Polyguanamine
derivatives having cyclic moieties constituted by
two phenyl and two triazine rings have been synthesized, and a supramolecular
organization based on their multiple hydrogen-bonding ability was
investigated. The obtained polyguanamine derivatives with cyclic moieties
were transparent and amorphous in the bulk state and showed excellent
mechanical strength emanating from multiple hydrogen bonds, owing
to the abundant amino groups present in the structure. These polyguanamine
derivatives formed stable monolayers at the air/water interface. The
multilayers were transferred using the Langmuir–Blodgett method,
and they formed highly periodic layered structures. To evaluate the
metal scavenging ability of the cyclic moieties, the metal ions, Cd2+, Nd3+, and Pd2+, were introduced in
the subphase. As a result, the cyclic moieties in the polyguanamine
derivatives efficiently captured Cd2+, Nd3+,
and Pd2+ metal ions. After the metal was captured, the
layered structure of each organized film showed higher periodicity
because of rearrangement. Moreover, the annular part had a cup-like
structure, and the steric size effect of the ring influenced the metal
scavenging.
Metal desorption behavior of polyguanamine derivatives having cyclic moieties (c-PGs), with metal-scavenging abilities, organized into molecular films was investigated, and a recovery technique was realized. Cadmium (a toxic metal), palladium (a precious metal), and neodymium (a rare earth metal) were studied, along with sodium (a cationic metal). A monolayer of c-PGs forming on an aqueous metal solution surface effectively scavenges cations from the subphase owing to the relative basicity of the cyclic moiety. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that cadmium and palladium (both divalent cations) were desorbed by simple 30-60 min ultrasonication of their Langmuir-Blodgett multilayers. Conversely, the desorption of neodymium, a trivalent cation, was very slow. Sodium, a monovalent cation, was difficult to collect. Its valence and monolayer condensation on the aqueous sodium buffer were remarkable, indicating that coordinated sodium ions escape during the monolayer condensation.
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