980-21985. [PMID: 32827332 PMCID: PMC7756483 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
We demonstrate an intermolecular reaction cascade to control the force which triggers crosslinking of a mechanochromic polymer of spirothiopyran (STP). Mechanochromism arises from rapid reversible force-sensitive isomerization of STP to a merocyanine, which reacts rapidly with activated C=C bonds. The concentration of such bonds, and hence the crosslinking rate, is controlled by force-dependent dissociation of a Diels-Alder adduct of anthracene and maleimide. Because the adduct requires ca. 1 nN higher force to dissociate at the same rate as that of STP isomerization, the cascade limits crosslinking to overstressed regions of the material, which are at the highest rate of material damage. Using comb polymers decreased the minimum concentration of mechanophores required to crosslinking by about 100-fold compared to previous examples of load-strengthening materials. The approach described has potential for controlling a broad range of reaction sequences triggered by mechanical load.
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- Yifei Pan
- Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University422 South Siming RoadXiamenFujian361005P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University422 South Siming RoadXiamenFujian361005P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University422 South Siming RoadXiamenFujian361005P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool and Donnan LabG31, Crown St.LiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool and Donnan LabG31, Crown St.LiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University422 South Siming RoadXiamenFujian361005P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Liverpool and Donnan LabG31, Crown St.LiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Department of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University422 South Siming RoadXiamenFujian361005P. R. China
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Pan Y, Zhang H, Xu P, Tian Y, Wang C, Xiang S, Boulatov R, Weng W. A Mechanochemical Reaction Cascade for Controlling Load‐Strengthening of a Mechanochromic Polymer. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202010043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Yifei Pan
- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University 422 South Siming Road Xiamen Fujian 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University 422 South Siming Road Xiamen Fujian 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University 422 South Siming Road Xiamen Fujian 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool and Donnan Lab G31, Crown St. Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool and Donnan Lab G31, Crown St. Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University 422 South Siming Road Xiamen Fujian 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool and Donnan Lab G31, Crown St. Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University 422 South Siming Road Xiamen Fujian 361005 P. R. China
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Yildiz D, Baumann C, Mikosch A, Kuehne AJC, Herrmann A, Göstl R. Anti-Stokes Stress Sensing: Mechanochemical Activation of Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Photon Upconversion. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:12919-12923. [PMID: 31265744 PMCID: PMC6772058 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The development of methods to detect damage in macromolecular materials is of paramount importance to understand their mechanical failure and the structure-property relationships of polymers. Mechanofluorophores are useful and sensitive molecular motifs for this purpose. However, to date, tailoring of their optical properties remains challenging and correlating emission intensity to force induced material damage and the respective events on the molecular level is complicated by intrinsic limitations of fluorescence and its detection techniques. Now, this is tackled by developing the first stress-sensing motif that relies on photon upconversion. By combining the Diels-Alder adduct of a π-extended anthracene with the porphyrin-based triplet sensitizer PtOEP in polymers, triplet-triplet annihilation photon upconversion of green to blue light is mechanochemically activated in solution as well as in the solid state.
