Sumanene-stacked supramolecular polymers. Dynamic, solvation-directed control
Hiroaki Mizuno, Hironobu Nakazawa, Makoto Harada, Yumi Yakiyama, Hidehiro Sakurai, Gaku Fukuhara
Abstract
In this study, we found that a pristine buckybowl, sumanene, can form solution-state supramolecular polymers. We also demonstrated that sumanene supramolecular polymers can be dynamically controlled by external stimuli, in which solvation plays a significant role. This study not only provides new guidelines for the rational design of supramolecular polymers, particularly for the use of buckybowls, but also presents interesting dynamic behaviors of supramolecular polymerization.
Topics & Concepts
Supramolecular chemistrySupramolecular polymersSolvationPolymerPolymerizationMaterials scienceNanotechnologyChemistryPolymer chemistryMoleculeOrganic chemistryComposite materialSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials