Ion-Free and Ion-Pairing Assemblies of Anion-Responsive π-Electronic Systems Possessing Directly Linked Alkyl Chains.
Alkyl-substituted pyrrole-based anion-responsive π-electronic systems formed supramolecular gels and liquid crystals through effective π-π stacking and van der Waals interactions. The addition of chloride as a planar cation salt afforded ion-pairing assemblies as soft materials comprising planar receptor-Cl(-) complexes and the cation.
Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, 525-8577, Japan.
Yohei
Y
Haketa
Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, 525-8577, Japan.
Daisuke
D
Katayama
Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, 525-8577, Japan.
Shinya
S
Fukunaga
Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, 525-8577, Japan.
Yuya
Y
Bando
Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.
Tsuneaki
T
Sakurai
Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.
Wakana
W
Matsuda
Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.
Shu
S
Seki
Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, 525-8577, Japan. maedahir@ph.ritsumei.ac.jp.
Hiromitsu
H
Maeda
anion binding; assembled structures; ion pairs; pyrrole derivatives; π-electronic molecules