Microscopic crystalline rods from the self-assembly of mixed porphyrin building blocks

Porphyrin based microscopic crystalline rods have been synthesized from mixed building blocks. Both pyridine and hydroxide are prerequisite functionalities to generate crystalline materials. Porphyrin building blocks containing just pyridyl or hydroxy groups do not interact themselves and the formation of amorphous solids is observed.

New class of porphyrin based microscopic crystalline rods has been synthesized from mixed building blocks. Both pyridine and OH are prerequisite functionalities in order to generate intermolecular interactions to produce crystalline objects, and those porphyrin building blocks containing just pyridyl or OH result amorphous aggregates.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slideResearch Highlights
► New class of porphyrin based microcrystalline rods has been synthesized.
► Simple mixing of two different porphyrins building blocks leads to produce microscopic rods.
► Both pyridine and OH are prerequisite functionalities to produce crystalline objects.