Chiroptical properties in thin films of π-conjugated systems

G Albano, G Pescitelli, L Di Bari - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Chiral π-conjugated molecules provide new materials with outstanding features for current
and perspective applications, especially in the field of optoelectronic devices. In thin films …

Switchable Phase Helicity Independent of the Absolute Configuration of the Stereocenter: Anomalous Induction between Sergeants and Soldiers in Chiral Liquid …

X Cheng, T Miao, G Zhang, J Guo, Z Zhou… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Controlling the secondary phase in chiral liquid-crystalline (LC) polymers is of great
importance since it transfers and amplifies molecular information to the macroscopic …

In situ controlled construction of a hierarchical supramolecular chiral liquid‐crystalline polymer assembly

X Cheng, T Miao, L Yin, Y Ji, Y Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hierarchical supramolecular chiral liquid‐crystalline (LC) polymer assemblies are
challenging to construct in situ in a controlled manner. Now, polymerization‐induced chiral …

Controlling the multiple chiroptical inversion in biphasic liquid‐crystalline polymers

X Cheng, T Miao, Y Ma, X Zhu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While controlling the chirality and modulating the helicity is a challenging task, it attracts
great research interest for gaining a better understanding of the origin of chirality in nature …

Dynamic biointerfaces: from recognition to function

B Chang, M Zhang, G Qing, T Sun - Small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The transformation of recognition signals into regulating macroscopic behaviors of biological
entities (eg, biomolecules and cells) is an extraordinarily challenging task in engineering …

Conformationally supramolecular chirality prevails over configurational point chirality in side-chain liquid crystalline polymers

X Cheng, Y Gan, G Zhang, Q Song, Z Zhang… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In nature, the communication of primary amino acids in the polypeptides influences
molecular-level packing, supramolecular chirality, and the resulting protein structures. In …

Unexpected chirality transition and inversion mediated by dissolution–aggregation and the odd–even effect

Y Ma, X Cheng, H Ma, Z He, Z Zhang, W Zhang - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The evolution of hierarchical chirality at macromolecular and supramolecular levels in
biological systems is ubiquitous; however, achieving precise control over transitions …

Polymerization‐Induced Helicity Inversion Driven by Stacking Modes and Self‐Assembly Pathway Differentiation

X Cheng, T Miao, H Ma, J Zhang, Z Zhang, W Zhang… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Regulating the mutual stacking arrangements is of great interest for understanding the origin
of chirality at different hierarchical levels in nature. Different from molecular level chirality …

Induction and modulation of supramolecular chirality in side-chain azobenzene polymers through the covalent chiral domino effect

L Yin, M Liu, H Ma, X Cheng, T Miao, W Zhang… - Science China …, 2021 - Springer
Induction, transfer, and modulation of intriguing supramolecular chirality were achieved in a
chiral domino-type polymer system using a chiral α-end azobenzene (Azo) moiety as one …

Metal-ion-triggered symmetry breaking of completely achiral azobenzene amphiphiles in water

YH Yang, R He, Y Qin, L Zhang - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Achieving control over symmetry breaking of completely achiral components in the aqueous
phase is a significant challenge in supramolecular chemistry. Herein, we demonstrate that it …