Stepwise Adsorption of Alkoxy-Pyrene Derivatives onto a Lamellar, Non-Porous Naphthalenediimide-Template on HOPG

G. Henrieke Heideman, José Augusto Berrocal, Meike Stöhr, E. W. Meijer*, Ben L. Feringa*

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Abstract

The development of new strategies for the preparation of multicomponent supramolecular assemblies is a major challenge on the road to complex functional molecular systems. Here we present the use of a non-porous self-assembled monolayer from uC33-NDI-uC33, a naphthalenediimide symmetrically functionalized with unsaturated 33 carbon-atom-chains, to prepare bicomponent supramolecular surface systems with a series of alkoxy-pyrene (PyrOR) derivatives at the liquid/HOPG interface. While previous attempts at directly depositing many of these PyrOR units at the liquid/HOPG interface failed, the multicomponent approach through the uC33-NDI-uC33 template enabled control over molecular interactions and facilitated adsorption. The PyrOR deposition restructured the initial uC33-NDI-uC33 monolayer, causing an expansion in two dimensions to accommodate the guests. As far as we know, this represents the first example of a non-porous or non-metal complex-bearing monolayer that allows the stepwise formation of multicomponent supramolecular architectures on surfaces.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-211
Number of pages5
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4-Jan-2021

Keywords

  • adsorption
  • internal double bonds
  • long chain-naphthalenediimides
  • multicomponent self-assembled monolayers
  • non-porous templates

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