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Supramolecular Capsules from Bilayer Membrane Scission Driven by Corannulene
Author(s) -
Kim Yongju,
Lee Myongsoo
Publication year - 2015
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.201500101
Subject(s) - corannulene , supramolecular chemistry , bilayer , molecule , fullerene , intercalation (chemistry) , nanomaterials , nanostructure , chemistry , photochemistry , nanotechnology , self assembly , membrane , bond cleavage , nanocapsules , materials science , organic chemistry , catalysis , nanoparticle , biochemistry
Self‐assembly of polyaromatic systems has proved to be a powerful technique to construct nanoscale optoelectronic materials. However, attempts to develop self‐assembled nanomaterials guided by pristine polyaromatic molecules have been limited. Here the construction of photoactive nanocapsules through the scission of an aromatic bilayer membrane driven by curved corannulene intercalation is reported. The framework of the capsule consists of the lateral array of corannulene, a buckyball fragment. The supramolecular capsules exhibit photocatalytic activity to degrade encapsulated fluorescein dye molecules under sunlight irradiation.