Publications de Pierre Baillargeon

Crystal structures of lignocellulosic furfuryl biobased polydiacetylenes with hydrogen-bond networks: influencing the direction of solid-state polymerization through modification of the spacer length

Type d’œuvre : Œuvre écrite

Titre du périodique : Crystal Growth & Design 

Date de publication : Avril 2022

Résumé : We present the topochemical polymerization of two lignocellulosic biobased diacetylenes (DAs) that only differ by an alkyl spacer length of 1 methylene (n = 1) or 3 methylene units (n = 3) between the diyne and carbamate functionalities. Their crystalline molecular organizations have the distinctive feature of being suitable for polymerization in two potential directions, either parallel or skewed to the hydrogen-bonded (HB) network. However, single-crystal structures of the final polydiacetylenes (PDAs) demonstrate that the resulting orientation of the conjugated backbones is different for these two derivatives, which lead to HB supramolecular polymer networks (2D nanosheets) for n = 1 and to independent linear PDA chains with intramolecular HBs for n = 3. Thus, spacer length modification can be considered a new strategy to influence the molecular orientation of conjugated polymer chains, which is crucial for developing the next generation of materials with optimal mechanical and optoelectronic properties. [Tiré d’ACS Publications]

Polymer-packing orientations in single crystals of furfuryl-biobased polydiacetylenes 

Type d’œuvre : Œuvre visuelle 

Date de publication : 7 juin 2023 

Lieu de diffusion : Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CSC) à Vancouver.

Portrait de l’empilement des molécules dans un matériau intelligent 

Type d’œuvre : Œuvre visuelle 

Date de publication : 8 mai 2023 

Lieu de diffusion : 90e congrès de l’ACFAS (colloque de l’ARC)