An acid/base responsive side-chain polyrotaxane system with a fluorescent signal. Issue 10 (10th February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cao, Zhan-Qi; Luan, Zhou-Lin; Zhang, Qi; Gu, Rui-Rui; Ren, Jun; Qu, Da-Hui
• Is Part Of: Polymer chemistry. Volume 7:Issue 10(2016)
• Page Start: 1866
• Page End: 1870
• Publication Date: 2016-02-10
• Subjects: Polymers -- Periodicals; Macromolecules -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1039/c5py01944c
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1759-9954

Abstract

Abstract : A side-chain polyrotaxane system can generate a remarkable fluorescent signal change in response to acid/base stimuli. Abstract : An acid/base-responsive polyrotaxane system was constructed, in which the side chain was modified with a diferrocene-functionalized bistable rotaxane molecular switch via the "CuAAC" click reaction. The reversible subunit shuttling movement of the rotaxane unit in the polymer system in response to external acid/base stimuli was accompanied by visual fluorescence changes.