Post‐Assembly Polymerization of Discrete Anion‐Coordinated Triple Helicate

Abstract

AbstractHierarchical self‐assembly has been recently employed in the construction of anion‐coordination‐driven gel materials. However, the post‐assembly modification strategy, which may be a highly efficient strategy to realize the functionalization of discrete ‘aniono’ supramolecular architectures, has not been employed yet. Herein we report the first example of anion‐coordination‐driven gel material cross‐linked by well‐defined ‘aniono’ triple helicate through post‐assembly polymerization. The obtained gel shows self‐healing property and excellent compatibility with various surfaces, including glass, rubber, leaf, PP, and metal. The viscoelastic gel constructed through the post‐assembly modification strategy enriches the method to construct the anion‐coordination‐driven smart materials.