title: Template-free hierarchical self-assembly of a pyrene derivative into supramolecular nanorods.
abstract: The accurate molecular design of organic building blocks is of great importance for the creation of large supramolecular entities with precise dimensional organisation. Herein we report on the design of a new pyrene derivative that yields, through a hierarchical self-assembly process and in the absence of template, stable and well defined nanorods. X-ray diffraction studies allowed elucidation of the three dimensional packing of this pyrene derivative within the self-assembled nanorods.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Gründenstrasse 40, Muttenz CH-4132, Switzerland. patrick.shahgaldian@fhnw.ch.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Idrissi
authors.affiliation: Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Simon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Teat
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Gründenstrasse 40, Muttenz CH-4132, Switzerland. patrick.shahgaldian@fhnw.ch.
authors.forename: Philippe F-X
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Corvini
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, Scotland EH14 4AS, UK. S.J.Dalgarno@hw.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, Scotland EH14 4AS, UK. S.J.Dalgarno@hw.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Scott J
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-012X
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Dalgarno
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Gründenstrasse 40, Muttenz CH-4132, Switzerland. patrick.shahgaldian@fhnw.ch.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shahgaldian