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Construction of Helically Stacked π‐Electron Systems in Poly(quinolylene‐2,3‐methylene) Stabilized by Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds
Author(s) -
Kataoka Yuki,
Kanbayashi Naoya,
Fujii Naoka,
Okamura Takaaki,
Haino Takeharu,
Onitsuka Kiyotaka
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.202002734
Subject(s) - intramolecular force , vicinal , quinoline , methylene , hydrogen bond , molecule , polymer , chemistry , crystallography , copolymer , isocyanide , conjugated system , materials science , stereochemistry , organic chemistry
π‐Stacked polymers, which consist of layered π‐electron systems in a polymer, can be expected to be used in molecular electronic devices. However, the construction of a stable π‐stacked structure in a polymer is considerably challenging because it requires sophisticated designs and precise synthetic methods. Herein, we present a novel π‐stacked architecture based on poly(quinolylene‐2,3‐methylene) bearing alanine derivatives as the side chain, obtained through the living cyclo‐copolymerization of an o ‐allenylaryl isocyanide. In the resulting polymer, the neighboring quinoline rings of the main chain form a layered structure with π–π interactions, which is stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonds. The vicinal quinoline units form two independent helices and the whole molecule is a twisted‐tape structure. This structure is established on the basis of UV/CD spectra, theoretical calculations, and atomic‐force microscopy.
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