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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Main Authors: Sprafke, J, Odell, B, Claridge, T, Anderson, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011