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Rational Design for Complementary Donor–Acceptor Recognition Pairs Using Self‐Complementary Hydrogen Bonds
Author(s) -
Sikder Amrita,
Ghosh Boyli,
Chakraborty Saptarshi,
Paul Ankan,
Ghosh Suhrit
Publication year - 2016
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.201504092
Subject(s) - hydrogen bond , acceptor , rational design , molecular recognition , stoichiometry , molecule , materials science , self assembly , chemistry , chemical physics , computer science , topology (electrical circuits) , nanotechnology , mathematics , physics , combinatorics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
An adaptable and efficient molecular recognition pair has been established by taking advantage of the complementary nature of donor–acceptor interactions together with the strength of hydrogen bonds. Such distinct molecular recognition propagates in orthogonal directions to effect extended alternating co‐assembly of two different appended molecular entities. The dimensions of the assembled structures can be tuned by stoichiometric imbalance between the donor and acceptor building blocks. The morphology of the self‐assembled material can be correlated with the ratio of the two building blocks.