In:
MRS Proceedings, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 1312 ( 2011)
Abstract:
The synthesis and self-assembly of a water-soluble, tricyclic, self-complementary heterocycle that features the hydrogen bond donor-acceptor arrays of both guanine (G) and cytosine (C) juxtaposed between a pyridine ring is presented. In solution, this tricycle, which has been termed xK1, self-assembles into Rosette Nanotubes (RNTs) that have an inner diameter of 1.4 nm. Unlike the RNTs formed from the bicyclic congener K1, we demonstrate that xK1 with its extended ð system, forms a J-type RNT assembly determined through UV-Vis, CD and fluorescence spectroscopy experiments. This observation brings the possibility of developing electrically conducting RNTs for applications in the areas of photovoltaics and molecular wires.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0272-9172
,
1946-4274
DOI:
10.1557/opl.2011.135
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2011
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