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Mechanical Activation of Terpyridine Metal Complexes in Polymers

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The mechanical addressability of specific chemical bonds holds a high potential for the improvement of polymeric materials. While in many cases, mechanical forces applied to polymers lead to bond scissoring and materials failure, including mechanophores into the polymer structure can lead to stimuli-responsive materials reacting to an applied force in a predefined manner. In this contribution, the mechanical addressability of bis-terpyridine metal complexes embedded into a polymer structure is investigated. The activation of the transition metal complexes in the metallopolymer is monitored by adding a fluorescent sensor molecule to the metallopolymer solution during ultrasonication. Upon sonication, the activation of the complexes leads to fluorescence-quenching of the sensor. The dependency of the metal ion and the type of polymer as well as their molar mass is investigated in detail, showing that this concept could possibly be used in further application of stimuli-responsive or self-healing materials.

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The authors would like to thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, SCHU 1229/26-1). Furthermore, S.Z. is grateful to the Carl-Zeiss foundation for funding. I.N. acknowledges support from the Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Digitale Gesellschaft (TMWWDG, ProExzellenz II, NanoPolar) for funding the Solution Characterization Group (SCG) at the Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena.

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    Nadine Hannewald, Marcel Enke, Ivo Nischang, Stefan Zechel, Martin D. Hager & Ulrich S. Schubert

  2. Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany

    Nadine Hannewald, Marcel Enke, Ivo Nischang, Stefan Zechel, Martin D. Hager & Ulrich S. Schubert

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Hannewald, N., Enke, M., Nischang, I. et al. Mechanical Activation of Terpyridine Metal Complexes in Polymers. J Inorg Organomet Polym 30, 230–242 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-019-01274-1

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