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- Deniz Yildiz
- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstr. 5052056AachenGermany
- Institute for Technical and Macromolecular ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityWorringerweg 152074AachenGermany
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- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstr. 5052056AachenGermany
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- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstr. 5052056AachenGermany
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- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstr. 5052056AachenGermany
- Institute of Organic and Macromolecular ChemistryUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstr. 5052056AachenGermany
- Institute for Technical and Macromolecular ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityWorringerweg 152074AachenGermany
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- DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive MaterialsForckenbeckstr. 5052056AachenGermany
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Yildiz D, Baumann C, Mikosch A, Kuehne AJC, Herrmann A, Göstl R. Anti‐Stokes‐Belastungsanzeige: Mechanochemische Aktivierung der Triplett‐Triplett‐Annihilierung‐Photonen‐Hochkonversion. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201907436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Deniz Yildiz
- DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien Forckenbeckstraße 50 52056 Aachen Deutschland
- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie RWTH Aachen Worringerweg 1 52074 Aachen Deutschland
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- DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien Forckenbeckstraße 50 52056 Aachen Deutschland
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- DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien Forckenbeckstraße 50 52056 Aachen Deutschland
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- DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien Forckenbeckstraße 50 52056 Aachen Deutschland
- Institut für Organische und Makromolekulare Chemie Universität Ulm Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Deutschland
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- DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien Forckenbeckstraße 50 52056 Aachen Deutschland
- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie RWTH Aachen Worringerweg 1 52074 Aachen Deutschland
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- DWI – Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien Forckenbeckstraße 50 52056 Aachen Deutschland
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Kida J, Imato K, Goseki R, Aoki D, Morimoto M, Otsuka H. The photoregulation of a mechanochemical polymer scission. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3504. [PMID: 30158595 PMCID: PMC6115466 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05996-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Control over mechanochemical polymer scission by another external stimulus may offer an avenue to further advance the fields of polymer chemistry, mechanochemistry, and materials science. Herein, we demonstrate that light can regulate the mechanochemical behavior of a diarylethene-conjugated Diels-Alder adduct (DAE/DA) that reversibly isomerizes from a weaker open form to a stronger closed form under photoirradiation. Pulsed ultrasonication experiments, spectroscopic analyses, and density functional theory calculations support the successful photoregulation of the reactivity of this DAE/DA mechanophore, which is incorporated at the mid-chain of a polymer, and indicate that higher force and energy are required to cleave the closed form of the DAE/DA mechanophore relative to the open form. The present photoregulation concept provides an attractive approach toward the generation of new mechanofunctional polymers.
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- Jumpei Kida
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan.
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Nair RR, Raju M, Jana K, Mondal D, Suresh E, Ganguly B, Chatterjee PB. Instant Detection of Hydrogen Cyanide Gas and Cyanide Salts in Solid Matrices and Water by using Cu II and Ni II Complexes of Intramolecularly Hydrogen Bonded Zwitterions. Chemistry 2018; 24:10721-10731. [PMID: 29797369 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201800894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A series of intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded zwitterionic compartmental ligands HL1-HL4, containing a pendent diamine arm that is monoprotonated and an aldehyde functionality at two different ortho-positions of a 4-halophenoxide, is reported herein. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SXRD) provides persuasive evidence for the identification of this class of proton-transferred zwitterions at room temperature. The solid-state photoluminescent nature of these zwitterions remains intact in aqueous and organic solutions. Grinding of HL1 and HL2 with Cu2+ /Ni2+ salts develop turn-on probes 1-4. Compounds 1 and 4 are dinuclear CuII and NiII species, respectively. Compound 2 is a tetranuclear CuII complex. Interestingly, compound 3 is a mononuclear NiII species in which both nitrogen atoms in the pendant diamine arm are protonated and, therefore, not coordinated to the NiII center. All these probes (1-4) display an instant response to the poison gas hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and cyanide salts present in both solid matrices and aqueous (100 % water) solution. Selective and rapid sensing of HCN gas and cyanide salts in solid/soil/water phases, without any interference, by the mechanosynthesized complexes 1-4 can be perceived easily by the naked eye under a hand-held UV lamp.
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- Ratish R Nair
- Analytical & Environmental Science Division, and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, India), E-mails.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, India
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- Analytical & Environmental Science Division, and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, India), E-mails.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, India
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- Analytical & Environmental Science Division, and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, India), E-mails.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, India
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India
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- Analytical & Environmental Science Division, and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, India), E-mails.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, India
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- Analytical & Environmental Science Division, and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, India), E-mails.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, India
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- Analytical & Environmental Science Division, and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, India), E-mails.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-CSMCRI, G. B. Marg, Bhavnagar, India
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Ishizuki K, Oka H, Aoki D, Goseki R, Otsuka H. Mechanochromic Polymers That Turn Green Upon the Dissociation of Diarylbibenzothiophenonyl: The Missing Piece toward Rainbow Mechanochromism. Chemistry 2018; 24:3170-3173. [PMID: 29338101 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201800194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Mechanochromic polymers, that is, polymers sensitive to mechanical impact, promise great potential for applications in damage sensors. In particular, radical-type mechanochromic polymers, which produce colored radical species in response to mechanical stress, may enable not only the visualization of mechanical stress, but also its quantitative evaluation by electron paramagnetic resonance analysis. Herein, a radical-type mechanochromic polymer that exhibits a color change from white to green upon dissociation of a diarylbibenzothiophenonyl moiety at the mid-point of a polystyrene chain is presented, and its mechanochromic behavior is examined. Mechanochromic materials that show a variety of colors ("rainbow colors") in response to mechanical stress were prepared by simply mixing radical-type mechanochromic polymers of primary colors.
