Sequence, stoichiometry, and dimensionality control in porphyrin/ biscalix[4]arene self-assemblies in aqueous solution

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 34, 2010, Pages 10439-10446

  D'Urso, Alessandro ^a   Cristaldi, Domenico Andrea ^a   Fragalà, Maria Elena ^a   Gattuso, Giuseppe ^b   Pappalardo, Andrea ^a   Villari, Valentina ^c   Micali, Norberto ^c   Pappalardo, Sebastiano ^a   Parisi, Melchiorre F ^b   Purrello, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calixarenes; Light scattering; Noncovalent synthesis; Porphyrinoids; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CALIX[4]ARENES; CALIXARENES; HIERARCHICAL CONTROL; MOLECULAR ELEMENTS; MULTIPORPHYRIN; NON-COVALENT SYNTHESIS; PORPHYRINOIDS; SORET BANDS; STEPWISE SYNTHESIS; SUPRA-MOLECULAR NANO STRUCTURES; TEMPLATING AGENTS; UV/ VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

LIGHT SCATTERING; PHENOLS; PORPHYRINS; REFRACTION; SCATTERING; SOLUTIONS; STOICHIOMETRY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SELF ASSEMBLY;

EID: 77956451498     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201000803     Document Type: Article

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