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Supramolecular Assembly of Carbohydrate‐Functionalized Salphen–Metal Complexes
Author(s) -
Hui Joseph K.H.,
Yu Zhen,
Mirfakhrai Tissaphern,
MacLachlan Mark J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200902031
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , transmission electron microscopy , metal , crystallography , zinc , chemistry , scanning electron microscope , atomic force microscopy , homogeneous , materials science , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , crystal structure , physics , composite material , thermodynamics
Metallosalphen complexes with peripheral glucose and galactose substituents were synthesized and characterized. Their self‐assembled supramolecular structures were then studied with transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). It was found that all of the complexes displayed aggregation in the solid‐state. Zinc–salphen complexes showed a remarkably homogeneous helical nanofibrillar morphology, whereas the other metal complexes only displayed micron‐sized clusters.