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Shen J, Li X, Li P, Shentu B. Structural and dynamical properties of thermoplastic polyurethane/fullerene nanocomposites: a molecular dynamics simulations study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:27352-27363. [PMID: 37791853 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03809b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
Abstract
In this work, the structural and dynamical properties of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)/fullerene (C60) nanocomposites are investigated using atomistic molecular dynamics simulations, focusing on the glass transition, thermal expansion, polymer mobility, polymer-C60 interactions, and diffusion behavior of C60. The results show a slight increase in the glass transition temperature (Tg) with increasing C60 weight fraction (wt%), attributed to hindered polymer dynamics, and a remarkable reduction in the coefficient of thermal expansion above Tg. Results of the mean squared displacement and the time decay of bond-reorientation autocorrelation indicate that the mobility of TPU hard segments is more restricted than that of soft segments, owing to the electrostatic attractions and the π-π stacking between isocyanate groups and C60 molecules. Analysis of TPU-C60 interaction energy reveals that the electrostatic interactions are weakened with an increase in the C60 wt%, while the van der Waals contributions become more significant due to the TPU-C60 interfacial characteristics. Further analysis shows that the translational and rotational diffusion of C60 are both increasingly suppressed with the increase of C60 wt%, indicating a violation of Stokes-Einstein (SE) and Stokes-Einstein-Debye (SED) relations, presumably due to the polymer chain-mediated hydrodynamic interactions arising from chain bridges between neighboring C60 particles. This is highlighted by a stronger decoupling of translational-rotational diffusion and a lower ratio of translational-rotational diffusion coefficient (DT/DR) with increasing C60 wt%. This work elucidates an atomistic understanding of the structure and properties of polymer/C60 nanocomposites.
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- Jianxiang Shen
- State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.
- Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
- Zhejiang Double Arrow Rubber Co., Ltd., Tongxiang 314513, China
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- School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, Jiaxing 314001, China.
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- Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.
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Comparative DFT-D3 assessment of fluorogenic supramolecular interaction of naphthalene moiety location on new dibenzodiaza-crown ether macrocycles with C60. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Buonsenso F, Ghirga F, Romeo I, Siani G, Pilato S, Quaglio D, Pierini M, Botta B, Calcaterra A. Exploring the Assembly of Resorc[4]arenes for the Construction of Supramolecular Nano-Aggregates. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111785. [PMID: 34769216 PMCID: PMC8584166 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Many biologically active compounds feature low solubility in aqueous media and, thus, poor bioavailability. The formation of the host-guest complex by using calixarene-based macrocycles (i.e., resorcinol-derived cyclic oligomers) with a good solubility profile can improve solubilization of hydrophobic drugs. Herein, we explore the ability of resorc[4]arenes to self-assemble in polar solutions, to form supramolecular aggregates, and to promote water-solubility of an isoflavone endowed with anti-cancer activity, namely Glabrescione B (GlaB). Accordingly, we synthesized several architectures featuring a different pattern of substitution on the upper rim including functional groups able to undergo acid dissociation (i.e., carboxyl and hydroxyl groups). The aggregation phenomenon of the amphiphilic resorc[4]arenes has been investigated in a THF/water solution by UV–visible spectroscopy, at different pH values. Based on their ionization properties, we demonstrated that the supramolecular assembly of resorc[4]arene-based systems can be modulated at given pH values, and thus promoting the solubility of GlaB.
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- Fabio Buonsenso
- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, “Department of Excellence 2018−2022”, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (F.B.); (F.G.); (I.R.); (B.B.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, “Department of Excellence 2018−2022”, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (F.B.); (F.G.); (I.R.); (B.B.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, “Department of Excellence 2018−2022”, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (F.B.); (F.G.); (I.R.); (B.B.); (A.C.)
- Center for Life Nano and Neuroscience, Italian Institute of Technology, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti “G. D’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy; (G.S.); (S.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti “G. D’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy; (G.S.); (S.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, “Department of Excellence 2018−2022”, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (F.B.); (F.G.); (I.R.); (B.B.); (A.C.)
