Citation: Ming-Ming Gan, Zi-En Zhang, Xin Li, F. Ekkehardt Hahn, Ying-Feng Han. Hierarchical self-assembly of fluorinated poly-N-heterocyclic carbene pillarplexes with anions[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(10): 110624. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110624 shu

Hierarchical self-assembly of fluorinated poly-N-heterocyclic carbene pillarplexes with anions

Ming-Ming Gan ^a ,
Zi-En Zhang ^a ,
Xin Li ^a ,
F. Ekkehardt Hahn ^{a, b} ,
Ying-Feng Han ^{a, *,}

a.
Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
b.
Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 30, D-48149, Münster, Germany

yfhan@nwu.edu.cn

Received Date: 16 September 2024
Revised Date: 30 October 2024
Accepted Date: 7 November 2024
Available Online: 8 November 2024

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The precise control over the hierarchical self-assembly of sophisticated structures with comparable complexities and functions relying on the modulation of basic building blocks is elusive and highly desirable. Here, we report a fluorinated N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)–based pillarplex with a tunable quaternary structure, employed as an efficient building block for constructing hierarchical superstructures. Initially, multiple noncovalent interactions in the NHC-based pillarplex, particularly those between the fluorinated pillarplex and PF₆^- anions, induce the formation of a supramolecular gel at high concentrations. Additionally, this hierarchical self-assembled structure can be regulated by adjusting anion types, facilitating the controlled transformation from a supramolecular gel into a supramolecular channel upon the introduction of four monocarboxylic acids as anions. The study provides insight into the construction and controlled regulation of superstructures based on NHC-based pillarplexes.
- Hierarchical self-assembly,
- N-Heterocyclic carbene,
- Pillarplex,
- Supramolecular gel,
- Supramolecular channel
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