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Competitive Hydrogen Bonding in π‐Stacked Oligomers
Author(s) -
Rochefort A.,
Bayard É.,
HadjMessaoud S.
Publication year - 2007
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/adma.200602099
Subject(s) - intermolecular force , hydrogen bond , materials science , molecule , flexibility (engineering) , chemical physics , hydrogen , crystallography , nanotechnology , chemistry , organic chemistry , statistics , mathematics
A theoretical study showing the importance of intra‐ and intermolecular hydrogen bonding in the formation of self‐assembled systems is reported. Arene‐based species with appropriate functional groups to favor intermolecular hydrogen bonding are studied. It is found that molecular flexibility can create strong intermolecular hydrogen bonds within oligomers in which molecules are generally separated by large interplanar distances (see figure).