Gathering nanorings via Fe2+–bipyridine coordination. Issue 55 (11th June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Miao, Qingqing; Yin, Chunying; Xie, Maolin; Luo, Yufeng; Hai, Zijuan; Yuan, Qingpan; Jiang, Jun; Liang, Gaolin
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 51:Issue 55(2015)
• Page Start: 11045
• Page End: 11047
• Publication Date: 2015-06-11
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c5cc02694f
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : Fe 2+ –bipyridine coordination was used to assemble nanorings into supernanostructures. Abstract : Spontaneously precise organization of small structures into complex superstructures is ubiquitous and important in nature. But using small building blocks to mimic this process remains a challenge to scientists. Herein, we report the rational design of a bipyridine-derivative1 and applied it for the self-assembly of nanorings. The addition of Fe 2+ to the nanorings resulted in the assembly of the nanorings into supernanostructures via Fe 2+ –bipyridine coordination. HPLC, HR-ESI/MS, UV-vis, DLS, and TEM analyses clearly validated the intramolecular cyclization, self-assembly of the nanorings, and the additional self-assembly of the superstructures via Fe 2+ –bipyridine coordination. We envision our strategy to be a new approach of precisely assembling nanostructures of ring shape into more complex superstructures.