scholarly journals Interplay of Noncovalent Interactions in Ribbon-like Guanosine Self-Assembly: An NMR Crystallography Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 5945-5954 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. N. Manjunatha Reddy ◽  
Andrew Marsh ◽  
Jeffery T. Davis ◽  
Stefano Masiero ◽  
Steven P. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Noncovalent Interactions ◽  
Nmr Crystallography

Controllable Synthesis of Cobalt Porphyrin Nanocrystals through Micelle Confinement Self-Assembly

MRS Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (42) ◽  
pp. 2147-2155
Author(s):  
Sudi Chen ◽  
Xitong Ren ◽  
Shufang Tian ◽  
Jiajie Sun ◽  
Feng Bai
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Water Oxidation ◽  
Separation Efficiency ◽  
Noncovalent Interactions ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
The Self ◽  
Hexagonal Prism ◽  
Assembly Process ◽  
Surfactant Micelles ◽  
Cobalt Porphyrin

AbstractThe self-assembly of optically active building blocks into functional nanocrystals as high-activity photocatalysts is a key in the field of photocatalysis. Cobalt porphyrin with abundant catalytic properties is extensively studied in photocatalytic water oxidation and CO2 reduction. Here, we present the fabrication of cobalt porphyrin nanocrystals through a surfactant-assisted interfacial self-assembly process using Co-tetra(4-pyridyl) porphyrin as building block. The self-assembly process relies on the combined noncovalent interactions such as π-π stacking and axial Co-N coordination between individual porphyrin molecules within surfactant micelles. Tuning different reaction conditions (temperature, the ratio of co-solvent DMF) and types of surfactant, various nanocrystals with well-defined 1D to 3D morphologies such as nanowires, nanorods and nano hexagonal prism were obtained. Due to the ordered accumulation of molecules, the nanocrystals exhibit the properties of the enhanced capability of visible light capture and can conduce to improve the transport and separation efficiency of the photogenerated carriers, which is important for photocatalysis. Further studies of photocatalytic CO2 reduction are being performed to address the relationship between the size and shape of the nanocrystals with the photocatalytic activity.

scholarly journals Recent Progress in Hydrogen-Bonded π-Conjugated Systems Displaying J-Type Aggregates

2020 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 047-063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelson Ricardo Ávila-Rovelo ◽  
Amparo Ruiz-Carretero
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Noncovalent Interactions ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Organic Electronic Devices ◽  
Conjugated Systems ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding Interactions ◽  
Different Types ◽  
J Aggregates ◽  
Additional Hydrogen

Supramolecular approaches are of great interest in the design of functional materials. The types of aggregates arising from different noncovalent interactions endow materials with intriguing properties. In this sense, J-type aggregates are very attractive due to their unique optical properties and capacity to transport excitons. These features make them great candidates in the design of materials for organic electronic devices. Furthermore, the incorporation of additional hydrogen-bonding functionalities provides J-aggregates with superior directionality and connection among the different π-conjugated cores. The control over the formation of H-bonds to achieve functional aggregates is therefore a promising strategy towards controlled structures with specific functions.This review outlines the most relevant and recent works of π-conjugated systems exhibiting J-type aggregates resulting from hydrogen-bonding interactions. Different types of hydrogen-bonding functionalities will be discussed together with their roles in the aggregate properties, their impact in the optoelectronic properties, the self-assembly mechanisms, and their applications in organic electronics.

scholarly journals Pillararenes Trimer for Self-Assembly

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huacheng Zhang ◽  
Zhaona Liu ◽  
Hui Fu
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Click Reaction ◽  
Noncovalent Interactions ◽  
Coupling Reaction ◽  
Covalent Bonds ◽  
Guest Molecules ◽  
Palladium Catalyzed ◽  
Noncovalent Bonds ◽  
External Stimuli

