All-or-nothing cooperative self-assembly of an annulene sandwich.
Ring-fenced: A 14-component assembly is formed by coordinating 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) to a [12]porphyrin nanoring. The 24 zinc-nitrogen interactions in this sandwich complex lock each conjugated macrocycle into a planar conformation, dramatically sharpening the near-IR absorption band...
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Formato: | Journal article |
Idioma: | English |
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2011
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