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. 2025 Aug 31:e00601.
doi: 10.1002/asia.202500601. Online ahead of print.

Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Polymers of Mono- and Bis-triazolylphenylazoaniline-Functionalized Copillar[5]Arenes: With Distinctive Binding Modes

Chun-Yi Yao  1 , Yung-Yu Chang  1 , Reguram Arumugaperumal  1 , Tzu-Yi Chao  2 , Putikam Raghunath  3 , Ming-Chang Lin  3 , Wen-Sheng Chung  1   2
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Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Polymers of Mono- and Bis-triazolylphenylazoaniline-Functionalized Copillar[5]Arenes: With Distinctive Binding Modes

Chun-Yi Yao et al. Chem Asian J. .

Abstract

Mono- and bis-triazolylphenylazoaniline-functionalized copillar[5]arenes 1 and 2 were synthesized forming linear supramolecular polymers with dual pH and photo responsiveness. Upon acidification, copillar[5]arene 1 undergoes protonation, converting its aniline group into a primary ammonium ion (1-H), which significantly enhances its supramolecular polymerization compared to 1. Designed as an AB-type supramolecular polymer, 1-H exhibits distinct polymerization behavior in contrast to neutral copillar[5]arene 2, which forms a 1:1 supramolecular polymer with dimethoxypillar[5]arene (DMP5). Copillar[5]arene 2 is believed to bind DMP5 through its cavity, linking two aniline groups from separate molecules to form a two component supramolecular polymer. The degree of polymerization of 1-H and the 1:1 ratio of 2 and DMP5 can be controlled by adjusting the pH, as confirmed by pH- and concentration-dependent 1H-NMR and diffusion-ordered spectroscopy (DOSY) experiments. UV-vis spectroscopy and FE-SEM were further used to examine the effects of photoirradiation on polymer morphology and absorption at varying concentrations.

Keywords: Azobenzene; Click reactions; Copillar[5]arenes; Self‐assembly; Stimuli responsive; Supramolecular polymers.

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