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Decorating the Edges of a 2D Polymer with a Fluorescence Label.
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Journal of the American Chemical Society [J Am Chem Soc] 2016 Jul 20; Vol. 138 (28), pp. 8976-81. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jul 11. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- This work proves the existence and chemical addressability of defined edge groups of a 2D polymer. Pseudohexagonally prismatic single crystals consisting of layered stacks of a 2D polymer are used. They should expose anthracene-based edge groups at the six (100) but not at the two pseudohexagonal (001) and (001̅) faces. The crystals are reacted with the isotopically enriched dienophiles maleic anhydride and a C18-alkyl chain-modified maleimide. In both cases the corresponding Diels-Alder adducts between these reagents and the edge groups are formed as confirmed by solid state NMR spectroscopy. The same applies to a maleimide derivative carrying a BODIPY dye which was chosen for its fluorescence to be out of the range of the self-fluorescence of the 2D polymer crystals stemming from contained template molecules. If the crystals are excited at λ = 633 nm, their (100) faces and thus their rims fluoresce brightly, while the pseudohexagonal faces remain silent. This is visible when the crystals lie on a pseudohexagonal face. Lambda-mode laser scanning microscopy confirms this fluorescence to originate from the BODIPY dye. Micromechanical exfoliation of the dye-modified crystals results in thinner sheet packages which still exhibit BODIPY fluorescence right at the rim of these packages. This work establishes the chemical nature of the edge groups of a 2D polymer and is also the first implementation of an edge group modification similar to end group modifications of linear polymers.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1520-5126
- Volume :
- 138
- Issue :
- 28
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27347597
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b05456