Fluorescent Metallacage-Core Supramolecular Polymer Gel Formed by Orthogonal Metal Coordination and Host–Guest Interactions
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- 1 June 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Vol. 140 (24), 7674-7680
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b03781
Abstract
Herein, we report the preparation of a multi-functional metallacage-cored supramolecular gel by orthogonal metal-coordination and host-guest interactions. A tetragonal prismatic cage with four appended 21-crown-7 (21C7) moieties in its pillar parts was first prepared via the metalcoordination-driven self-assembly of cis-Pt(PEt3)2(OTf)2, tetraphenylethene (TPE) based sodium benzoate ligands and linear dipyridyl ligands. Further addition of a bisammonium linker to the cage delivered a supramolecular polymer network via the host-guest interactions between the 21C7 moieties and ammonium salts, which formed a supramolecular gel at relatively higher concentrations. Due to the incorporation of a TPE derivative as the fluorophore, the gel shows emission properties. Multiple stimuli-responsiveness and good self-healing properties were also observed because of the dynamic metal-coordination and host-guest interactions used to stabilize the whole network structure. Moreover, the storage and loss moduli of the gel are 10-fold of the gel without the metallacage cores, indicating that the rigid metallacage plays a significant role in enhancing the stiffness of the gel. The studies described herein not only enrich the functionalization of fluorescent metallacages via elegant ligand design but also provide a way to prepare stimuli-responsive and self-healing supramolecular gels as robust and smart materials.Keywords
Funding Information
- Division of Chemistry (CHE-1506722)
- National Cancer Institute (R01 CA215157)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21574034)
- Division of Materials Research (DMR-1205670)
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (LY16B040006)
- Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
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