Cooperative self-assembling process of core-substituted naphthalenediimide induced by amino–yne click reaction

Abstract

We report a cooperative (i.e., nucleation–elongation) self-assembling process of a core-substituted naphthalenediimide induced by a catalyst-free amino–yne click reaction at 298 K. The self-assembling process was initiated immediately in the presence of nuclei (seeds). The combination of the click reaction and the seeded self-assembling process paves the way for precise control over supramolecular assemblies of electron-deficient π-systems.