Université de Fribourg

Influence of linear and branched perfluoroalkylated side chains on the π–π stacking behaviour of hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene and thermotropic properties

Alameddine, Bassam ; Aebischer, Olivier Frédéric ; Heinrich, Benoît ; Guillon, Daniel ; Donnio, Bertrand ; Jenny, Titus A.

In: Supramolecular Chemistry, 2014, vol. 26, no. 2, p. 125–137

The thermotropic properties and self-assembly of two different series of hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes (HBC) bearing either linear or branched perfluoroalkylated side chains, each with a wide range of alkyl spacer and perfluorinated tail lengths, have been studied. Correlations between thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, polarised optical microscopy and small-angle X-ray...

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Controlling the lateral aggregation of perfluoroalkylated hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes

Aebischer, Olivier F. ; Aebischer, Annina ; Donnio, Bertrand ; Alameddine, Bassam ; Dadras, Massoud ; Güdel, Hans-Ulrich ; Guillon, Daniel ; Jenny, Titus A.

In: Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2007, vol. 17, no. 13, p. 1262-1267

The investigation of two hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene (HBC) derivatives carrying linear or branched perfluoroalkylated side chains is reported. Polycondensed aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) such as HBC derivatives are well known to self-organize to form highly ordered monomolecular stacks, which in turn show a concentration- and solvent-dependent lateral aggregation. However, possible...