Naphthalenediimide and its congeners : from molecules to materials /
Essential reference material for postdoctoral researchers and postgraduate students providing background information on naphthalenediimide chemistry.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Royal Society of Chemistry,
2017.
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| Series: | Monographs in supramolecular chemistry.
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Table of Contents:
- Title; Preface; Dedication; Contents; Chapter 1 Supramolecular Chemistry of Naphthalenediimide and its Congeners; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Molecules with Complex Topologies; 1.3 Clathrates and Rigid Molecules; 1.4 Supramolecular Nanotubes and Receptors; 1.5 Biological Applications; 1.6 Sensors; 1.7 Dyads and Triads for Electron Transfer Studies; 1.8 Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 NDI as a DNA Intercalator; 2.1 DNA as a Drug Target; 2.2 Overview of DNA Binding Motifs; 2.2.1 DNA Structure; 2.2.2 Triplex-forming Oligonucleotides; 2.2.3 Peptide Nucleic Acid; 2.2.4 Minor Groove-binding Polyamides
- 2.3 Intercalation2.3.1 Monointercalators; 2.3.1.1 Electrochemical Studies of NDI Intercalators; 2.3.1.2 Beyond dsDNA: Targeting Other DNA Structures; 2.3.2 Bisintercalators; 2.3.3 NDI Combilexins; 2.3.4 Longer Polyintercalator Derivatives; 2.4 Threading NDI Polyintercalators; 2.4.1 Synthesis; 2.4.2 Sequence-specific NDI Bisintercalators; 2.4.3 Sequence-specific NDI Tetra- and Hexaintercalators; 2.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 NDI Foldamers, Assemblies and Conformational Switching; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Theory Behind Interactions Between Aromatic Groups; 3.2.1 "Polar/Pi" Model
- 3.2.2 "Local, Direct Interaction" Model3.3 Electron-rich/Electron-deficient and Electron-rich/Electron-rich Systems; 3.3.1 Interactions Between Aromatic Groups in Aqueous Solution; 3.3.2 Survey of Supramolecular Systems; 3.4 Systems That Undergo Stacking Geometry Switching; 3.4.1 Synthetic Ion Channel; 3.4.2 Self-sorting DAN and NDI Monomers; 3.4.3 Synthetic Amyloid Fibrils; 3.4.4 Mesophases Exhibiting Switching Behavior; 3.5 Outlook; References; Chapter 4 Naphthalenediimide in Modular Columnar Liquid Crystals: Key Component of Donor-Acceptor Columnar Liquid Crystals
- 4.1 Liquid Crystals: Brief Overview4.1.1 Calamitic Liquid Crystals; 4.1.2 Discotic Liquid Crystals; 4.1.2.1 Conduction in Columnar Liquid Crystals; 4.1.3 Liquid Crystal Characterization; 4.2 Columnar Liquid Crystals and Aromatic Donor-Acceptor Interactions; 4.2.1 Stability in Columnar Liquid Crystals; 4.2.2 Aromatic Donor-Acceptor Interactions; 4.2.2.1 Charge Transfer Absorption; 4.2.3 Aromatic Donor-Acceptor-Based Mesophases; 4.3 Naphthalenediimide-Based Donor-Acceptor Columnar Liquid Crystals; 4.3.1 Independent Naphthalenediimide
- 4.3.2 Naphthalenediimide Donor-Acceptor Columnar Liquid Crystals4.3.3 Thermochromic Phase Properties of NDI-DAN Materials; 4.3.4 NDI with Other Electron-Rich Naphthalene Components; 4.3.5 Predictable Absorption in Modular NDI DACLC Materials; 4.3.6 Strongly Dichroic Thin-Films in NDI-Anthracene DACLC Materials; 4.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Naphthalene-diimide (NDI) Nanofibre, Gel and Mesoscopic Material; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Various Mesoscopic Materials from Self-assembled NDI; 5.3 Assembly of Amphiphilic NDI; 5.4 Self-assembled Core-substituted NDI
- 5.4.1 Naphthalene-diimide-based Gelators