- Correspondence: (D.Q.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, “Department of Excellence 2018−2022”, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (F.B.); (F.G.); (I.R.); (B.B.); (A.C.)
- Correspondence: (D.Q.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, “Department of Excellence 2018−2022”, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (F.B.); (F.G.); (I.R.); (B.B.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, “Department of Excellence 2018−2022”, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (F.B.); (F.G.); (I.R.); (B.B.); (A.C.)
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Wang S, Li X, Zhang X, Huang P, Fang P, Wang J, Yang S, Wu K, Du P. A supramolecular polymeric heterojunction composed of an all-carbon conjugated polymer and fullerenes. Chem Sci 2021; 12:10506-10513. [PMID: 34447543 PMCID: PMC8356743 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc03410c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Herein, we design and synthesize a novel all-carbon supramolecular polymer host (SPh) containing conjugated macrocycles interconnected by a linear poly(para-phenylene) backbone. Applying the supramolecular host and fullerene C60 as the guest, we successfully construct a supramolecular polymeric heterojunction (SPh⊃C60). This carbon structure offers a means to explore the convex-concave π-π interactions between SPh and C60. The produced SPh was characterized by gel permeation chromatography, mass spectrometry, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, and other spectroscopies. The polymeric segment can be directly viewed using a scanning tunneling microscope. Femtosecond transient absorption and fluorescence up-conversion measurements revealed femtosecond (≪300 fs) electron transfer from photoexcited SPh to C60, followed by nanosecond charge recombination to produce the C60 triplet excited state. The potential applications of SPh⊃C60 in electron- and hole-transport devices were also investigated, revealing that C60 incorporation enhances the charge transport properties of SPh. These results expand the scope of the synthesis and application of supramolecular polymeric heterojunctions.
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- Shengda Wang
- Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Science at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) 96 Jinzhai Road Hefei Anhui Province 230026 P. R. China +86-551-63606207
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- Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Science at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) 96 Jinzhai Road Hefei Anhui Province 230026 P. R. China +86-551-63606207
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- Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Science at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) 96 Jinzhai Road Hefei Anhui Province 230026 P. R. China +86-551-63606207
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- Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Science at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) 96 Jinzhai Road Hefei Anhui Province 230026 P. R. China +86-551-63606207
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- Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Science at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) 96 Jinzhai Road Hefei Anhui Province 230026 P. R. China +86-551-63606207
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dynamics Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian Liaoning 116023 P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Science at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) 96 Jinzhai Road Hefei Anhui Province 230026 P. R. China +86-551-63606207
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dynamics Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian Liaoning 116023 P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Science at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) 96 Jinzhai Road Hefei Anhui Province 230026 P. R. China +86-551-63606207
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Wang J, Ju YY, Low KH, Tan YZ, Liu J. A Molecular Transformer: A π-Conjugated Macrocycle as an Adaptable Host. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:11814-11818. [PMID: 33751785 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Here, we report a facile method to synthesize a series of macrocycles with different conformations. The planar macrocycle dimer (1), twisted macrocycle trimer (2) and "figure-eight" tetramer (3) are clearly elucidated by X-ray single-crystal analysis, in which the electron-rich phenanthrene units offer the possibility of supramolecular assembly. As expected, in the solid state, 1 and 3 assemble into a columnar stack and an interlocking dimer, respectively, via π-π interactions between the phenanthrene units. Compared to the rigid conformation of dimer 1, the structure of tetramer 3 is more flexible due to its enlarged ring size. 3 can deform from a figure-eight into a boat-shaped geometry to host a planar electron-deficient guest using its electron-rich phenanthrene units. When assembled with spherical electron-deficient C60 , interestingly, 3 further undergoes a conformational transformation from a figure-eight to a belt shape in order to host C60 . These supramolecular assembly behaviors of 3 demonstrate that it is an adaptable macrocyclic host for both planar molecules and fullerenes.
