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Ribbons, Vesicles, and Baskets: Supramolecular Assembly of a Coil–Plate–Coil Emeraldicene Derivative
Author(s) -
Wang Mingfeng,
Mohebbi Ali Reza,
Sun Yanming,
Wudl Fred
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201201796
Subject(s) - vesicle , supramolecular chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , self assembly , conjugated system , derivative (finance) , tetrahydrofuran , nano , molecule , nanometre , crystallography , chemistry , composite material , polymer , membrane , organic chemistry , biochemistry , solvent , financial economics , economics
Concentration matters : The self‐assembly of title compound 1 evolves from well‐defined ribbons to vesicles to baskets (see picture), upon simply decreasing the concentration of 1 in tetrahydrofuran. Electron microscopy revealed a unique self‐assembled structure: baskets are formed by curved and self‐wrapped nanometer‐thin ribbons. The self‐assembly of π‐conjugated molecule 1 enables to construct nano/micro structures with desired optoelectronic properties.