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Synthesis of Microscale Raft-shaped Zinc(II)–Phenylalanine Complexes and Zinc(II)–Phenylalanine/dye Hybrid Bundles with New Optical Properties†

  1. H.-P. Cong,
  2. S. H. Yu

Article first published online: 20 DEC 2007

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200700717

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Advanced Functional Materials

Advanced Functional Materials

Volume 18, Issue 2, pages 195–202, January, 2008

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Cong, H.-P. and Yu, S. H. (2008), Synthesis of Microscale Raft-shaped Zinc(II)–Phenylalanine Complexes and Zinc(II)–Phenylalanine/dye Hybrid Bundles with New Optical Properties. Adv. Funct. Mater., 18: 195–202. doi: 10.1002/adfm.200700717

Author Information

  1. Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026 (P.R. China)

  1. †

    This work is supported by special funding from the Centurial Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant nos.: 50732006, 20325104, 20621061, 20671085, 50372065), the 973 project (2005CB623601), Anhui Development Fund for Talent Personnel and Anhui Education Committee (2006Z027, ZD2007004-1), the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program (SRFDP) of Higher Education State Education Ministry, the Partner Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Max Planck Society. Supporting Information is available online from Wiley InterScience or from the author.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 29 JAN 2008
  2. Article first published online: 20 DEC 2007
  3. Manuscript Revised: 30 AUG 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 4 JUL 2007

Funded by

  • Centurial Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Grant Numbers: 50732006, 20325104, 20621061, 20671085, 50372065
  • 973 project. Grant Number: 2005CB623601
  • Anhui Development Fund for Talent Personnel and Anhui Education Committee. Grant Numbers: 2006Z027, ZD2007004-1
  • Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars
  • Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program (SRFDP) of Higher Education State Education Ministry
  • Partner Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Max Planck Society

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Keywords:

  • Amino acids;
  • Hybrid materials, organic;
  • Photoluminescence;
  • Structure–property relationships;
  • Zinc complexes

Abstract

Novel raft-like zinc(II)–phenylalanine complexes and zinc(II)–phenylalanine/acid green 27 (AG27) hybrid radial bundles have been successfully synthesized by a simple refluxing reaction. The formation processes of the morphologies and the superstructures of the hybrid bundles were proposed based on the time-dependent evolution process. The AG27 molecules act as both the inclusion compound and the controller of the morphologies and the superstructures of the final hybrid. The combination of the zinc(II)–phenylalanine complex and AG27 leads to distinct optical properties compared with the individual component materials. This approach opens a new and effective way for the fabrication of amino acid/dye hybrid materials with unique optical properties and is expected to allow access to other organic/organic hybrid materials with structural specificity and functional novelty.

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