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- Junting Wang
- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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Wang J, Ju Y, Low K, Tan Y, Liu J. A Molecular Transformer: A π‐Conjugated Macrocycle as an Adaptable Host. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202102637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Junting Wang
- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong China
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Ferrero S, Barbero H, Miguel D, García-Rodríguez R, Álvarez CM. Porphyrin-based systems containing polyaromatic fragments: decoupling the synergistic effects in aromatic-porphyrin-fullerene systems. RSC Adv 2020; 10:36164-36173. [PMID: 35517082 PMCID: PMC9056955 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07407a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
In this work, we report a two-step synthesis that allows the introduction of four pyrene or corannulene fragments at the para position of meso-tetraarylporphyrins using a microwave-assisted quadruple Suzuki–Miyaura reaction. Placing the PAHs at this position, further from the porphyrin core, avoids the participation of the porphyrin core in binding with fullerenes. The fullerene hosting ability of the four new molecular receptors was investigated by NMR titrations and DFT studies. Despite having two potential binding sites, the pyrene derivatives did not associate with C60 or C70. In contrast, the tetracorannulene derivatives bound C60 and C70, although with modest binding constants. In these novel para-substituted systems, the porphyrin core acts as a simple linker that does not participate in the binding process, which allows the system to be considered as two independent molecular tweezers; i.e., the first binding event is not transmitted to the second binding site. This behavior can be considered a direct consequence of the decoupling of the porphyrin core from the binding event. Designed molecule for decoupling the synergistic supramolecular effects in aromatic-porphyrin-fullerene host–guest systems.![]()
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- Sergio Ferrero
- GIR MIOMeT, IU CINQUIMA/Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid E-47011 Valladolid Spain
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- GIR MIOMeT, IU CINQUIMA/Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid E-47011 Valladolid Spain
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- GIR MIOMeT, IU CINQUIMA/Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid E-47011 Valladolid Spain
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- GIR MIOMeT, IU CINQUIMA/Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid E-47011 Valladolid Spain
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- GIR MIOMeT, IU CINQUIMA/Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid E-47011 Valladolid Spain
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Zango G, Krug M, Krishna S, Mariñas V, Clark T, Martinez-Diaz MV, Guldi DM, Torres T. Photoactive preorganized subphthalocyanine-based molecular tweezers for selective complexation of fullerenes. Chem Sci 2020; 11:3448-3459. [PMID: 34745517 PMCID: PMC8515455 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc00059k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The development of new chromophoric receptors capable of binding curved carbon nanostructures is central to the quest for improved fullerene-based organic photovoltaics. We herein report the synthesis and characterization of a subphthalocyanine-based multicomponent ensemble consisting of two electron-rich SubPc-monomers rigidly attached to the convex surface of an electron-poor SubPc-dimer. Such a unique configuration, especially in terms of the two SubPc-monomers, together with the overall stiffness of the linker, endows the multicomponent system with a well-defined tweezer-like topology to efficiently embrace a fullerene in its inner cavity. The formation of a 1 : 1 complex was demonstrated in a variety of titration studies with either C60 or C70. In solution, the underlying association constants were of the order of 105 M-1. Detailed physicochemical experiments revealed a complex scenario of energy- and electron-transfer processes upon photoexcitation in the absence and presence of fullerenes. The close proximity of the fullerenes to the electron-rich SubPcs enables a charge shift from the initially formed reduced SubPc-dimer to either C60 to C70.
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- Germán Zango
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid c/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Egerlandstrasse 3 Erlangen 91058 Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Egerlandstrasse 3 Erlangen 91058 Germany
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid c/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Egerlandstrasse 3 Erlangen 91058 Germany
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid c/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Egerlandstrasse 3 Erlangen 91058 Germany
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid c/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
- IMDEA-Nanociencia c/Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 28049 Madrid Spain
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Barendt TA, Ball ML, Xu Q, Zhang B, Fowler B, Schattman A, Ritter VC, Steigerwald ML, Nuckolls C. Supramolecular Assemblies for Electronic Materials. Chemistry 2020; 26:3744-3748. [PMID: 32031717 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
This work presents a synergy between organic electronics and supramolecular chemistry, in which a host-guest complex is designed to function as an efficacious electronic material. Specifically, the noncovalent recognition of a fullerene, phenyl-C61 -butyric acid methyl ester (PC61 BM), by an alternating perylene diimide (P)-bithiophene (B) conjugated macrocycle (PBPB) results in a greater than five-fold enhancement in electron mobility, relative to the macrocycle alone. Characterization and quantification of the binding of fullerenes by host PBPB is provided alongside evidence for intermolecular electronic communication within the host-guest complexes.
