Journal
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 58, Issue 43, Pages 15273-15277Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907838
Keywords
chirality; noncovalent interactions; self-assembly; structure elucidation; supramolecular structures
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- Natural Science Foundation of China [21772162, 21772165, 21572188, 21573118]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [20720180031]
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The formation of well-defined finite-sized aggregates represents an attractive goal in supramolecular chemistry. In particular, construction of discrete pi-stacked dye assemblies remains a challenge. Reported here is the design and synthesis of a novel type of discrete pi-stacked aggregate from two comparable perylenediimide (PDI) dyads (PEP and PBP). The criss-cross PEP-PBP dimers in solution and (PBP-PEP)-(PEP-PBP) tetramers in the solid state are well elucidated using single-crystal X-ray diffraction, dynamic light scattering, and diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy. Extensive pi-pi stacking between the PDI units of PEP and PBP as well as repulsive interactions of swallow-tailed alkyl substituents are responsible for the selective formation of discrete dimer and tetramer stacks. Our results reveal a new approach to preparing discrete pi stacks that are appealing for making assemblies with well-defined optoelectronic properties.
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