Oligo (phenyleneethynylene) s: Shape‐Tunable Building Blocks for Supramolecular Self‐Assembly

Abstract: Oligo (phenyleneethynylene) s (OPEs) have attracted widespread attention due to their remarkable (opto) electronic and photophysical properties, which have enabled numerous applications. The versatile functionalization possibilities of OPEs make them unique candidates to form various shape‐persistent geometries, including linear, triangular, rectangular, hexagonal and macrocyclic. However, as a result of this structural variety, it is oftentimes challenging to correlate molecular design with self‐assembly properties. In this minireview, we have classified OPEs based on their molecular shapes and correlated them with their self‐assembly behavior in solution. Particularly, we provide important insights into the aggregation propensity of the different molecular shapes and how to tune the association strength using various non‐covalent interactions. Our classification will enable a better understanding of the structure‐property correlation in OPEs, which is key to develop supramolecular functional materials.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Oligo (phenyleneethynylene) s: Shape‐Tunable Building Blocks for Supramolecular Self‐Assembly ; day:18 ; month:03 ; year:2024 ; extent:14 ; Angewandte Chemie / International edition. International edition ; (18.03.2024) (gesamt 14)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Fernández, Zulema ; Sánchez, Luis ; Santhosh Babu, Sukumaran ; Fernández, Gustavo

Further information

• DOI: 10.1002/anie.202402259
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024031913115174289928
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 14.08.2025, 10:54 AM CEST