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- Timothy A Barendt
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA.,The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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Barendt TA, Myers WK, Cornes SP, Lebedeva MA, Porfyrakis K, Marques I, Félix V, Beer PD. The Green Box: An Electronically Versatile Perylene Diimide Macrocyclic Host for Fullerenes. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 142:349-364. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b10929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Timothy A. Barendt
- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Advanced ESR, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, CICECO − Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, CICECO − Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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Filippi M, Born G, Felder-Flesch D, Scherberich A. Use of nanoparticles in skeletal tissue regeneration and engineering. Histol Histopathol 2019; 35:331-350. [PMID: 31721139 DOI: 10.14670/hh-18-184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Bone and osteochondral defects represent one of the major causes of disabilities in the world. Derived from traumas and degenerative pathologies, these lesions cause severe pain, joint deformity, and loss of joint motion. The standard treatments in clinical practice present several limitations. By producing functional substitutes for damaged tissues, tissue engineering has emerged as an alternative in the treatment of defects in the skeletal system. Despite promising preliminary clinical outcomes, several limitations remain. Nanotechnologies could offer new solutions to overcome those limitations, generating materials more closely mimicking the structures present in naturally occurring systems. Nanostructures comparable in size to those appearing in natural bone and cartilage have thus become relevant in skeletal tissue engineering. In particular, nanoparticles allow for a unique combination of approaches (e.g. cell labelling, scaffold modification or drug and gene delivery) inside single integrated systems for optimized tissue regeneration. In the present review, the main types of nanoparticles and the current strategies for their application to skeletal tissue engineering are described. The collection of studies herein considered confirms that advanced nanomaterials will be determinant in the design of regenerative therapeutic protocols for skeletal lesions in the future.
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- Miriam Filippi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Allschwil, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Allschwil, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux Strasbourg, UMR CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Allschwil, Basel, Switzerland.
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Toyota S, Tsurumaki E. Exploration of Nano-Saturns: A Spectacular Sphere-Ring Supramolecular System. Chemistry 2019; 25:6878-6890. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Shinji Toyota
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8551 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8551 Japan
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Calbo J, de Juan A, Aragó J, Villalva J, Martín N, Pérez EM, Ortí E. Understanding the affinity of bis-exTTF macrocyclic receptors towards fullerene recognition. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:11670-11675. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp01735f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Embracing [60]fullerene: Quantification of the C60 affinity with a new series of exTTF macrocycles allows understanding the driving forces governing the supramolecular recognition upon increasing the alkyl ether chain size. Counterintuitively, an outside-ring complexation is found as the preferred arrangement over the expected inside-ring disposition.
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- Joaquín Calbo
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular
- Universidad de Valencia
- Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular
- Universidad de Valencia
- Spain
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- IMDEA-Nanociencia
- 28049 Madrid
- Spain
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I
- Facultad de Química
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular
- Universidad de Valencia
- Spain
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Park M, Kang DG, Yoon WJ, Choi YJ, Koo J, Lim SI, Jeong KU. Programmed Hierarchical Hybrid Nanostructures from Fullerene-Dendrons and Pyrene-Dendrons. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1803291. [PMID: 30303613 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201803291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The construction of fullerene (C60 ) hierarchical nanostructures with the help of amphiphilic molecules remains a challenging task in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Utilizing the host-guest complex concept, sub-10 nm layered superstructures are constructed from a monofunctionalized C60 dendron (C60 D, guest) and tweezer-like pyrene dendron (PD, host). Since C60 D and PD are asymmetric shape amphiphiles having liquid crystal (LC) dendrons, both C60 D and PD construct head-to-head bilayer superstructures by themselves. From fluorescence titration experiments, it is realized that the host-guest complex shows 1:1 stoichiometric binding with a binding constant (Ksv = 2.45 × 105 m-1 ). Based on the morphological observations and scattering analyses, it is found that buckle-like asymmetric building blocks (C60 D·PD) are self-assembled by the host-guest complex and construct multilayer hybrid nanostructures. The hierarchical hybrid nanostructures consist of the self-assembled C60 D·PD bilayer with a 2D C60 ·P nanoarray sandwiched between LC dendrons. This advanced strategy is expected to be a practicable and rational guideline for the fabrication of programmed hierarchical hybrid nanostructures.
