title: Synthesis of a bis(pyridyl)-substituted perylene diimide ligand and incorporation into a supramolecular rhomboid and rectangle via coordination driven self-assembly.
abstract: The synthesis of a bis(pyridyl)-substituted perylene diimide ligand and its incorporation into a supramolecular rhomboid and rectangle via platinum-mediated self-assembly is reported. Both ensembles are characterized by multinuclear NMR and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. In addition, the UV/vis spectra of the ensembles exhibit displaced and enhanced absorptions relative to the starting ligand. Size estimations using MM2 simulations show the assemblies are almost 46 A in length.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Addicott
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oesterling
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Müllen
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Stang