The internal functionalization of the Keplerate-type capsule Mo132 has been carried out by ligand exchange leading to the formation of glutarate and succinate containing species isolated as ammonium or dimethylammonium salts. Solution NMR analysis is consistent with asymmetric inner dicarboxylate ions containing one carboxylato group grafted onto the inner side of the spheroidal inorganic shell while the second hangs toward the center of the cavity. Such a disposition has been confirmed by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of the glutarate containing {Mo132 } species. A detailed NMR solution study of the ligand-exchange process allowed determining the binding constant KL of acetate (AcO(-) ), succinate (HSucc(-) ) or glutarate (HGlu(-) ) ligands at the 30 inner coordinating sites, which vary such as K AcO -
Straightforward modulation of the gelation, absorption and luminescent properties of a tris(pyrene) organogelator containing a C3 -symmetric benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide central unit functionalized by three 3,3'-diamino-2,2'-bipyridine fragments is achieved through donor-acceptor interactions in the presence of tetracyanoquinodimethane.
A thorough study of the unexpected spectroscopic behavior of two new luminescent pyrene-urea-based organogelators is rationalized as a function of their aggregation state and provides a key method to probe the supramolecular organization of the material.
Two‐component organogels and xerogels based on a C3‐symmetric pyrene‐containing gelator have been deeply characterized through a wide range of techniques. Based on the formation of charge transfer complexes, the gelation phenomenon proved to be highly dependent on the nature of the electron poor dopant. This parameter significantly influenced the corresponding gelation domains, the critical gelation concentrations of acceptor dopants, the gel‐to‐sol transition temperatures, the microstructures formed in the xerogel state and their spectroscopic properties. In particular, titrations and variable‐temperature UV–visible absorption spectroscopy demonstrated the key role of donor–acceptor interactions with a remarkable correlation between the phase transition temperatures and the disappearance of the characteristic charge transfer bands. The assignment of these electronic transitions was confirmed through time‐dependent density functional theory (TD‐DFT) calculations. Eventually, it was shown that the luminescent properties of these materials can be tuned with the temperature, either in intensity or emission wavelength.
Luminescent supramolecular organogels are attractive soft materials for photonic applications, especially when they contain electroactive units, as the gelating and emission properties can be modulated by the addition of electron‐donor or ‐acceptor counterparts. A C3 symmetric tris(pyrene) based on a 1,3,5‐tris(bipyridylamido)‐benzene central core meets this criteria and exhibits tunable gelating and luminescent behaviour. More information can be found in the Communication by N. Avarvari, D. Canevet et al. on page 5839 ff.
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