title: Metal-mediated self-assembly of tetrapyridyl porphyrins by Na+ ions.
abstract: In the presence of the sodium salt of a bulky anion, which allows the solubility of Na(+) in low polarity solvents, various tetra(4-pyridyl)porphyrin derivatives can spontaneously self-assemble from CH(2)Cl(2) into supramolecular nanostructures exhibiting a long-range order, through the coordination of Na(+) ions by the pyridyl moieties at the macrocycle periphery.
authors.affiliation: Dip. di Chimica Inorganica, Chimica Analitica e Chimica Fisica, Università di Messina, and CIRCMSB, V.le Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Mariachiara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trapani
authors.forename: Maria Rosaria
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Plutino
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sabatino
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Occhiuto
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borriello
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Luca
authors.forename: Luigi Monsù
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Scolaro
mesh_terms: D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012964:Sodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D011166:Porphyrins; D008752:Methylene Chloride; D012964:Sodium