Molecular nanoribbon gels

Herein, we show that twisted molecular nanoribbons with as many as 322 atoms in the aromatic core are efficient gelators capable of self-assembling into ordered π-gels with morphologies and sol-gel transitions that vary with the length of the nanoribbon. In addition, the nanoribbon gels show a red f...

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Published in:Chemical science (Cambridge) 2022-09, Vol.13 (36), p.1773-1778
Main Authors: Martínez-Abadía, Marta, Dubey, Rajeev K, Fernández, Mercedes, Martín-Arroyo, Miguel, Aguirresarobe, Robert, Saeki, Akinori, Mateo-Alonso, Aurelio
Format: Article
Language:English
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Chemistry
Gels
Nanoribbons
Self-assembly
Sol-gel processes
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Summary:Herein, we show that twisted molecular nanoribbons with as many as 322 atoms in the aromatic core are efficient gelators capable of self-assembling into ordered π-gels with morphologies and sol-gel transitions that vary with the length of the nanoribbon. In addition, the nanoribbon gels show a red fluorescence and also pseudoconductivity values in the same range as current state-of-the-art π-gels. Herein, we show that twisted molecular nanoribbons with as many as 322 atoms in the aromatic core are efficient gelators capable of self-assembling into ordered π-gels with morphologies and sol-gel transitions that vary with the length of the nanoribbon.
ISSN:2041-6520
2041-6539
DOI:10.1039/d2sc02637f