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SCIENCE CHINA Chemistry, Volume 62, Issue 2: 245-250(2019) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-018-9351-3

Supramolecular gelator based on a [c2]daisy chain rotaxane: efficient gel-solution transition by ring-sliding motion

Rongrong Tao, Qi Zhang, Sijia Rao, Xiuli Zheng, Mingming Li, Dahui Qu*
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  • ReceivedJul 19, 2018
  • AcceptedAug 22, 2018
  • PublishedOct 31, 2018
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Abstract

A supramolecular gelator based on the bistable [c2]daisy chain rotaxane is designed and synthesized. The reversible actuation of the [c2]daisy chain renders the formed supramolecular gel with acid/base-responsive switching between gel and monomer solution. The efficient switching process is attributed to the ring-sliding effect of the rotaxane in response to acid/base stimuli. The ring-inhibited hydrogen bonding stacking results in a nearly quantitatively disassembly of the gel network after addition of base which is hard to be realized by traditional heating strategy in hydrogen-bonding-supported gel.


Funded by

the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21790361,21871084,21672060)

the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(WJ1616011,WJ1213007,222201717003)

and the Programme of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities(B16017)


Acknowledgment

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21790361, 21871084, 21672060), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (WJ1616011, WJ1213007, 222201717003), and the Programme of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (B16017)


Interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.


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The supporting information is available online at http://chem.scichina.com and http://link.springer.com/journal/11426. The supporting materials are published as submitted, without typesetting or editing. The responsibility for scientific accuracy and content remains entirely with the authors.


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    Figure 1

    Schematic representation of the switchable contraction/extension of [c2]daisy chain rotaxane (a) and proposed gel-solution transition mechanism (b) (color online).

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    Figure 2

    Synthesis route of daisy chain rotaxane R1 (color online).

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    Figure 3

    Partial 1H NMR spectrum (400 MHz, CDCl3, 298 K) of daisy chain rotaxane R1 at concentration of 5.50 mM before (a) and after (b) addition of 2.0 equiv. of DBU (color online).

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    Figure 4

    (a) Photographic representation of the gel responding to temperature and pH; frequency-varied rheology curves of the gel before (b) and after (c) addition of DBU at room temperature; (d) rheology curves of gel with increased temperature (color online).

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    Figure 5

    Characteristic polarized optical microscopy images. (a, b) Images of gel under polarized light and in bright field correspondingly; (c, d) images of solution under polarized light and in bright field correspondingly (color online).

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