Issue 59, 2017

Control of the light-response in supramolecular metallopolymeric gels by tuning the coordination metal

Abstract

Two novel supramolecular metallo-heteropolymers bearing a photo-isomerizable telechelic bis-terpyridine ligand and either Fe(II) or Co(II) coordination metal were synthesized. Both polymers induced gelation of organic solvents at a concentration as low as 0.12 wt% yielding thixotropic gels. Judicious choice of the electronic and photophysical properties of both ditopic ligand and metal ion enabled to achieve control over photomechanical response in supramolecular organogels upon UV light irradiation through molecular design.

Graphical abstract: Control of the light-response in supramolecular metallopolymeric gels by tuning the coordination metal

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 May 2017
Accepted
29 Jun 2017
First published
30 Jun 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 8344-8347

Control of the light-response in supramolecular metallopolymeric gels by tuning the coordination metal

E. Borré, J. Stumbé, S. Bellemin-Laponnaz and M. Mauro, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 8344 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC03516K

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