Water-soluble nanorods self-assembled via pristine C60 and porphyrin moieties

Abstract

A novel water-soluble nanorod is discussed, which is prepared via the self-assembly of pristine C60 and a double-sided porphyrin projecting four beta-cyclodextrins from each face.

Configurational Isomers of a Stilbene‐Linked Bis(porphyrin) Tweezer: Synthesis and Fullerene‐Binding Studies

“…[4] In accord with our interests in the self-assembly of fullerene and porphyrin components and in the development of switchable molecules, [5] we were particularly keen in investigating the differential fullerene-binding capacity of potentially switchable isomers of bis(porphyrin)-based tweezers. With this communication, we disclose the synthesis and contrasting fullerene-binding (C 60 and C 70 ) ability of the (Z or cis)-and (E or trans)-configurational isomers of a stilbene-tethered porphyrin tweezer 5.…”

Face‐to‐Face Alignment of Porphyrin/Fullerene Nanowires Linked by Axial Metal Coordination

“…Recently, considerable efforts have been devoted to construct the face-to-face alignment porphyrin/fullerene nanostructures, [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] such as one-dimensional porphyrin/ fullerene nanorods, [27][28] supramolecular peapods, [29] three-dimensional porphyrin/fullerene nanoclusters with gold nanoparticles [30][31] or bipyridine compounds, [32] etc. Generally, the present face-to-face alignment porphyrin/ fullerene nanostructures are confined by p-p interaction between porphyrin and fullerene units.…”

Paradigm shift from self-assembly to commanded assembly of functional materials: recent examples in porphyrin/fullerene supramolecular systems

“…Fathalla et al designed and constructed a novel water-soluble porphyrin-fullerene C 60 nanorod by the self-assembly of pristine C 60 and a double-sided porphyrin projecting four β-cyclodextrins from each face (figure 6) [69]. β-Cyclodextrin moieties encapsulate pristine C 60 in a 2 : 1 stoichiometry, yielding nanorods both in solution and solid state.…”