Ribbons, vesicles, and baskets: supramolecular assembly of a coil-plate-coil emeraldicene derivative.
Concentration matters: the self-assembly of title compound 1 evolves from well-defined ribbons to vesicles to baskets, upon simply decreasing the concentration of 1 in tetrahydrofuran. Electron microscopy revealed a unique self-assembled structure: baskets are formed by curved and self-wrapped nanometer-thin ribbons. The self-assembly of π-conjugated molecule 1 enables to construct nano/micro structures with desired optoelectronic properties.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Polymers and Organic Solids and Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, 93106-6105, USA.
Mingfeng
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Wang
Ali Reza
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Mohebbi
Yanming
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Sun
Fred
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Wudl