Functional naphthalene diimides: synthesis, properties, and applications

M Al Kobaisi, SV Bhosale, K Latham… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This comprehensive review surveys developments over the past decade in the field of
naphthalene diimides (NDIs). It explores their application toward: supramolecular chemistry; …

Self-sorting phenomena in complex supramolecular systems

MM Safont-Sempere, G Fernández… - Chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Nature successfully manages under extremely adverse conditions to accomplish intricate
functions responsible for the regulation and control of the vast majority of biological …

Strategies to create hierarchical self-assembled structures via cooperative non-covalent interactions

C Rest, R Kandanelli, G Fernández - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Cooperative phenomena are common processes involved in the hierarchical self-assembly
of multiple systems in nature, such as the tobacco mosaic virus and a cell's cytoskeleton …

Supramolecular assemblies by charge‐transfer interactions between donor and acceptor chromophores

A Das, S Ghosh - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We have collated various supramolecular designs that utilize organic donor–acceptor CT
complexation to generate noncovalently co‐assembled structures including fibrillar gels …

Mechanically flexible organic crystals achieved by introducing weak interactions in structure: supramolecular shape synthons

GR Krishna, R Devarapalli, G Lal… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Controlling mechanical properties of ordered organic materials remains a formidable
challenge, despite their great potential for high performance mechanical actuators …

Strategies for the synthesis of functional naphthalene diimides

SL Suraru, F Würthner - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Naphthalene diimides, which have for a long time been in the shadow of their higher
homologues the perylene diimides, currently belong to the most investigated classes of …

In situ real-time imaging of self-sorted supramolecular nanofibres

S Onogi, H Shigemitsu, T Yoshii, T Tanida, M Ikeda… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Self-sorted supramolecular nanofibres—a multicomponent system that consists of several
types of fibre, each composed of distinct building units—play a crucial role in complex, well …

An adaptive supramolecular hydrogel comprising self-sorting double nanofibre networks

H Shigemitsu, T Fujisaku, W Tanaka, R Kubota… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Novel soft materials should comprise multiple supramolecular nanostructures whose
responses (for example, assembly and disassembly) to external stimuli can be controlled …

Remarkably distinct mechanical flexibility in three structurally similar semiconducting organic crystals studied by nanoindentation and molecular dynamics

R Devarapalli, SB Kadambi, CT Chen… - Chemistry of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Distinct macroscopic mechanical responses of the three crystals of naphthalene diimide
derivatives, 1Me, 1Et, and 1nPr, studied here are very intriguing because their molecular …

Organic donor–acceptor assemblies form coaxial p–n heterojunctions with high photoconductivity

S Prasanthkumar, S Ghosh, VC Nair… - Angewandte …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The formation of coaxial p–n heterojunctions by mesoscale alignment of self‐sorted donor
and acceptor molecules, important to achieve high photocurrent generation in organic …