Nano‐Supramolecular Assemblies Constructed from Water‐Soluble Bis(calix[5]arenes) with Porphyrins and Their Photoinduced Electron Transfer Properties
- 24 February 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Chemistry – An Asian Journal
- Vol. 4 (3), 436-445
- https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.200800410
Abstract
What a PET! Two well‐defined nanoarchitectures with 2D netlike and 1D linear topological structures are constructed by bis(p‐sulfonatocalix[5]arenes) and cationic porphyrins, respectively, in which an unambiguous PET process is observed. As a result, the supramolecular aggregates possess, in principle, benign photoelectric properties with the transport of an electron between the building blocks in the nanoscale region. Possessing 2D netlike and 1D linear morphologies, two nano‐supramolecular architectures A1 and A2 are constructed by tetracationic porphyrin (G1) and dicationic porphyrin (G2), respectively, upon complexation with the novel water‐soluble bis(p‐sulfonatocalix[5]arenes) bridged at the lower rim (H2). Corresponding to the molecular design, the aggregation morphologies are well manipulated by the inherent binding sites of the building blocks through host–guest interactions as well as charge interactions. In comparison to the simple p‐sulfonatocalix[5]arene H1 which can only form particle‐type complexes C1 and C2 with porphyrin guests, H2 provides excellent pre‐organized structure to construct highly complex nano‐supramolecular assemblies. The exhibited electron‐transfer process of the supramolecular systems is further investigated by steady‐state and time‐resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, electrochemical measurements, and transient absorption spectroscopy. The results obtained show that calixarenes are also effective electron donors in PET besides acting as significant building blocks, which gives them many advantages in constructing well‐ordered nanomaterials with the capability of electron and energy transport.Keywords
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