Issue 78, 2016

Chiral and fractal: from simple design rules to complex supramolecular constructs

Abstract

Using theoretical modeling, we demonstrate the self-assembly of functional organic molecules into 2D fractal aggregates resembling the Sierpiński triangle (ST). It is shown for the first time that the fractal self-assembly can be realized in one-component systems comprising K- and A-shaped tectons whose arms meet to form chiral nodes with directional intermolecular bonds.

Graphical abstract: Chiral and fractal: from simple design rules to complex supramolecular constructs

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Jun 2016
Accepted
12 Aug 2016
First published
15 Aug 2016

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 11642-11645

Chiral and fractal: from simple design rules to complex supramolecular constructs

D. Nieckarz and P. Szabelski, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 11642 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC05348C

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