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Two Vernier-Templated Routes to a 24-Porphyrin Nanoring†

  1. Dmitry V. Kondratuk1,
  2. Dr. Luis M. A. Perdigao2,
  3. Dr. Melanie C. O'Sullivan1,
  4. Simon Svatek2,
  5. Gareth Smith3,
  6. Dr. James N. O'Shea2,
  7. Prof. Peter H. Beton2,
  8. Prof. Harry L. Anderson1,*

Article first published online: 31 MAY 2012

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201202870

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 51, Issue 27, pages 6696–6699, July 2, 2012

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Kondratuk, D. V., Perdigao, L. M. A., O'Sullivan, M. C., Svatek, S., Smith, G., O'Shea, J. N., Beton, P. H. and Anderson, H. L. (2012), Two Vernier-Templated Routes to a 24-Porphyrin Nanoring. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51: 6696–6699. doi: 10.1002/anie.201202870

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford OX1 3TA (UK) http://hla.chem.ox.ac.uk/

  2. 2

    School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD (UK)

  3. 3

    School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL (UK)

*Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford OX1 3TA (UK) http://hla.chem.ox.ac.uk/

  1. †

    We thank the EPSRC and the Clarendon Fund of the University of Oxford for support, the EPSRC mass spectrometry service (Swansea) for mass spectra, Dr. J. K. Sprafke for recording fluorescence spectra, Dr. G. M. Fischer for providing some starting materials, and Prof. R. J. Nicholas for use of NIR photoluminescence instrumentation.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 27 JUN 2012
  2. Article first published online: 31 MAY 2012
  3. Manuscript Received: 14 APR 2012

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Keywords:

  • cooperativity;
  • macrocycles;
  • porphyrinoids;
  • self-assembly;
  • template synthesis
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Many hands make light work: Small templates working together have directed the formation of a giant π-conjugated macrocycle with a diameter of 10 nm—larger than many enzymes. The 24 porphyrin subunits of the nanoring are well resolved in the STM image. The conformation of the nanoring can be controlled by self-assembly of a stable 2:24 double-strand sandwich complex with 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO).

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