LCST: a powerful tool to control complexation between a dialkoxynaphthalene-functionalised poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and CBPQT~(4+) in water

摘要

We describe the application of the LCST of a naphthalene-functionalised polyNlPAM derivative as a convenient, tuneable and reversible method to disrupt complex formation with CBPQT~(4+) in water.rnThe reversible self-assembly of small molecules and oligomers into supramolecular polymers has emerged as a powerful methodology for the development of responsive new materials. Recently considerable attention has been directed towards the design and synthesis of supramolecular polymers that can be assembled and tuned in aqueous media.