Programmed Synthesis of Molecular Wires with Fixed Insulation and Defined Length Based on Oligo(phenylene ethynylene) and Permethylated α-Cyclodextrins. 2017

Hiroshi Masai, and Tetsuaki Fujihara, and Yasushi Tsuji, and Jun Terao
Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.

The development of new tuning methods for π-conjugated insulated molecular wires with strictly defined axle lengths as well as positions and degrees of macrocycle coverage would provide unprecedented insight into insulation effects in functionalized materials. Herein, iterative reactions of oligo(phenylene ethynylene) (OPE) linked with permethylated α-cyclodextrins were carried out to fabricate insulated molecular wires with a defined length and insulation in desired areas. Insulated OPEs were elongated in a stepwise manner by performing sequential coupling/deprotection reactions. The insulated areas on the OPE units in each expansion step were selectively controlled by means of programmed solvent conditions (high/low polarity). Moreover, a completely insulated OPE (up to a linked [11]rotaxane) with high structural regularity and high covering ratio was synthesized by appropriate tuning of the Pd catalyst and an extension unit bearing a traceless capping unit based on a tert-butyldimethylsilyl group. This strategy may guide the development of the selective synthesis of fully insulated, partially insulated, and uninsulated molecular wires with well-defined lengths and covered/uncovered areas.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009682 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Spectroscopic method of measuring the magnetic moment of elementary particles such as atomic nuclei, protons or electrons. It is employed in clinical applications such as NMR Tomography (MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING). In Vivo NMR Spectroscopy,MR Spectroscopy,Magnetic Resonance,NMR Spectroscopy,NMR Spectroscopy, In Vivo,Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Spectroscopy, Magnetic Resonance,Spectroscopy, NMR,Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies,Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear,NMR Spectroscopies,Resonance Spectroscopy, Magnetic,Resonance, Magnetic,Resonance, Nuclear Magnetic,Spectroscopies, NMR,Spectroscopy, MR
D011108 Polymers Compounds formed by the joining of smaller, usually repeating, units linked by covalent bonds. These compounds often form large macromolecules (e.g., BIOPOLYMERS; PLASTICS). Polymer
D002850 Chromatography, Gel Chromatography on non-ionic gels without regard to the mechanism of solute discrimination. Chromatography, Exclusion,Chromatography, Gel Permeation,Chromatography, Molecular Sieve,Gel Filtration,Gel Filtration Chromatography,Chromatography, Size Exclusion,Exclusion Chromatography,Gel Chromatography,Gel Permeation Chromatography,Molecular Sieve Chromatography,Chromatography, Gel Filtration,Exclusion Chromatography, Size,Filtration Chromatography, Gel,Filtration, Gel,Sieve Chromatography, Molecular,Size Exclusion Chromatography
D043862 Rotaxanes Complex compounds in which a dumbbell shaped molecule is encircled by a macrocycle. They are named after rota (wheel) and axis (axle). Notation with a prefix is used to indicate the number of interlocked components. They have potential use in NANOTECHNOLOGY. Rotaxanes have been made with CYCLODEXTRINS and CYCLIC ETHERS. Polyrotaxanes,Pseudorotaxane,Pseudorotaxanes,Rotaxane
D046911 Macromolecular Substances Compounds and molecular complexes that consist of very large numbers of atoms and are generally over 500 kDa in size. In biological systems macromolecular substances usually can be visualized using ELECTRON MICROSCOPY and are distinguished from ORGANELLES by the lack of a membrane structure. Macromolecular Complexes,Macromolecular Compounds,Macromolecular Compounds and Complexes,Complexes, Macromolecular,Compounds, Macromolecular,Substances, Macromolecular
D047391 alpha-Cyclodextrins Cyclic GLUCANS consisting of six (6) glucopyranose units linked by 1,4-glycosidic bonds. alpha Cyclodextrins

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