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Self-assembled helical columnar superstructures with selective homochirality†
Bin Mu,Qian Li,Xiao Li,Jian Chen,Jianglin Fang,Dongzhong Chen
Polymer Chemistry Pub Date : 05/02/2017 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C7PY00471K
Abstract

Electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complexes of triphenylene (TP) based side-chain discotic liquid crystalline polymers doped with chiral acceptors exhibit a remarkable supramolecular polymer effect upon reaching a critical doping amount, complying with the discrete columnar stack (DCS) based modular assembly mechanism. Furthermore, selective left- or right-handed homochirality determined by the enantiomeric nature of chiral dopants has been achieved, with a helical polymer backbone surrounded by chiral supramolecular columns through modular assembly between the chiral dopant and DCS subunits, revealing a strong circular dichroism (CD) activity reminiscent of the fascinating hierarchically assembled superstructure of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). Such polymeric EDA stoichiometric complexation and generation of single-handedness provides inspiring insight into and guidance for constructing various chiral functional materials via non-covalent interactions in a facile way, and also enhances in-depth understanding of the origin of biological helical structures and chiral basis of life.

Graphical abstract: Self-assembled helical columnar superstructures with selective homochirality
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