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- Minwook Park
- BK21 Plus Haptic Polymer Composite Research Team and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Haptic Polymer Composite Research Team and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Haptic Polymer Composite Research Team and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Haptic Polymer Composite Research Team and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Haptic Polymer Composite Research Team and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Haptic Polymer Composite Research Team and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Haptic Polymer Composite Research Team and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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Gotfredsen H, Holmstrøm T, Muñoz AV, Storm FE, Tortzen CG, Kadziola A, Mikkelsen KV, Hammerich O, Nielsen MB. Complexation of Fullerenes by Subphthalocyanine Dimers. Org Lett 2018; 20:5821-5825. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b02518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Henrik Gotfredsen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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Di Giosia M, Bomans PHH, Bottoni A, Cantelli A, Falini G, Franchi P, Guarracino G, Friedrich H, Lucarini M, Paolucci F, Rapino S, Sommerdijk NAJM, Soldà A, Valle F, Zerbetto F, Calvaresi M. Proteins as supramolecular hosts for C 60: a true solution of C 60 in water. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:9908-9916. [PMID: 29790558 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr02220h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Hybrid systems have great potential for a wide range of applications in chemistry, physics and materials science. Conjugation of a biosystem to a molecular material can tune the properties of the components or give rise to new properties. As a workhorse, here we take a C60@lysozyme hybrid. We show that lysozyme recognizes and disperses fullerene in water. AFM, cryo-TEM and high resolution X-ray powder diffraction show that the C60 dispersion is monomolecular. The adduct is biocompatible, stable in physiological and technologically-relevant environments, and easy to store. Hybridization with lysozyme preserves the electrochemical properties of C60. EPR spin-trapping experiments show that the C60@lysozyme hybrid produces ROS following both type I and type II mechanisms. Due to the shielding effect of proteins, the adduct generates significant amounts of 1O2 also in aqueous solution. In the case of type I mechanism, the protein residues provide electrons and the hybrid does not require addition of external electron donors. The preparation process and the properties of C60@lysozyme are general and can be expected to be similar to other C60@protein systems. It is envisaged that the properties of the C60@protein hybrids will pave the way for a host of applications in nanomedicine, nanotechnology, and photocatalysis.
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- Matteo Di Giosia
- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, via F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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Takeda M, Hiroto S, Yokoi H, Lee S, Kim D, Shinokubo H. Azabuckybowl-Based Molecular Tweezers as C60 and C70 Receptors. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:6336-6342. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b02327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Motoki Takeda
- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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Chakraborty P, Nag A, Paramasivam G, Natarajan G, Pradeep T. Fullerene-Functionalized Monolayer-Protected Silver Clusters: [Ag 29(BDT) 12(C 60) n] 3- ( n = 1-9). ACS NANO 2018; 12:2415-2425. [PMID: 29444405 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b07759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We report the formation of supramolecular adducts between monolayer-protected noble metal nanoclusters and fullerenes, specifically focusing on a well-known silver cluster, [Ag29(BDT)12]3-, where BDT is 1,3-benzenedithiol. We demonstrate that C60 molecules link with the cluster at specific locations and protect the fragile cluster core, enhancing the stability of the cluster. A combination of studies including UV-vis, high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, collision-induced dissociation, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy revealed structural details of the fullerene-functionalized clusters, [Ag29(BDT)12(C60) n]3- ( n = 1-9). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and molecular docking simulations affirm compatibility between the cluster and C60, resulting in its attachment at specific positions on the surface of the cluster, stabilized mainly by π-π and van der Waals interactions. The structures have also been confirmed from ion mobility mass spectrometry by comparing the experimental collision cross sections (CCSs) with the theoretical CCSs of the DFT-optimized structures. The gradual evolution of the structures with an increase in the number of fullerene attachments to the cluster has been investigated. Whereas the structure for n = 4 is tetrahedral, that of n = 8 is a distorted cube with a cluster at the center and fullerenes at the vertices. Another fullerene, C70, also exhibited similar behavior. Modified clusters are expected to show interesting properties.
