Ring-shaped self-assembly of a naphthalene-linked chlorophyll dimer

Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 Feb 14;59(14):1967-1970. doi: 10.1039/d2cc06368a.

Abstract

Light-harvesting antennas, for example the LH2 complex in purple bacteria, sophisticatedly align chlorophyll molecules in a cyclic fashion by using protein scaffolds. However, artificial preparation of the circular LH antenna model without any templates has not been reported. We demonstrated the construction of ring-shaped supramolecules by self-assembly of a semisynthetic chlorophyll dimer through a transformation from wavy fiber-like aggregates.

MeSH terms

  • Chlorophyll*
  • Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes*
  • Naphthalenes
  • Polymers

Substances

  • Chlorophyll
  • Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes
  • Polymers
  • Naphthalenes