Supramolecular assembly of phenanthrene-DNA conjugates into light-harvesting nanospheres
Jan Thiede1, Thomas Schneeberger1, Ioan Iacovache2
1Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern Freiestrasse 3 CH-3012 Bern Switzerland robert.haener@unibe.ch https://www.haener.dcbp.unibe.ch.
New Journal of Chemistry = Nouveau Journal De Chimie
|September 5, 2024
Abstract:
The self-assembly of highly functionalized phenanthrene-DNA conjugates into supramolecular nanostructures is presented. DNA oligomers modified with phenanthrene residues at the 3'-end and internal positions self-assemble into spherical nanostructures. The nanospheres exhibit light-harvesting properties. Upon irradiation of phenanthrene, the excitation energy is transferred along phenanthrene units, resulting in phenanthrene-pyrene exciplex formation.


