Xu Jie, Lv Changzhu, Shi Qiangqiang, Zhang Jialin, Wang Ning, Zhang Guoying, Hu Jinming, Liu Shiyong
Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, 230026, Hefei, Anhui Province, China.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2023 Aug 14;62(33):e202306119. doi: 10.1002/anie.202306119. Epub 2023 Jul 10.
Discrete polymers offer an excellent platform for comprehending the interplay between precise chain structures, distinctive self-assembly behavior, and functional applications, whereas the development of discrete polymers with self-immolative properties remains scarce. Here, we modularly synthesize a library of discrete self-immolative oligourethanes containing N-naphthylcarbamate or N-(3-fluorophenyl)carbamate repeating units via iterative stepwise growth. These oligourethanes undergo not only cascade 1,6-elimination depolymerizations via photo-mediated removal of o-nitrobenzyl carbamate triggers but also selective cleavage of benzyl-O linkages under MS/MS conditions even without UV light irradiation. In aqueous media, these discrete oligourethanes self-assemble into different morphologies such as flat nanosheets, nanofibers, and nanoribbons, depending on the chain lengths and backbone compositions, and further morphological transitions are observed upon thermal annealing.
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