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Chemical energy assisted self-assembling of a porphyrin-substituted benzoic acid in complex environments.

ABSTRACT: Energy input plays a crucial role in the assembling of matter. In our present study, we utilize EDC as a chemical fuel to drive the molecular assembling of POR-COOH. POR-COOH will react with EDC to generate the intermediate POR-COOEDC first, which was well-solvated by solvent molecules. During the subsequent hydrolysis process, EDU and oversaturated POR-COOH molecules at high energy states will be formed and thus allowed the self-assembling of POR-COOH into 2D nanosheets. This chemical energy assisted assembling process could be performed not only under mild conditions with high spatial accuracy but also with high selectivity in complex environments.

SUBMITTER: Ma B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10034216 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

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Chemical energy assisted self-assembling of a porphyrin-substituted benzoic acid in complex environments.

Ma Bingxu B Pang Bowen B Zeng Wang W Fu Huimin H Jiang Yi Y Yao Shenglin S Yang Yida Y Zhu Kaisheng K Zhang Wei W

Chemical science 20230228 12

Energy input plays a crucial role in the assembling of matter. In our present study, we utilize EDC as a chemical fuel to drive the molecular assembling of POR-COOH. POR-COOH will react with EDC to generate the intermediate POR-COOEDC first, which was well-solvated by solvent molecules. During the subsequent hydrolysis process, EDU and oversaturated POR-COOH molecules at high energy states will be formed and thus allowed the self-assembling of POR-COOH into 2D nanosheets. This chemical energy as ...[more]

PMID: 36970082

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