Shining light on supramolecular assemblies

Darcos, Vincent; Huang, Chih-Hao; McClenaghan, Nathan; Molard, Yann; Tucker, James H. R.; Vida Pol, Yolanda; Perez-Inestrosa, Ezequiel; Bassani, Dario M.

doi:10.1351/PAC-CON-08-08-39

Pure Appl. Chem., 2009, Vol. 81, No. 9, pp. 1677-1685

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-CON-08-08-39

Published online 2009-08-19

Shining light on supramolecular assemblies

Vincent Darcos¹, Chih-Hao Huang¹, Nathan McClenaghan¹, Yann Molard², James H. R. Tucker², Yolanda Vida Pol³, Ezequiel Perez-Inestrosa³ and Dario M. Bassani¹*

¹ Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, CNRS UMR 5255, Université Bordeaux 1, 33405 Talence, France
² School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
³ Quimica Organica, Universidad de Malaga, 29071 Malaga, Spain

Abstract: The organizational effect induced by noncovalent interactions such as hydrogen-bonding (H-B) and metal ion complexation on photoinduced processes is discussed. These include the intermolecular photodimerization of cinnamates, which is shown to occur under topochemical control within the supramolecular assemblies, and the intramolecular photodimerization of a bis-anthracene receptor where photoregulation of the recognition event is achieved. Progress in using supramolecular interactions toward the preparation of assemblies promoting charge separation and charge transport in all-organic photovoltaic devices rests on the preparation of materials that are adapted to the requirements of solid-state devices.