Pillararenes trimer with particularly designed structural geometry and excellent capacity of recognizing guest molecules is a very efficient and attractive building block for the fabrication of advanced self-assembled materials. Pillararenes trimers could be prepared via both covalent and noncovalent bonds. The classic organic synthesis reactions such as click reaction, palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction, amidation, esterification, and aminolysis are employed to build covalent bonds and integrate three pieces of pillararenes subunits together into the “star-shaped” trimers and linear foldamers. Alternatively, pillararenes trimers could also be assembled in the form of host-guest inclusions and mechanically interlocked molecules via noncovalent interactions, and during those procedures, pillararenes units contribute the cavity for recognizing guest molecules and act as a “wheel” subunit, respectively. By fully utilizing the driving forces such as host-guest interactions, charge transfer, hydrophobic, hydrogen bonding, and C–H…π and π–π stacking interactions, pillararenes trimers-based supramolecular self-assemblies provide a possibility in the construction of multi-dimensional materials such as vesicular and tubular aggregates, layered networks, as well as frameworks. Interestingly, those assembled materials exhibit interesting external stimuli responsiveness to e.g., variable concentrations, changed pH values, different temperature, as well as the addition/removal of competition guests and ions. Thus, they could further be used for diverse applications such as detection, sorption, and separation of significant multi-analytes including metal cations, anions, and amino acids.

scholarly journals Self‐Assembly of DNA and RNA Building Blocks Explored by Nitrogen‐14 NMR Crystallography: Structure and Dynamics

ChemPhysChem ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 1044-1051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Carnevale ◽  
Marcel Hollenstein ◽  
Geoffrey Bodenhausen
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Structure And Dynamics ◽  
Dna And Rna ◽  
Nmr Crystallography

scholarly journals A Highly Efficient Approach to the Self-Assembly of Hexagonal Cavity-Cored Tris[2]pseudorotaxanes from Several Components via Multiple Noncovalent Interactions

2007 ◽  
Vol 129 (46) ◽  
pp. 14187-14189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai-Bo Yang ◽  
Koushik Ghosh ◽  
Brian H. Northrop ◽  
Yao-Rong Zheng ◽  
Matthew M. Lyndon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Noncovalent Interactions ◽  
The Self ◽  
Efficient Approach ◽  
Highly Efficient

scholarly journals Structure of a headful DNA-packaging bacterial virus at 2.9 Å resolution by electron cryo-microscopy

2017 ◽  
Vol 114 (14) ◽  
pp. 3601-3606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyan Zhao ◽  
Kunpeng Li ◽  
Anna Y. Lynn ◽  
Keith E. Aron ◽  
Guimei Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Noncovalent Interactions ◽  
Dna Packaging ◽  
Protein Subunits ◽  
Significant Strength ◽  
Phage Dna ◽  
Mortise And Tenon ◽  
Α Helix ◽  
Β Sheet ◽  
Protein Shell

The enormous prevalence of tailed DNA bacteriophages on this planet is enabled by highly efficient self-assembly of hundreds of protein subunits into highly stable capsids. These capsids can stand with an internal pressure as high as ∼50 atmospheres as a result of the phage DNA-packaging process. Here we report the complete atomic model of the headful DNA-packaging bacteriophage Sf6 at 2.9 Å resolution determined by electron cryo-microscopy. The structure reveals the DNA-inflated, tensed state of a robust protein shell assembled via noncovalent interactions. Remarkable global conformational polymorphism of capsid proteins, a network formed by extended N arms, mortise-and-tenon–like intercapsomer joints, and abundant β-sheet–like mainchain:mainchain intermolecular interactions, confers significant strength yet also flexibility required for capsid assembly and DNA packaging. Differential formations of the hexon and penton are mediated by a drastic α–helix-to-β–strand structural transition. The assembly scheme revealed here may be common among tailed DNA phages and herpesviruses.

Charge-Assisted Hydrogen Bonding and Other Noncovalent Interactions in the Self-Assembly of the Organometallic Building Block [(η6-hydroquinone)Rh(P(OPh)3)2]+with a Range of Counteranions

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (22) ◽  
pp. 5276-5285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung Uk Son ◽  
Jeffrey A. Reingold ◽  
Gene B. Carpenter ◽  
Paul T. Czech ◽  
Dwight A. Sweigart
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Building Block ◽  
Noncovalent Interactions ◽  
The Self
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