Supramolecular Polymer Cross-Linked by Discrete Tris-[2]pseudorotaxane Metallacycles and Its Redox-Responsive Behavior

Gui Yuan Wu, Xu Qing Wang, Li Jun Chen, Yi Xiong Hu, Guang Qiang Yin, Lin Xu, Bo Jiang, Hai Bo Yang

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Abstract

A new discrete hexagonal metallacycle M containing tris-[2]pseudorotaxane moiety has been successfully designed and synthesized via coordination-driven self-assembly. The newly designed tris-[2]pseudorotaxane metallacycle was well characterized with nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectra analysis. Such tris-[2]pseudorotaxane metallacycle M and pillar[5]arene dimer (PD) could further form a new family of cross-linked redox-responsive supramolecular polymer M (PD) 3 through a host-guest interaction. Interestingly, the polymer M (PD) 3 displayed redox-responsive behavior and showed tuned weight-average diffusion coefficients D upon redox stimuli, which is attributed to the changed coordination geometries of [Cu(phen) 2 ] + and [Cu(phen) 2 ] 2+ in such system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15414-15420
Number of pages7
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume57
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Dec 2018

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