Issue 38, 2019

Modular supramolecular dimerization of optically tunable extended aryl viologens

Abstract

Cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) mediated assembly of extended aryl viologens (EVs) into optically tunable dimers is reported for the first time. We show that the modular design and synthesis of a new class of π-conjugated viologen derivatives with rigid aromatic or heteroaromatic bridging units as well as electron donating molecular recognition motifs enable their self-assembly into 2 : 2 complexes with CB[8]. The quantitative dimerization process involving these two molecular components in an aqueous solution enables excimer-like interactions between closely packed charged guests giving rise to distinct spectroscopic behavior. The nature of these dimers (CB[8]2·(EV[X]R)2) in the ground and excited states was characterized by NMR, isothermal titration calorimetry, and steady-state spectroscopic measurements.

Graphical abstract: Modular supramolecular dimerization of optically tunable extended aryl viologens

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
20 Jun 2019
Accepted
23 Jul 2019
First published
12 Aug 2019
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 8806-8811

Modular supramolecular dimerization of optically tunable extended aryl viologens

M. Olesińska, G. Wu, S. Gómez-Coca, D. Antón-García, I. Szabó, E. Rosta and O. A. Scherman, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 8806 DOI: 10.1039/C9SC03057C

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