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- Papri Chakraborty
- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Madras , Chennai 600 036 , India
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- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Madras , Chennai 600 036 , India
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- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Madras , Chennai 600 036 , India
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- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Madras , Chennai 600 036 , India
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- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Madras , Chennai 600 036 , India
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Calbo J. Supramolecular polymer chemistry meets computational chemistry: theoretical simulations on advanced self-assembling chiral materials. Supramol Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2018.1432860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Joaquín Calbo
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Paterna, Spain
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Calbo J, Sancho-García JC, Ortí E, Aragó J. Quantum-Chemical Insights into the Self-Assembly of Carbon-Based Supramolecular Complexes. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23010118. [PMID: 29316675 PMCID: PMC6017611 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23010118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Understanding how molecular systems self-assemble to form well-organized superstructures governed by noncovalent interactions is essential in the field of supramolecular chemistry. In the nanoscience context, the self-assembly of different carbon-based nanoforms (fullerenes, carbon nanotubes and graphene) with, in general, electron-donor molecular systems, has received increasing attention as a means of generating potential candidates for technological applications. In these carbon-based systems, a deep characterization of the supramolecular organization is crucial to establish an intimate relation between supramolecular structure and functionality. Detailed structural information on the self-assembly of these carbon-based nanoforms is however not always accessible from experimental techniques. In this regard, quantum chemistry has demonstrated to be key to gain a deep insight into the supramolecular organization of molecular systems of high interest. In this review, we intend to highlight the fundamental role that quantum-chemical calculations can play to understand the supramolecular self-assembly of carbon-based nanoforms through a limited selection of supramolecular assemblies involving fullerene, fullerene fragments, nanotubes and graphene with several electron-rich π-conjugated systems.
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- Joaquín Calbo
- Institute of Molecular Science, University of Valencia, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain.
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- Institute of Molecular Science, University of Valencia, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain.
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- Institute of Molecular Science, University of Valencia, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain.
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Jana A, Bähring S, Ishida M, Goeb S, Canevet D, Sallé M, Jeppesen JO, Sessler JL. Functionalised tetrathiafulvalene- (TTF-) macrocycles: recent trends in applied supramolecular chemistry. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:5614-5645. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00035b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Tetrathiafulvalene- (TTF-) based macrocyclic systems, cages and supramolecularly self-assembled 3D constructs have been extensively explored as functional materials for sensing and switching applications.
