Issue 61, 2013
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Chemical Communications

One-dimensional self-assembly of a water soluble perylene diimide molecule by pH triggered hydrogelation†

Aniket Datar,a   Kaushik Balakrishnanab  and  Ling Zang*ac  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
E-mail: lzang@eng.utah.edu
Fax: +1 801-585-0625
Tel: +1 801-587-1551

b College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 8572, USA

c Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA

Abstract

A water soluble perylene diimide molecule has been fabricated into nanofibers via a pH triggered hydrogelation route. The one-dimensional self-assembly is dominated by the intermolecular π–π stacking interactions in concert with the hydrogen bonding between the carboxylic acid side chains. The anisotropic electronic and optical properties observed for the nanofibers are consistent with the one-dimensional intermolecular π–π arrangement.

Graphical abstract: One-dimensional self-assembly of a water soluble perylene diimide molecule by pH triggered hydrogelation

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC43359E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 May 2013
Accepted
10 Jun 2013
First published
10 Jun 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 6894-6896

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One-dimensional self-assembly of a water soluble perylene diimide molecule by pH triggered hydrogelation

A. Datar, K. Balakrishnan and L. Zang, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 6894 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43359E

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