Halogen bonding in polymer science: towards new smart materials

R Kampes, S Zechel, MD Hager, US Schubert - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The halogen bond is a special non-covalent interaction, which can represent a powerful tool
in supramolecular chemistry. Although the halogen bond offers several advantages …

Electric Fields in Polymeric Systems

MA Rothermund, SJ Koehler… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polymer-based electronic devices are limited by slow transport and recombination of newly
separated charges. Built-in electric fields, which arise from compositional gradients, are …

Pathway complexity in supramolecular copolymerization and blocky star copolymers by a hetero-seeding effect

P Khanra, AK Singh, L Roy, A Das - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study unravels the intricate kinetic and thermodynamic pathways involved in the
supramolecular copolymerization of the two chiral dipolar naphthalene monoimide (NMI) …

Crystallization‐Driven Controlled Two‐Dimensional (2D) Assemblies from Chromophore‐Appended Poly (L‐lactide) s: Highly Efficient Energy Transfer on a 2D …

A Rajak, A Das - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A rational approach towards precision two‐dimensional (2D) assemblies by crystallization‐
driven self‐assembly (CDSA) of poly (L‐lactides)(PLLAs), end‐capped with dipolar dyes like …

Controlled supramolecular polymerization of π-systems

G Ghosh, P Dey, S Ghosh - Chemical Communications, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular polymers, albeit having precise internal order, largely lack precision in the
mesoscopic scale because in most examples supramolecular polymerization occurs under …

Redox-Triggered Activation of Heavy-Atom-Free Photosensitizer and Implications in Targeted Photodynamic Therapy

T Banerjee, K Dan, AK Pal, R Bej, A Datta… - ACS Macro …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A strategy for a redox-activatable heavy-atom-free photosensitizer (PS) based on thiolated
naphthalimide has been demonstrated. The PS exhibits excellent reactive oxygen species …

Unraveling halogen effects in supramolecular polymerization

J Matern, N Bäumer, G Fernández - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Halogens play a crucial role in numerous natural processes and synthetic materials due to
their unique physicochemical properties and the diverse interactions they can engage in. In …

Halogen bonding regulated functional nanomaterials

J Zheng, A Suwardi, CJE Wong, XJ Loh, Z Li - Nanoscale Advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Non-covalent interactions have gained increasing attention for use as a driving force to
fabricate various supramolecular architectures, exhibiting great potential in crystal and …

Aggregation behaviors of alkyl α-keto acids in water

H Xu, S Wang, Y Li, X Liang, H He, N Du… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Single-tailed α-keto acids are a kind of fatty acid derivatives and weakly acidic amphiphiles.
Only the aggregation behavior of α-ketooctanoic acid (KC8) in water was investigated so far …

Molecular recognition driven bioinspired directional supramolecular assembly of amphiphilic (macro) molecules and proteins

A Sikder, S Chakraborty, P Rajdev, P Dey… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Bioinspired self-assembly has been explored with diverse synthetic scaffolds,
among which amphiphiles are perhaps the most extensively studied systems. Classical …