Programmable supramolecular chirality in non-equilibrium systems affording a multistate chiroptical switch
Abstract The dynamic regulation of supramolecular chirality in non-equilibrium systems can provide valuable insights into molecular self-assembly in living systems. Herein, we demonstrate the use of chemical fuels for regulating self-assembly pathway, which thereby controls the supramolecular chiral...
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| author | Jingjing Li Yihan Cui Yi-Lin Lu Yunfei Zhang Kaihuang Zhang Chaonan Gu Kaifang Wang Yujia Liang Chun-Sen Liu |
| author_facet | Jingjing Li Yihan Cui Yi-Lin Lu Yunfei Zhang Kaihuang Zhang Chaonan Gu Kaifang Wang Yujia Liang Chun-Sen Liu |
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| description | Abstract The dynamic regulation of supramolecular chirality in non-equilibrium systems can provide valuable insights into molecular self-assembly in living systems. Herein, we demonstrate the use of chemical fuels for regulating self-assembly pathway, which thereby controls the supramolecular chirality of assembly in non-equilibrium systems. Depending on the nature of different fuel acids, the system shows pathway-dependent non-equilibrium self-assembly, resulting in either dynamic self-assembly with transient supramolecular chirality or kinetically trapped self-assembly with inverse supramolecular chirality. More importantly, successive conducting of chemical-fueled process and thermal annealing process allows for the sequential programmability of the supramolecular chirality between four different chiral hydrogels, affording a new example of a multistate supramolecular chiroptical switch that can be recycled multiple times. The current finding sheds new light on the design of future supramolecular chiral materials, offering access to alternative self-assembly pathways and kinetically controlled non-equilibrium states. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6359f5331def4bd386ac070b1ee53f532023-11-20T10:15:40ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-08-0114111410.1038/s41467-023-40698-9Programmable supramolecular chirality in non-equilibrium systems affording a multistate chiroptical switchJingjing Li0Yihan Cui1Yi-Lin Lu2Yunfei Zhang3Kaihuang Zhang4Chaonan Gu5Kaifang Wang6Yujia Liang7Chun-Sen Liu8School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of TechnologyCollege of New Energy, Zhengzhou University of Light IndustryDepartment of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai UniversityCollege of New Energy, Zhengzhou University of Light IndustryCollege of New Energy, Zhengzhou University of Light IndustryCollege of New Energy, Zhengzhou University of Light IndustrySchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of TechnologySchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of TechnologyCollege of New Energy, Zhengzhou University of Light IndustryAbstract The dynamic regulation of supramolecular chirality in non-equilibrium systems can provide valuable insights into molecular self-assembly in living systems. Herein, we demonstrate the use of chemical fuels for regulating self-assembly pathway, which thereby controls the supramolecular chirality of assembly in non-equilibrium systems. Depending on the nature of different fuel acids, the system shows pathway-dependent non-equilibrium self-assembly, resulting in either dynamic self-assembly with transient supramolecular chirality or kinetically trapped self-assembly with inverse supramolecular chirality. More importantly, successive conducting of chemical-fueled process and thermal annealing process allows for the sequential programmability of the supramolecular chirality between four different chiral hydrogels, affording a new example of a multistate supramolecular chiroptical switch that can be recycled multiple times. The current finding sheds new light on the design of future supramolecular chiral materials, offering access to alternative self-assembly pathways and kinetically controlled non-equilibrium states.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40698-9 |
| spellingShingle | Jingjing Li Yihan Cui Yi-Lin Lu Yunfei Zhang Kaihuang Zhang Chaonan Gu Kaifang Wang Yujia Liang Chun-Sen Liu Programmable supramolecular chirality in non-equilibrium systems affording a multistate chiroptical switch Nature Communications |
| title | Programmable supramolecular chirality in non-equilibrium systems affording a multistate chiroptical switch |
| title_full | Programmable supramolecular chirality in non-equilibrium systems affording a multistate chiroptical switch |
| title_fullStr | Programmable supramolecular chirality in non-equilibrium systems affording a multistate chiroptical switch |
| title_full_unstemmed | Programmable supramolecular chirality in non-equilibrium systems affording a multistate chiroptical switch |
| title_short | Programmable supramolecular chirality in non-equilibrium systems affording a multistate chiroptical switch |
| title_sort | programmable supramolecular chirality in non equilibrium systems affording a multistate chiroptical switch |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40698-9 |
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