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Supramolecular Graft Copolymerization of a Polyester by Guest‐Selective Encapsulation of a Self‐Assembled Capsule
Author(s) -
Tsunoda Yuta,
Takatsuka Mei,
Sekiya Ryo,
Haino Takeharu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201611394
Subject(s) - polyester , copolymer , supramolecular chemistry , capsule , polymer , polymer chemistry , chemistry , materials science , supramolecular polymers , crystallography , organic chemistry , crystal structure , botany , biology
Repeating guest units of polyesters poly‐( R )‐ 2 were selectively encapsulated by capsule 1 (BF 4 ) 4 to produce supramolecular graft polymers. The encapsulation of the guest units was confirmed by 1 H NMR spectroscopy. The graft polymer structures were confirmed by the increase in the hydrodynamic radii and the solution viscosities of the polyesters upon complexation of the capsule. After the capsule was formed, atomic force microscopy showed extension of the polyester chains. The introduction of the graft chains onto poly‐( R )‐ 2 resulted in the main chain of the polymer having an M ‐helical morphology. The complexation of copolymers poly‐[( R )‐ 2 ‐ co ‐( S )‐ 2 ] by the capsule gave rise to the unique chiral amplification known as the majority‐rules effect.