An ordered network polymer of bicontinuous cubic structure resulting from photo-polymerization of a coil-rod-coil molecule self-assembly

Supramolecular nano-assemblies from self-assembly of ABC coil-rod-coil triblock oligomers: Construction of tetragonal perforated lamellar and columnar nano-structures

“…The synthesis of ABC coil-rod-coil triblock molecules 1a-1c and 2a-2c, containing biphenyl and phenyl units connected with ether and ester bonds as a rod segment and poly(propylene oxide)s with a degree of polymerization of 7, 12 and 17 as the A block and octyl or hexadecyl alkyl chains as the C block of coil segments, was performed by using a similar procedure described previously [37][38][39]. The chemical structures of 1a-1c and 2a-2c were characterized by 1 H NMR spectroscopy and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectroscopy (see Supporting information).…”

“…Coil-rod-coil molecules 1a-1c and 2a-2c were synthesized using the same procedures according to the reference described elsewhere [37][38][39]. A representative example is described for 1b.…”

Supramolecular honeycomb and columnar assemblies formed by self-assembly of coil-rod-coil molecules with a conjugated rod segment

“…[9][10][11][12][13][14] It has been reported that ordered nanostructures can be precisely controlled by rod-coil block systems which self-assemble into lamellar, cylindrical, and discrete nanostructures depending on the relative volume fraction of the rod or coil segment. [15][16][17][18][19] Molecules based on a conjugated rod building block, which have unique optical and electronic properties, are of great interest due to the physical properties of these molecules or polymers and are dramatically influenced by the creation of their wellordered diverse supramolecular nano-structures. 4,8,20 Lee and coworkers have reported synthesis and electro-optical studies of self-organizing coil-rod-coil triblock molecules consisting of three biphenyls connected through vinylene linkages as a conjugated rod segment and poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) as the coil segment (molecules 9 and 10 see Scheme I).…”

Self-organization of amphiphilic diblock rod-coil molecule into supramolecular honeycomb and cylindrical aggregates and its application as Suzuki coupling reaction

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] An example of a self-assembling system is provided by rod-coil molecules, which have a strong tendency to self-organize into a variety of supramolecular structures in nano-scale dimensions. [7][8][9][10][11][12] Amphiphilic rod-coil molecules are of great interest for nano-functional materials due to its intrinsic self organization property at the aqueous solution and used as suitable biomembrane and supra-nanoreactor system. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Lee and Jin have previously synthesized an amphiphilic coil-rod-coil molecule that contains polymerizable vinyl groups in the middle of the rod segment, which self-organizes into 2-D columnar structure and transfers to cross-linking nano-fiber via photopolymerization at the liquid crystalline state.…”