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Hierarchical Organization of Functional Perylene Chromophores to Mesoscopic Superstructures by Hydrogen Bonding and π–π Interactions
Author(s) -
Würthner Frank,
Thalacker Christoph,
Sautter Armin
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(199906)11:9<754::aid-adma754>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - mesoscopic physics , perylene , chromophore , materials science , superstructure , intermolecular force , hydrogen bond , chemical physics , nanotechnology , supramolecular chemistry , spectroscopy , photochemistry , quantum yield , fluorescence , crystallography , molecule , organic chemistry , optics , chemistry , condensed matter physics , physics , crystal structure , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
Well‐defined mesoscopic structures are obtained by self‐organization of a multifunctional perylene chromophore that is highly photostable, has a high fluorescence quantum yield, and distinct redox activity. Transmission electron microscopy (see Figure) of such a mesoscopic superstructure, along with NMR and optical spectroscopy, reveals a hierarchical process involving various intermolecular interactions.