Homochiral Supramolecular Thin Film from Self-Assembly of Achiral Triarylamine Molecules by Circularly Polarized Light
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Synthesis and Self-Assembly
2.2. Formation of Homochiral Supramolecular Thin Film by CPL
2.3. Chiral Stability of the Photopolymerized Homochiral Thin Film
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials and Characterization
3.2. Synthetic Procedures and Methods
3.2.1. Synthesis of an Amine-Substituted TAA Compound 2
3.2.2. Synthesis of TSADA
3.2.3. Density-Functional-Tight-Binding (DFTB) Simulation
3.2.4. Formation of Homochiral Supramolecular Thin Film and Polymerization by Light
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Park, C.; Lee, J.; Kim, T.; Lim, J.; Park, J.; Kim, W.Y.; Kim, S.Y. Homochiral Supramolecular Thin Film from Self-Assembly of Achiral Triarylamine Molecules by Circularly Polarized Light. Molecules 2020, 25, 402. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25020402
Park C, Lee J, Kim T, Lim J, Park J, Kim WY, Kim SY. Homochiral Supramolecular Thin Film from Self-Assembly of Achiral Triarylamine Molecules by Circularly Polarized Light. Molecules. 2020; 25(2):402. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25020402
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Changjun, **hee Lee, Taehyoung Kim, Jaechang Lim, Jeyoung Park, Woo Youn Kim, and Sang Youl Kim. 2020. "Homochiral Supramolecular Thin Film from Self-Assembly of Achiral Triarylamine Molecules by Circularly Polarized Light" Molecules 25, no. 2: 402. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25020402