Special Issue "Supramolecular Assembly"

Guest Editor
Dr. Rachel K. O'Reilly
Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK
Website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/chemistry/people/academics/rkoreilly
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Interests: controlled radical polymerisation; micelles; nanoparticles; Click; responsive; catalysis

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• Catalysis
• Nanoparticles
• Self-assembly
• Supramolecular polymers
• RAFT

Manuscript ID: Molecules-supermol-200906015-O'Reilly-uk
Type of Paper: Review
Title: Complex Polymer Structures from CRP and Metallosupramolecular Chemistry
Author: R.K. O'Reilly
Abstract: In this paper we will highlight the utility of controlled radical techniques (CRP) for the synthesis of functional and responsive polymers which can be tunable and tailored to undergo further metallo-directed assembly to afford polymers with complex architectures and higher order diverse structural morphologies.

Manuscript ID: Molecules-supmolas-20090622-Morris-ie
Type of Paper: Review
Title: Self-Assembly - Guiding Self-Assembled Structures into Highly Aligned and Periodic Arrangements Using Surface Topography
Author: M A Morris
Email: m.morris@ucc.ie
Abstract: In most supramolecular self-assembly processes the order obtained is local and does not exhibit the long-range periodicity required to make these structures useful in many applications notably electronic and magnetic device technologies. However, recent work has demonstrated that surface topography can be used to align the structures to surface engineered topographic patterns and generate self-assembled structures that demonstrate precise positioning and highly periodic arrangements. In this work we will review the self-assembly of three important materials classes: 1) block copolymers that microphase separate into various well-defined arrangements, 2) mesoporous material where the inorganic component is templated around regular arrangements of e.g. surfactants and finally anodic alumina (AAO) where highly regular porous structures are formed during electrochemical oxidation of aluminium. The mechanism of the way in which the topography guides the structure is discussed and it is asserted the primary mechanism of alignment are chemical interactions between the self-assembling moieties and the topography. The appearance of defects in the self-assembled structures is also discussed. The potential impact of highly regular, periodic structural arrangements in device technologies is outlined.

Manuscript ID: Molecules-supermol-20090705-ca-Morin
Title: Recent Development in the Synthesis of Rotaxane
Type of Paper: Review
Author: Jean-François Morin
Abstract: Département de chimie, Centre de recherche sur les matériaux avancés (CERMA), Centre Québécois sur les matériaux fonctionnels (CQMF), Faculté des sciences et de génie Université Laval 1045, avenue de la Médecine, Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon, local 1457, Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6 Canada, Email: Jean-Francois.Morin@chm.ulaval.ca
Abstract: This review describes the recent development in the synthesis of rotaxanes, including new blocking methodologies, strategies for introduction of functional moieties and preparation of new rotaxane architectures. The synthesis of most important types of rotaxane is discussed in regard to their different functions in solution, in the solid state and at the interface. A particular attention is brought to the rotaxanes having ammonium-crown ether conjugates into their structure.

Manuscript ID: Molecules-supermol-20090716-Deng-cn
Type of Paper: Review
Title: Supramolecular Coordination Assemblies Constructed from Multifunctional Azole-Containing Carboxylic Acid
Author: Yuheng Deng
Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, No. 105, Xisanhuan Beilu, Haidian District, Beijing, 100048, China; Tel: +86 010 68903033 802; E-mail: dyh@mail.cnu.edu.cn
Abstract: Scores of isolated complexes, polymeric and oligomeric networks build from variable azole-containing carboxylic acid will be discussed in this work. An insight into the relations between topology and coordination geometry is going to be highlighted. Non-covalent interaction such as hydrogen bonding (N-H…O, N-H…N, O-H…O and/or O-H…N) and π-π stacking, besides coordination, will be considered in assembly of infinite periodic structure. Available and potential heterometallic supramolecules origin from different binding abilities of nitrogen atoms in azole ring and oxygen atoms in carboxylic acid will be emphasized. A comparison of coordination pattern between rigid and flexible azole-containing carboxylic acid will also be drawn.