Synthesis of a bis(pyridyl)-substituted perylene diimide ligand and incorporation into a supramolecular rhomboid and rectangle via coordination driven self-assembly

Chris Addicott; Ingo Oesterling; Takuya Yamamoto; Klaus Müllen; Peter J Stang

doi:10.1021/jo048239b

Synthesis of a bis(pyridyl)-substituted perylene diimide ligand and incorporation into a supramolecular rhomboid and rectangle via coordination driven self-assembly

J Org Chem. 2005 Feb 4;70(3):797-801. doi: 10.1021/jo048239b.

Authors

Chris Addicott¹, Ingo Oesterling, Takuya Yamamoto, Klaus Müllen, Peter J Stang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.

PMID: 15675834
DOI: 10.1021/jo048239b

Abstract

The synthesis of a bis(pyridyl)-substituted perylene diimide ligand and its incorporation into a supramolecular rhomboid and rectangle via platinum-mediated self-assembly is reported. Both ensembles are characterized by multinuclear NMR and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. In addition, the UV/vis spectra of the ensembles exhibit displaced and enhanced absorptions relative to the starting ligand. Size estimations using MM2 simulations show the assemblies are almost 46 A in length.