Selenium-containing polymers with fascinating functionalities such as stimuli-responsive property,enzyme mimics,antioxidant activity,promotion of immune-cell activity,anticancer activity,and controlled delivery proper...Selenium-containing polymers with fascinating functionalities such as stimuli-responsive property,enzyme mimics,antioxidant activity,promotion of immune-cell activity,anticancer activity,and controlled delivery property,are highly desired,but rarely developed due to their underexplored synthetic methods.Herein,through careful design of monomeric structures and polymerization conditions,we report a series of catalyst-free multicomponent polymerizations(MCPs)of elemental selenium with aliphatic/aromatic diamines and diisocyanides that directly converted selenium to polyselenoureas with long-term stability,good solubility,well-characterized structures,and unique functionalities.The MCPs enjoyed broad monomer scope and fast conversion in 1 min,delivering 18 polyselenoureas with high molecular weights(M_(w)s up to 94,600 g/mol)in high yields(up to 99%).Furthermore,the polyselenoureas could be used for the extraction of Au^(3+)from mixed-metal ion solutions under practical conditions with high selectivity,sensitivity(<1μg/L),efficiency(>99.99%),and capacity(up to 665.60 mg·Au^(3+)/g)within 1 min.Further,the elemental gold was recoverable after the pyrolysis of the polymer complexes.展开更多
基金This research was made possible as a result of a generous grant from National Science Foundation of China(21822102,21774034,21490573,21490574,and 21788102)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2016A030306045 and 2016A030312002)the Innovation and Technology Commission of Hong Kong(ITC-CNERC14SC01)。
文摘Selenium-containing polymers with fascinating functionalities such as stimuli-responsive property,enzyme mimics,antioxidant activity,promotion of immune-cell activity,anticancer activity,and controlled delivery property,are highly desired,but rarely developed due to their underexplored synthetic methods.Herein,through careful design of monomeric structures and polymerization conditions,we report a series of catalyst-free multicomponent polymerizations(MCPs)of elemental selenium with aliphatic/aromatic diamines and diisocyanides that directly converted selenium to polyselenoureas with long-term stability,good solubility,well-characterized structures,and unique functionalities.The MCPs enjoyed broad monomer scope and fast conversion in 1 min,delivering 18 polyselenoureas with high molecular weights(M_(w)s up to 94,600 g/mol)in high yields(up to 99%).Furthermore,the polyselenoureas could be used for the extraction of Au^(3+)from mixed-metal ion solutions under practical conditions with high selectivity,sensitivity(<1μg/L),efficiency(>99.99%),and capacity(up to 665.60 mg·Au^(3+)/g)within 1 min.Further,the elemental gold was recoverable after the pyrolysis of the polymer complexes.
