title: Discrete, soluble covalent organic boronate ester rectangles.
abstract: The facile self-assembly of nanoscale boronate ester rectangles from linear bis-catechols and 1,4-benzene diboronic acid is described. Spectroscopic and computational analyses reveal the influence of extended π-conjugation on the rectangles' absorption and fluorescence properties. The rectangles represent a new class of discrete, organic soluble covalent organic polygons.
authors.affiliation: Wesleyan University, Department of Chemistry, 52 Lawn Ave., Middletown, CT 06459, USA.
authors.forename: Merry K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Natalia E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Powers-Riggs
authors.forename: Brian H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Northrop