Co-ordination driven heteroleptic self-assembly of naphthalene diimide and aromatic dicarboxylate

Authors

• Rosanna Jees, St. Mary's University
• Kennedy Kuchta, St. Mary's University
• Joshua Do, St. Mary's University
• Erendra Manandhar, St. Mary's University

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Contributor

Raabe, Linda (Stockroom manager and Lab Supervisor); Wherritt, Daniel (UTSA NMR Analyst)

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Digital Commons at St. Mary's University

Publication Date

Spring 2026

Keywords

Co-ordination driven self-assembly, Supramolecular Co-ordination complexes, Supramolecular structures

Description

Co-ordination driven self-assembly is a powerful tool to construct supramolecular co-ordination complexes (SCCs) with predictable and well-defined molecular structures. Fujita, Stang, Newkome, & others have developed novel methodology to synthesize 2D & 3D Metallo-supramolecular structures, such as triangles, cubes, and octahedrons. These have potential applications for optical materials, sensing, catalysis, light harvesting & emissions due to the structures’ well-defined cavity and easy functionalization at the periphery position of ligands.1–4 SCCs with various functional groups, fluorophores, and chromophores, like crown ethers, carbazoles, fullerenes, and dendrimers, have been reported through self-assembly, yet naphthalene-diimide (NDI)-based macrocycles and cages are limited. This project focuses on the synthesis of a core-substituted NDI-based using self-assembly, its binding behavior via fluorescence, and its capabilities for hierarchical self-assembly.

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PDF

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1 poster

City

San Antonio, Texas

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