Porphyrinic supramolecular daisy chains incorporating pillar[5]arene–viologen host–guest interactions

• DOI: 10.1039/c5cc03717d
• Publication Date: 2015-05-18T08:01:08Z
• Authors: Maher Fathalla; Nathan L. Strutt; Srinivasan Sampath; Khabiboulakh Katsiev; Karel J. Hartlieb; Osman M. Bakr; J. Fraser Stoddart
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 7. Clean energy; 0104 chemical sciences; 3. Good health

Daisy chains and organogels have been prepared by utilising noncovalent interactions between viologens and pillar[5]arenes together with stacked porphyrins.