Self-assembly of a triangle-shaped, hexaplatinum-incorporated, supramolecular amphiphile in solution and at interfaces

Structural Conversion of Supramolecular Assembly in Solution by Thermally Induced Intramolecular Electron Transfer of [Co2 Fe2 ] Complex

Combining metal complexes with amphiphilic molecules leads to a wide variety of functional self-assembled nanostructures. Metal complexes exhibiting spin transitions can be good candidates as the trigger to cause structural conversion of such assembly because they respond to various external stimuli. In this work, we studied a structural conversion of a supramolecular assembly containing a [Co2 Fe2 ] complex through a thermally induced electron transfer-coupled spin transition (ETCST). With an amphiphilic anion, the [Co2 Fe2 ] complex formed reverse vesicles in solution and showed thermal ETCST. In contrast, thermal ETCST in the presence of a bridging hydrogen-bond donor caused structural conversion from the reverse vesicle structure to entangled one-dimensional chains through hydrogen bond formation.

1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene Platinum(II) Complexes as a Route to Functionalized Multiporphyrin Systems

In this study, the cationic complex [PtMe(Me₂SO)(dppf)]CF₃SO₃ (PtFc) (dppf = 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene) was exploited as a precursor to functionalize the multi-chromophoric system hexakis(pyridyl-porphyrinato)benzene (1). The final adduct [PtFc]₁₈-1, containing eighteen platinum(II) organometallic [PtMe(dppf)] fragments, was prepared and characterized through UV/Vis absorption, ³¹P{¹H}-NMR spectroscopy, and fluorescence emission. UV/vis and fluorescence titrations confirmed the coordination between the platinum(II) center and all the pyridyl moieties of the peripheral substituent groups of the porphyrin. The drop casting of diluted dichloromethane solution of [PtFc]₁₈-1 onto a glass surface afford micrometer-sized emissive porphyrin rings.

Two-dimensional (2D) self-assembly of oligo(phenylene-ethynylene) molecules and their triangular platinum(ii) diimine complexes studied using STM

The self-assembly of a series of cyclic oligo(phenylene-ethynylene) (OPE) molecules and their triangular Pt(ii) diimine complexes were studied using scanning tunneling microscope (STM).

Phenanthrylene-butadiynylene and Phenanthrylene-thienylene Macrocycles: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties

A series of macrocycles consisting of 9,10-substituted phenanthrenes connected by butadiynylene linkers in positions 3 and 6 has been described as well as their transformation into the corresponding phenanthrylene-thienylene macrocycles. Structure and properties of the macrocycles, such as self-association in solution and optical and electrochemical properties, were studied and reported in a comparative manner with respect to the effects of the different sizes and shapes of the macrocycles and the character and length of their side chains.

Effects of the position and number of bromine substituents on the concentration-mediated 2D self-assembly of phenanthrene derivatives

The effects of the position and number of bromine substituents on the self-assembled patterns of phenanthrene derivatives by changing multiple weak intermolecular interactions were investigated at the 1-octanoic acid/graphite interface at different concentrations by scanning tunneling microscopy. Two Br substituted DBHP molecules (2,7-DBHP, 3,6-DBHP) and BHP without a Br group formed a linear lamellar pattern by the van der Waals interactions between the alkoxyl chains in each lamella at high concentrations, which forces the phenanthrene derivatives to self-organize in a π-π stacked edge-on conformation. On decreasing the solution concentration, owing to the molecule-molecule van der Waals force and BrBr halogen bonds or the molecule-solvent cooperative BrO (C[double bond, length as m-dash]O) hydrogen and BrHO-hydrogen bonds, 2,7-DBHP molecules were found to form two kinds of network structures, whereas 3,6-DBHP molecules formed only a zigzag pattern due to the intermolecular BrBr van der Waals type interactions. One bromine substituted phenanthrene derivative (3-DBHP) formed a dislocated linear pattern by two C-HBr hydrogen bonds in each dimer. These observations revealed that an important modification of the position and number of halogen substituents might dramatically change the self-assembly behaviors by different intermolecular interactions including BrBr and BrO halogen bonding, BrBr van der Waals type interactions, and HBr hydrogen bonding. DFT calculations were explored to unravel how slightly tuning the molecular structure defines the geometry of a 2D self-assembled nanoarchitecture through the different elementary structural units having BrBr and BrH interactions.

From an eight-component self-sorting algorithm to a trisheterometallic scalene triangle

Using motifs from 3-fold completive self-sorting in an eight-component library, we report on the design and fabrication of a fully dynamic trisheterometallic scalene triangle, a demanding supramolecular structure that complements the so far known triangular structures.