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From Molecules to Materials: Engineering New Ionic Liquid Crystals Through Halogen Bonding
Published on: March 24, 2018
Halogen bonding regulated functional nanomaterials
Jie Zheng1, Ady Suwardi1, Claris Jie Ee Wong2
1Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, ASTAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore zheng_jie@imre.a-star.edu.sg lohxj@imre.a-star.edu.sg lizb@imre.a-star.edu.sg.
Abstract:
Non-covalent interactions have gained increasing attention for use as a driving force to fabricate various supramolecular architectures, exhibiting great potential in crystal and materials engineering and supramolecular chemistry. As one of the most powerful non-covalent bonds, the halogen bond has recently received increasing attention in functional nanomaterial design. The present review describes the latest studies based on halogen bonding induced self-assembly and its applications. Due to the high directionality and controllable interaction strength, halogen bonding can provide a facile platform for the design and synthesis of a myriad of nanomaterials. In addition, both the fundamental aspects and the real engineering applications are discussed, which encompass molecular recognition and sensing, organocatalysis, and controllable multifunctional materials and surfaces.
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