title: Subcomponent self-assembly of a 4 nm M4 L6 tetrahedron with Zn(II) vertices and perylene bisimide dye edges.
abstract: Formation of a tetrahedron with >4 nm perylene bisimide (PBI) dye edges and Zn(II) vertices in a one-pot 22 component self-assembly reaction is reported. The luminescent polyhedron equilibrates to a Zn2 L3 helicate and disassembles upon dilution. Insights into the subcomponent self-assembly of extended PBI ligands help to refine design rules for constructing large photofunctional metallosupramolecular hosts.
authors.affiliation: Universität Würzburg, Institut für Organische Chemie and Center for Nanosystems Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg (Germany).
authors.forename: Peter D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Frischmann
authors.forename: Valentin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kunz
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stepanenko
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Würthner
keywords: host-guest systems; mass spectrometry; nanostructures; self-assembly; supramolecular chemistry