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Supramolecular Assemblies of Dipyrrolyldiketone Cu^II Complexes.

ABSTRACT: Dipyrrolyldiketones are essential building units of anion-responsive ?-electronic molecules and ion-pairing assemblies. Here, we demonstrated that they form complexes with Cu^II characterized by planar geometries. The solid-state stacking assembled structures, as revealed by single-crystal X-ray analysis, were modulated by the substitution of pyrrole units. The rectangular shapes of the Cu^II complexes resulted in the formation of mesophases upon introduction of aliphatic chains.

SUBMITTER: Haketa Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7914842 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Supramolecular Assemblies of Dipyrrolyldiketone CuII Complexes.

Haketa Yohei Y Maeda Hiromitsu H

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20210206 4

Dipyrrolyldiketones are essential building units of anion-responsive π-electronic molecules and ion-pairing assemblies. Here, we demonstrated that they form complexes with CuII characterized by planar geometries. The solid-state stacking assembled structures, as revealed by single-crystal X-ray analysis, were modulated by the substitution of pyrrole units. The rectangular shapes of the CuII complexes resulted in the formation of mesophases upon introduction of aliphatic cha ...[more]

PMID: 33562064

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