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- Atanu Jana
- Institute for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis
- Shanghai University
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy
- University of Southern Denmark
- Odense M
- Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering and Center for Molecular Systems
- Kyushu University
- Fukuoka 819-0395
- Japan
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- Université d’Angers
- CNRS UMR 6200
- Laboratoire MOLTECH-Anjou
- 49045 Angers Cedex
- France
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- Université d’Angers
- CNRS UMR 6200
- Laboratoire MOLTECH-Anjou
- 49045 Angers Cedex
- France
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- Université d’Angers
- CNRS UMR 6200
- Laboratoire MOLTECH-Anjou
- 49045 Angers Cedex
- France
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy
- University of Southern Denmark
- Odense M
- Denmark
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- Institute for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis
- Shanghai University
- Shanghai
- China
- Department of Chemistry
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Gliemann BD, Strauss V, Hitzenberger JF, Dral PO, Hampel F, Gisselbrecht JP, Drewello T, Thiel W, Guldi DM, Kivala M. Dithiafulvenyl-Extended N
-Heterotriangulenes and Their Interaction with C60
: Cooperative Fluorescence. Chemistry 2017; 23:12353-12362. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Bettina D. Gliemann
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy; University of Erlangen-Nürnberg; Henkestrasse 42 91054 Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Chemie and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM); University of Erlangen-Nürnberg; Egerlandstrasse 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Chemie and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM); University of Erlangen-Nürnberg; Egerlandstrasse 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung; Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy; University of Erlangen-Nürnberg; Henkestrasse 42 91054 Erlangen Germany
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- Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Chimie Physique du Corps Solide; Institut de Chimie-LC3-UMR 7177, C.N.R.S; Université de Strasbourg, 4; rue Blaise Pascal 67000 Strasbourg France
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- Department of Chemie and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM); University of Erlangen-Nürnberg; Egerlandstrasse 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung; Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Department of Chemie and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM); University of Erlangen-Nürnberg; Egerlandstrasse 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy; University of Erlangen-Nürnberg; Henkestrasse 42 91054 Erlangen Germany
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Calbo J, Sancho-García JC, Ortí E, Aragó J. DLPNO-CCSD(T) scaled methods for the accurate treatment of large supramolecular complexes. J Comput Chem 2017; 38:1869-1878. [PMID: 28558123 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.24835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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In this work, we present scaled variants of the DLPNO-CCSD(T) method, dubbed as (LS)DLPNO-CCSD(T) and (NS)DLPNO-CCSD(T), to obtain accurate interaction energies in supramolecular complexes governed by noncovalent interactions. The novel scaled schemes are based on the linear combination of the DLPNO-CCSD(T) correlation energies calculated with the standard (LoosePNO and NormalPNO) and modified (Loose2PNO and Normal2PNO) DLPNO-CCSD(T) accuracy levels. The scaled DLPNO-CCSD(T) variants provide nearly TightPNO accuracy, which is essential for the quantification of weak noncovalent interactions, with a noticeable saving in computational cost. Importantly, the accuracy of the proposed schemes is preserved irrespective of the nature and strength of the supramolecular interaction. The (LS)DLPNO-CCSD(T) and (NS)DLPNO-CCSD(T) protocols have been used to study in depth the role of the CH-π versus π-π interactions in the supramolecular complex formed by the electron-donor truxene-tetrathiafulvalene (truxTTF) and the electron-acceptor hemifullerene (C30 H12 ). (NS)DLPNO-CCSD(T)/CBS calculations clearly reveal the higher stability of staggered (dominated by CH-π interactions) versus bowl-in-bowl (dominated by π-π interactions) arrangements in the truxTTF•C30 H12 heterodimer. Hemifullerene and similar carbon-based buckybowls are therefore expected to self-assemble with donor compounds in a richer way other than the typical concave-convex π-π arrangement found in fullerene-based aggregates. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Joaquín Calbo
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Paterna, E-46980, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, E-03080, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Paterna, E-46980, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Paterna, E-46980, Spain
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Hachem H, Vacher A, Dorcet V, Lorcy D. How the Anchoring Site on Two Extended Tetrathiafulvalenes Impacts the Electronic Communication through a Bis(acetylide)ruthenium Linker. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Hadi Hachem
- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 CNRS-Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, Bât. 10A, 35042 Rennes cedex, France
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 CNRS-Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, Bât. 10A, 35042 Rennes cedex, France
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 CNRS-Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, Bât. 10A, 35042 Rennes cedex, France
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 CNRS-Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, Bât. 10A, 35042 Rennes cedex, France
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Ke XS, Kim T, Brewster JT, Lynch VM, Kim D, Sessler JL. Expanded Rosarin: A Versatile Fullerene (C60) Receptor. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:4627-4630. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b00735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Xian-Sheng Ke
