Protoporphyrin IX species bearing highly branched alkyl chains were self-assembled into well-defined nanostructures such as rod-like in CHCl3-cylcohexane (1: 9, v/v) and a honeycomb-like morphology in a polar solvent dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). The rod-like morphologies observed in the atomic force microscopy (AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) suggest that the lamellar phase self-organises into multilamellar vesicles. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) results indicate molecular arrangements resulting from longitudinal and transverse stacking of the porphyrin head groups in the lamellar structure. The typical nanostructures were derived from a high level of cooperativity between the porphyrin cores via pi-sigma interactions and supported by hydrogen bonding and van der Waals interactions. The nanostructures were characterised by means of UV-vis, fluorescence, AFM, TEM and XRD analysis. Our methodology confirms the potential of protoporphyrin IX derivatives in supramolecular chemistry.
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Univ Tokyo, Sch Engn, Dept Chem & Biotechnol, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138656, Japan
RIKEN Adv Sci Inst, Wako, Saitama 3510198, JapanNorthwestern Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
Aida, T.
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Northwestern Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
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Northwestern Univ, Dept Med, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
Northwestern Univ, Inst BioNanotechnol Med, Chicago, IL 60611 USANorthwestern Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
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Univ Tokyo, Sch Engn, Dept Chem & Biotechnol, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138656, Japan
RIKEN Adv Sci Inst, Wako, Saitama 3510198, JapanNorthwestern Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
Aida, T.
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Meijer, E. W.
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Stupp, S. I.
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Northwestern Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
Northwestern Univ, Dept Chem, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
Northwestern Univ, Dept Med, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
Northwestern Univ, Inst BioNanotechnol Med, Chicago, IL 60611 USANorthwestern Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Evanston, IL 60208 USA