Area of research
Inorganic Chemistry · Organic Chemistry
Research interest
Research topics from publications: Anion‐Coordination Foldamer‐Based Polymer Network: from Molecular Spring to Elastomer. Representative work: Abstract Foldamer is a scaled‐down version of coil spring, which can absorb and release energy by conformational change. Here, polymer networks with high density of molecular springs were developed by employing anion‐coordination‐based foldamers as the monomer. The coiling of the foldamer is controlled by oligo(urea) ligands coordinating to chloride ions; subsequently, the folding and unfolding of foldamer conformations endow the polymer network with excellent energy dissipation and toughness. The mechanical performance of the corresponding polymer networks shows a dramatic increase from P‐L 2U Cl (non‐folding), to P‐L 4U Cl (a full turn), and then to P‐L 6U Cl (1.5 turns), in terms of stren