2-Octadecylquinone-5-sulfonic acid (1) formed orthogonal molecular monolayers on the Langmuir trough, which were reduced to long-lived anions with dithionite added to the subphase. After the smooth films were transferred to different substrates, quantitative rearrangement to long fibers of flat-lying molecules was observed. The fibers formed typical disclinations known from liquid-crystalline compounds. Addition of a -tetraethyl--tetrapyridinyl-porphyrin (2) mixed monolayer, containing flat-lying as well as uprightstanding porphyrin domains, led to selective fluorescence quenching. Only the flat-lying porphyrins (λmax ) 645 nm) were reached by the quinone fibers; the upright-standing porphyrins (λmax ) 660 nm) continued to fluoresce.
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