Unraveling Dynamic Helicity Inversion and Chirality Transfer through the Synthesis of Discrete Azobenzene Oligomers by an Iterative Exponential Growth Strategy

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie Vol. 136; no. 5
• Main Authors: Wang, Xiao, Yu, Zhihong, Huang, Zhihao, Zhou, Nianchen, Cheng, Xiaoxiao, Zhang, Zhengbiao, Zhang, Wei, Zhu, Xiulin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 25.01.2024
• Subjects: Assemblies; Azo compounds; Azobenzene; Chemistry; Chiral Assembly; Chirality; Discrete Oligomers; Handedness; Helicity; Helicity Inversion; Oligomers; Polymers; Precision Synthesis; Smart materials; Thermodynamic properties

Unraveling the chirality transfer mechanism of polymer assemblies and controlling their handedness is beneficial for exploring the origin of hierarchical chirality and developing smart materials with desired chiroptical activities. However, polydisperse polymers often lead to an ambiguous or statist...