An imidazolium-functionalized self-assembling calix[4]pyrrole

Aydoğan A., SESSLER J. L.

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, vol.50, no.88, pp.13600-13603, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 88
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1039/c4cc06641c
  • Journal Name: CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.13600-13603
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A calixpyrrole bearing a tethered imidazolium functional group was prepared in the form of its bromide salt. This compound was found to undergo self-assembly to produce supramolecular polymers, wherein both the bromide anion and the imidazolium cation are bound to the calixpyrrole core.