title: Macrocyclic amphiphiles with 1,8-anthrylene fluorophores: synthesis and attempts toward two-dimensional organization.
abstract: New macrocyclic amphiphiles with two or three integrated 1,8-anthrylenes have been synthesized by an iterative Sonogashira cross-coupling protocol. The final cyclization has been conducted with 80% yield under cuprous-free dilution conditions. Formation of a monolayer at the air/water interface has also been demonstrated. These results open the intriguing possibility to construct large 2D supramolecular/macromolecular systems for which unique photophysical and -chemical properties are expected.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, HCI J541, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kissel
authors.forename: Jeroen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Heijst
authors.forename: Raoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Enning
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stemmer
authors.forename: A Dieter
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Schlüter
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sakamoto