Living supramolecular polymerization of an amphiphilic aza-BODIPY dye realized by water-assisted kinetic trapping

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Jul 7;58(55):7662-7665. doi: 10.1039/d2cc02437c.

Abstract

The kinetic assembly pathways of a newly synthesized amphiphilic aza-BODIPY dye 1 were tuned by using H2O as a co-solvent in MeOH. Accordingly, the biphasic aggregation pathways resulting in kinetically-trapped and thermodynamically stable aggregates of 1 were established and the multiple cyclic seeded living supramolecular polymerization of this dye was realized.

MeSH terms

  • Boron Compounds*
  • Kinetics
  • Polymerization
  • Water*

Substances

  • Boron Compounds
  • azaBDPBA compound
  • Water