A Conjugated Polycarbazole Ring around a Porphyrin†
This work was financially supported by the Post-doctoral Fellowship Program of Korea Science & Engineering Foundation (04-09-06-1). The authors would like to thank Dr. Martin Baumgarten for computational simulation and helpful discussions, Dr. Rüdiger Berger for introduction and support in AFM and STM measurements and Dr. Roland Bauer for graphical presentations.
Graphical Abstract
Round up: A fully conjugated cyclododeca-2,7-carbazole is prepared around a porphyrin template and the corresponding empty macrocycle then released. Single molecules could be visualized by STM (see image) and their arrangement by atomic force microscopy. The macrocycles self-assemble into a hexagonal array of columns. Efficient energy transfer occurs from the peripheral carbazole π system to the central porphyrin core.
