Issue 39, 2013

Ion-based materials comprising planar charged species

Abstract

Materials comprising planar units have the propensity to form stacking assemblies with nanoscale architectures and intriguing properties. In this feature article, some recent examples of ion-based materials comprising positively and negatively charged planar species are described. Various ion-based solid and soft materials can be formed by planar charged species alone or with the aid of other components. It is more challenging to prepare planar anions than planar cations; however, the noncovalent association of electronically neutral planar anion receptors and anions is an efficient strategy for the preparation of planar anions. Suitable candidates include dipyrrolyldiketone boron complexes, which exhibit the formation of various receptor–anion complexes and can be used to fabricate advanced materials in combination with countercations. Ion-based materials consisting of planar charged components have potential as electrically conductive materials, resulting from the ordered arrangement of the planar charged species.

Graphical abstract: Ion-based materials comprising planar charged species

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
20 Jun 2012
Accepted
21 Ago 2012
First published
22 Ago 2012

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 4085-4099

Ion-based materials comprising planar charged species

B. Dong and H. Maeda, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 4085 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC34407F

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