Programmable supramolecular chirality in non-equilibrium systems affording a multistate chiroptical switch

Jingjing Li, Yihan Cui, Yi-Lin Lu, Yunfei Zhang, Kaihuang Zhang, Chaonan Gu, Kaifang Wang, Yujia Liang and Chun-Sen Liu ()
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Jingjing Li: Henan University of Technology
Yihan Cui: Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
Yi-Lin Lu: Nankai University
Yunfei Zhang: Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
Kaihuang Zhang: Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
Chaonan Gu: Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
Kaifang Wang: Henan University of Technology
Yujia Liang: Henan University of Technology
Chun-Sen Liu: Zhengzhou University of Light Industry

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2023
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