• 文献标题:   A One-Pot Polymerization for Concurrently Inducing Predominant Helicity in Optically Inactive Helical Polymer and Constructing Graphene-Based Chiral Hybrid Foams
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LI PP, MA ZW, MEI S, PAN K, DENG JP
  • 作者关键词:   chiral, graphene, helical polymer, hybrid foam, polyacetylene
  • 出版物名称:   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   1022-1336 EI 1521-3927
  • 通讯作者地址:   Beijing Univ Chem Technol
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1002/marc.201900146
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Synthetic chiral helical polymers have achieved impressive progress in past few decades. Unfortunately, how to construct chiral helical polymer-derived functional materials still remains highly challenging. The present contribution reports an unprecedented, one-step strategy for judiciously combining chiral helical polymer with graphene to construct chiral hybrid foams. Graphene oxide (GO), ascorbic acid (L-AA), Rh catalyst, and an achiral acetylenic monomer bearing phenylboronic acid group are mixed in an aqueous dispersion. Under mild conditions, the monomer underwent polymerization; meanwhile GO transforms into reduced graphene oxide (RGO) which in situ self-assembles to construct a 3D porous structure. Herein, L-AA simultaneously plays double roles: 1) working as a chiral source for the monomer to undergo helix-sense-selective polymerization or transferring its chirality to the polymer chains via forming borate structure; and 2) working as a reducing agent for reducing GO. The preparation strategy combines four processes into one single step: monomer polymerization, chirality transfer, reduction of GO, and RGO's self-assembly. The eventually obtained chiral hybrid foams demonstrate advantages of porous structure, chirality, and reversible borate functional groups. The established preparation strategy promises a potent platform for conveniently constructing advanced chiral polymeric materials and even chiral hybrids starting from achiral monomers.