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Optically Active Hybrid Materials Constructed from Helically Substituted Polyacetylenes
Author(s) -
Zhang Huanyu,
Zhao Biao,
Deng Jianping
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the chemical record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1528-0691
pISSN - 1527-8999
DOI - 10.1002/tcr.201500298
Subject(s) - enantioselective synthesis , optically active , materials science , polymer , hybrid material , nanotechnology , catalysis , combinatorial chemistry , chirality (physics) , nanoparticle , graphene , organic chemistry , chemistry , composite material , physics , chiral symmetry , nambu–jona lasinio model , quantum mechanics , quark
Functional materials derived from synthetic helical polymers are attracting increasing interest. Helically substituted polyacetylenes (HSPAs) are especially interesting as typical artificial helical polymers. In recent years, we designed and prepared a series of functional materials based on HSPAs and inorganic materials. The target is to establish some novel hybrid materials that combine the superior properties of both. The examined inorganic materials include silica, graphene, and magnetic Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles. Such new functional materials hold great promise and are expected to find practical applications, for instance, as chiral absorbents, chiral sensors, chiral selectors for inducing enantioselective crystallization, chiral catalysts towards asymmetric catalysis, and chiral carriers for enantioselective release. The Personal Account summarizes our major achievements in preparing optically active hybrid materials. We hope it will speed up progress in chiral‐related research areas.