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Kasprzak A. Supramolecular Chemistry of Sumanene. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318437. [PMID: 38231540 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
Abstract
Sumanene is a buckybowl molecule that is continuously attracting the attention of the scientific community because of its unique geometrical and physicochemical properties. This Minireview systematically summarizes advances and considerations regarding the applied supramolecular chemistry of sumanene. This work highlights the major fields in which potential or real applications of sumanene molecule have been reported to date, such as the design of sumanene-containing functional supramolecular materials and architectures, sumanene-based drug-delivery systems, or sumanene-tethered ion-selective molecular receptors. An assessment of the current status in the applied supramolecular chemistry of sumanene is provided, together with an emphasis on the key advances being made. Discussion on those milestones that are still to be achieved within this emerging field is also provided.
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Affiliation(s)
- Artur Kasprzak
- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego Str. 3, 00-664, Warsaw, Poland
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Takehara R, Kubo N, Ryu M, Kitani S, Imajo S, Shoji Y, Kawaji H, Morikawa J, Fukushima T. Insights into Thermal Transport through Molecular π-Stacking. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:22115-22121. [PMID: 37756122 PMCID: PMC10571076 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
Abstract
π-Stacking, which is a ubiquitous structural motif in assemblies of aromatic compounds, is well-known to provide a transport pathway for charge carriers and excitons, while its contribution to thermal transport is still unclear. Herein, based on detailed experimental observations of the thermal diffusivity, thermal conductivity, and specific heat of a single-crystalline triphenylene featuring a one-dimensionally π-stacked structure, we describe the nature of thermal transport through the π-stacked columns. We reveal that acoustic phonons are responsible for thermal transport through the π-stacked columns, which exhibit crystal-like behavior. Importantly, the thermal energy stored as intramolecular vibrations can also be transported by coupling to the acoustic phonons. In contrast, in the direction perpendicular to the π-stacked columns, an amorphous-like thermal transport behavior dominates. The present finding offers deep insight into nanoscale thermal transport in organic materials, where the constituent molecules exist as discrete entities linked together by weak intermolecular interactions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ryosuke Takehara
- Laboratory
for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
- Department
of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical
Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
- Department
of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical
Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- National
Methodology Institute of Japan (NMIJ), Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba Central 3, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba 305-8563, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Materials and Structures, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Institute
for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
- Department
of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical
Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Materials and Structures, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical
Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
- Living Systems
Materialogy (LiSM) Research Group, International Research Frontiers
Initiative (IRFI), Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
- Department
of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical
Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
- Living Systems
Materialogy (LiSM) Research Group, International Research Frontiers
Initiative (IRFI), Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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