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Perylene as an electron-rich moiety in healable, complementary π–π stacked, supramolecular polymer systems

Hart, L. R., Nguyen, N. A., Harries, J. L., Mackay, M. E., Colquhoun, H. M. and Hayes, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0047-2991 (2015) Perylene as an electron-rich moiety in healable, complementary π–π stacked, supramolecular polymer systems. Polymer, 69. pp. 293-300. ISSN 0032-3861

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.03.028

Abstract/Summary

A two-component, supramolecular polymer blend has been designed using a novel π-electron rich bisperylene- terminated polyether. This polymer is able to self-assemble through electronically complementary π–π stacking interactions with a π-electron-deficient chain-folding polydiimide to afford thermally healable polymer blends. Model compounds were developed to assess the suitability of the deep green complexes formed between perylene residues and chain-folding bis-diimides for use in polymer blends. The polymer blends thus synthesised were elastomeric in nature and demonstrated healable properties as demonstrated by scanning electron microscopy. Healing was observed to occur rapidly at ca. 75 degC, and excellent healing efficiencies were found by tensometric and rheometric analyses. These tuneable, stimuli-responsive, supramolecular polymer blends are compared to related healable blends featuring pyrene-terminated oligomers.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF)
Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
ID Code:40290
Uncontrolled Keywords:Healable polymers; π–π stacking; Polymer blends
Publisher:Elsevier

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