Self-assembly of a fluorescent hydrogen-bonded capsule based on an amino-acid functionalised tetraphenylethylene

Abstract

Herein we report the self-assembly of an amino-acid substituted tetraphenylethylene (TPE) into a hydrogen-bonded dimeric capsule. Depending on the conditions applied the presented TPE derivative exbibits bluish photoluminescence with QYs...

Molecular vessels from preorganised natural building blocks

“…The tetragonal TPE derivative forms a self-assembled dimer ( l - 27 ) 2 ( K dim (TCE, 298 K) = 1.2 × 10 4 M −1 , Fig. 9a), 93 while the self-assembly of the trigonal building blocks leads to the formation of the large spectacular octameric capsule ( l - 28 ) 8 (Fig. 9b), which is capable of selective binding of C 70 from the C 60 /C 70 mixture.…”

Uncovering tetrazoles as building blocks for constructing discrete and polymeric assemblies

“…On the other hand, discrete coordination assemblies, which are comprised of metal–organic cages (MOCs) and metallacycles (MCs), exhibit better solubility in polar and non-polar solvents. 46–49 These structures have diverse applications ranging from catalysis, 50–57 selective separation, 58–62 fluorescence tuning, 63–68 sensing, 69–71 to photochromism. 72,73…”

Bracelet-like Complexes of Lithium Fluoride with Aromatic Tetraamides, and Their Potential for LiF-Mediated Self-Assembly: A DFT Study

“…For more than half a century, supramolecular chemistry has helped expand the scope of traditional molecular chemistry [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. By extending their attention beyond a single molecule to include an aggregate of molecules, supramolecular scientists have discovered and developed novel materials with potential applications in a variety of fields that could have not been achieved by the individual molecules making up the multimolecular aggregates [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ]. In contrast to the covalent bonds that dominate the structure of a single molecule, non-covalent bonding interactions dominate the assembling of individual molecules into supramolecular aggregates or complexes.…”