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Org. Biomol. Chem., 2009, 7, 3926 - 3929, DOI: 10.1039/b912809c

Unconventional hydrogen-bond-directed hierarchical co-assembly between perylene bisimide and azobenzene-functionalized melamine

Shiki Yagai, Saori Hamamura, Hao Wang, Vladimir Stepanenko, Tomohiro Seki, Kanako Unoike, Yoshihiro Kikkawa, Takashi Karatsu, Akihide Kitamura and Frank Würthner

Co-assembly of ditopic perylene bisimide and azobenzene-functionalized melamine occurs with an unconventional stoichiometric ratio, providing well-defined nanostructures with a helically-coiled architecture where perylene chromophores are packed in desirable J-type arrangements.

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