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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Moreira L, Illescas BM, Martín N. Supramolecular Complexation of Carbon Nanostructures by Crown Ethers. J Org Chem 2017; 82:3347-3358. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b03030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Luis Moreira
- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
- IMDEA-Nanoscience, C/Faraday, 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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Gallego M, Calbo J, Krick Calderon RM, Pla P, Hsieh YC, Pérez EM, Wu YT, Ortí E, Guldi DM, Martín N. Complexation and Electronic Communication between Corannulene-Based Buckybowls and a Curved Truxene-TTF Donor. Chemistry 2017; 23:3666-3673. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201604921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- María Gallego
- Departamento de Química Orgánica; Fac. C. C. Químicas; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Av. Complutense s/n 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular; Universidad de Valencia; 46980 Paterna Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM); Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg; 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular; Universidad de Valencia; 46980 Paterna Spain
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- Department of Chemistry; National Cheng Kung University; 70101 Tainan Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry; National Cheng Kung University; 70101 Tainan Taiwan
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular; Universidad de Valencia; 46980 Paterna Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM); Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg; 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica; Fac. C. C. Químicas; Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Av. Complutense s/n 28040 Madrid Spain
- IMDEA Nanociencia; Faraday 9, Campus UAM 28049 Madrid Spain
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Lee SH, Blake IM, Larsen AG, McDonald JA, Ohkubo K, Fukuzumi S, Reimers JR, Crossley MJ. Synthetically tuneable biomimetic artificial photosynthetic reaction centres that closely resemble the natural system in purple bacteria. Chem Sci 2016; 7:6534-6550. [PMID: 27928494 PMCID: PMC5125414 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc01076h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Porphyrin-based photosynthetic reaction centre (PRC) mimics, ZnPQ-Q2HP-C60 and MP2Q-Q2HP-C60 (M = Zn or 2H), designed to have a similar special-pair electron donor and similar charge-separation distances, redox processes and photochemical reaction rates to those in the natural PRC from purple bacteria, have been synthesised and extensive photochemical studies performed. Mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions are fully investigated using femtosecond and nanosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. In benzonitrile, all models show picosecond-timescale charge-separations and the final singlet charge-separations with the microsecond-timescale. The established lifetimes are long compared to other processes in organic solar cells or other organic light harvesting systems. These rigid, synthetically flexible molecules provide the closest mimics to the natural PRC so far synthesised and present a future direction for the design of light harvesters with controllable absorption, redox, and kinetics properties.
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- Sai-Ho Lee
- School of Chemistry F11 , The University of Sydney , 2006 , NSW , Australia .
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- School of Chemistry F11 , The University of Sydney , 2006 , NSW , Australia .
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- School of Chemistry F11 , The University of Sydney , 2006 , NSW , Australia .
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- School of Chemistry F11 , The University of Sydney , 2006 , NSW , Australia .
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- Department of Material and Life Science , Graduate School of Engineering , Osaka University , Suita , Osaka 565-0871 , Japan .
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science , Ewha Womans University , Seoul 120-750 , Korea ; Faculty of Science and Engineering , Meijo University , Nagoya , Aichi 468-0073 , Japan
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- School of Chemistry F11 , The University of Sydney , 2006 , NSW , Australia . ; International Centre for Quantum and Molecular Structure , Shanghai University , 200444 , Shanghai , China . ; School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences , The University of Technology Sydney , 2007 , NSW , Australia .
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- School of Chemistry F11 , The University of Sydney , 2006 , NSW , Australia .
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Efficient Energy-Conversion Materials for the Future: Understanding and Tailoring Charge-Transfer Processes in Carbon Nanostructures. Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Đorđević L, Marangoni T, De Leo F, Papagiannouli I, Aloukos P, Couris S, Pavoni E, Monti F, Armaroli N, Prato M, Bonifazi D. [60]Fullerene–porphyrin [n]pseudorotaxanes: self-assembly, photophysics and third-order NLO response. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:11858-68. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp06055a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Herein we report a series of porphyrin and methano[60]fullerene that undergo self-assembly.
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Rudolf M, Kirner SV, Guldi DM. A multicomponent molecular approach to artificial photosynthesis – the role of fullerenes and endohedral metallofullerenes. Chem Soc Rev 2016; 45:612-30. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cs00774g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In this review article, we highlight recent advances in the field of solar energy conversion at a molecular level.
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Affiliation(s)
- M. Rudolf
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM)
- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- 91058 Erlangen
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM)
- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- 91058 Erlangen
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM)
- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- 91058 Erlangen
- Germany
- Physical Biosciences Division
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