Issue 102, 2015

A novel supramolecular polymer fabricated via stronger hydrogen-bonding interactions between substituted amide groups: design, synthesis, properties and mechanism

Abstract

A novel difunctional monomer, 1,12-di(2-pyridine carbaldehyde-4′-hydrazinephenylate) dodecane (defined as DPCHP-DODE), was designed and synthesized through a two-step reaction process. The chemical structure of DPCHP-DODE was confirmed by a 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) spectrum, Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrum and elemental analysis (EA). Because the electron densities of both the proton donor (N–H) and proton acceptor (C[double bond, length as m-dash]O) were modulated by the substitutes, amide groups could form stronger hydrogen-bonding interactions between them. With such substituted amide groups at both ends, the molecules of DPCHP-DODE assembled into a supramolecular polymer during the cooling process of the melting DPCHP-DODE, and the resulting samples (defined as DPCHP-DODE110 for the isothermal crystallized sample) exhibited a series of properties similar to conventional polymers, such as fibers dragged from the melt, adherence to the glass substrate, glass-transition, broad melting range, irreversible melting and crystallization process, and solid-like dynamic mechanical properties. Especially, DPCHP-DODE110 could adhere to the glass substrate with a shear strength of 0.8 MPa, which is comparable to that of poly alpha-olefins/styrene–ethylene–butylene copolymer hot-melt adhesive (0.9–1.3 MPa). The effect of the electron density of the proton donors and proton acceptors could be confirmed by comparing the dynamic mechanical properties at an amorphous state between DPCHP-DODEcooled and quenched di(2-pyridine carbaldehyde)-hexanediohydrazide (DPCHcooled), a designed monomer with electron density modulation on the proton donor only. Moreover, temperature-dependent FT-IR spectra were used to identify the differences in supramolecular interactions between DPCHP-DODE and DPCHP-DODE110. Although both hydrogen-bonded and free C[double bond, length as m-dash]O and N–H groups existed in them, DPCHP-DODE110 had more hydrogen-bonded C[double bond, length as m-dash]O and N–H groups both at room temperature and during the heating process, which might be responsible for the polymer properties. Based on which, the formation mechanism of the supramolecular polymer was finally suggested.

Graphical abstract: A novel supramolecular polymer fabricated via stronger hydrogen-bonding interactions between substituted amide groups: design, synthesis, properties and mechanism

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Jun 2015
Accepted
28 Sep 2015
First published
28 Sep 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 84104-84112

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A novel supramolecular polymer fabricated via stronger hydrogen-bonding interactions between substituted amide groups: design, synthesis, properties and mechanism

Z. Dai, L. Qiang, L. Tang and B. Guo, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 84104 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA10876D

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