Tailored charge transfer complex based on two-dimensional molecular assemblies

M. Shimomura, S. Aiba, S. Oguma, M. Oguchi, M. Matsute, H. Shimada, R. Kajiwara, H. Emori, K. Yoshiwara, K. Okuyama, T. Miyashita, A. Watanabe, M. Matsuda

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Abstract

For tailoring charge transfer (CT) complexes in bilayer membranes, single-chain bilayer-forming amphiphiles, having a hydrophilic viologen head and a hydrophobic aromatic segment, such as an azobenzene or a biphenyl group, were prepared. Bilayer membranes with a titled molecular orientation were formed when the amphiphiles which had five carbon atoms in the spacer methylene chain between the viologen head and the aromatic segment were dissolved in water. A visible absorption band at 460 nm, which was attributed to the CT interaction between the viologen head and the biphenyl segment of the adjacent molecule in the two-dimensional molecular array, was newly observed in the bilayer membrane.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)33-38
Number of pages6
JournalSupramolecular Science
Volume1
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1994 Sept
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • bilayer membrane
  • charge transfer complex
  • viologen

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)

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