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- Kuniaki Ishizuki
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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Wang J, Xu X, Phan H, Herng TS, Gopalakrishna TY, Li G, Ding J, Wu J. Stable Oxindolyl-Based Analogues of Chichibabin's and Müller's Hydrocarbons. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201708612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jian Wang
- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore; 3 Science Drive 3 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore; 3 Science Drive 3 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore; 3 Science Drive 3 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; National University of Singapore; 119260 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore; 3 Science Drive 3 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; National University of Singapore; 119260 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore; 3 Science Drive 3 117543 Singapore
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Wang J, Xu X, Phan H, Herng TS, Gopalakrishna TY, Li G, Ding J, Wu J. Stable Oxindolyl-Based Analogues of Chichibabin's and Müller's Hydrocarbons. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:14154-14158. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201708612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Revised: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Jian Wang
- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore; 3 Science Drive 3 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore; 3 Science Drive 3 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore; 3 Science Drive 3 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; National University of Singapore; 119260 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore; 3 Science Drive 3 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; National University of Singapore; 119260 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry; National University of Singapore; 3 Science Drive 3 117543 Singapore
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Zhang H, Gao F, Cao X, Li Y, Xu Y, Weng W, Boulatov R. Mechanochromism and Mechanical-Force-Triggered Cross-Linking from a Single Reactive Moiety Incorporated into Polymer Chains. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201510171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Huan Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Engineering; Xiamen University; 422 South Siming Road Xiamen, Fujian 361005 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Engineering; Xiamen University; 422 South Siming Road Xiamen, Fujian 361005 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Engineering; Xiamen University; 422 South Siming Road Xiamen, Fujian 361005 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Engineering; Xiamen University; 422 South Siming Road Xiamen, Fujian 361005 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Engineering; Xiamen University; 422 South Siming Road Xiamen, Fujian 361005 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Engineering; Xiamen University; 422 South Siming Road Xiamen, Fujian 361005 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Liverpool and Donnan Lab; G31, Crown St. Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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Zhang H, Gao F, Cao X, Li Y, Xu Y, Weng W, Boulatov R. Mechanochromism and Mechanical-Force-Triggered Cross-Linking from a Single Reactive Moiety Incorporated into Polymer Chains. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:3040-4. [PMID: 26805709 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201510171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Revised: 12/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Incorporation of small reactive moieties, the reactivity of which depends on externally imposed load (so-called mechanophores) into polymer chains offers access to a broad range of stress-responsive materials. Here, we report that polymers incorporating spirothiopyran (STP) manifest both green mechanochromism and load-induced addition reactions in solution and solid. Stretching a macromolecule containing colorless STP converts it into green thiomerocyanine (TMC), the mechanically activated thiolate moiety of which undergoes rapid thiol-ene click reactions with certain reactive C=C bonds to form a graft or a cross-link. The unique dual mechanochemical response of STP makes it of potentially great utility both for the design of new stress-responsive materials and for fundamental studies in polymer physics, for example, the dynamics of physical and mechanochemical remodeling of loaded materials.
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- Huan Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P.R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool and Donnan Lab, G31, Crown St., Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK
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Takahashi A, Ohishi T, Goseki R, Otsuka H. Degradable epoxy resins prepared from diepoxide monomer with dynamic covalent disulfide linkage. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.11.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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