This review provides a comprehensive overview on the effects of plasticization on microporous polymer membranes, as well as strategies to mitigate this phenomenon for gas separation applications.
Homoconjugation occurs when two aromatic rings are separated by a single non-conjugated atom. This is demonstrated in triptycene by the through-space overlap of the π-clouds of the aryl fins and can be used to enhance optoelectronic properties.
When a tripodal triptycene with strong 2D assembling ability is incorporated into both termini of a poly(ethylene glycol), the polymer chains are accommodated between the 2D triptycene arrays, giving rise to a periodic lamellar structure.
Optically-pure and racemic triptycene-derived ladder-type ligands self-assemble with a cis-platinum(II) complex to form enantiopure and racemic homochiral Pt2L2-type metallomacrocycles, respectively.
A novel chiral triptycene-based imine ligand has been designed, synthesized and then characterized using various spectroscopic techniques, including FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HRMS for the asymmetric ring opening reactions.