Citation: Lan Chen, Yun-Chang Zhang, Wei-Kun Wang, Jia Tian, Liang Zhang, Hui Wang, Dan-Wei Zhang, Zhan-Ting Li. Conjugated radical cation dimerization-driven generation of supramolecular architectures[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2015, 26(7): 811-816. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2015.01.036 shu

Conjugated radical cation dimerization-driven generation of supramolecular architectures

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Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

Corresponding author: Dan-Wei Zhang, Zhan-Ting Li,
Received Date: 27 December 2014
Available Online: 8 January 2015
Fund Project: the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (No. 13M1400200) (No. 2013CB834501)

This paper summarizes the recent advance in utilizing conjugated radical cation dimerization (CRCD) for constructing new unimolecular, such as foldamers, and supramolecular ordered structures, such as three-dimensional supramolecular polymers and two-dimensional supramolecular organic framework. Particularly, the stacking or dimerization of tetrathiafulvalene and 4,4'-dipyridium subunits has been highlighted, and the approaches for enhancing the stability of their radical cation dimers have been discussed.
- Radical cation dimerization,
- Tetrathiafulvalene,
- Viologen,
- Supramolecule
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