Au(i)-, Ag(i)-, and Pd(ii)-coordination-driven diverse self-assembly of an N-heterocyclic carbene-based amphiphile

Toshiaki Taira; Takaya Yanagimoto; Kenichi Sakai; Hideki Sakai; Tomohiro Imura

doi:10.1039/d1ra02719k

Au(i)-, Ag(i)-, and Pd(ii)-coordination-driven diverse self-assembly of an N-heterocyclic carbene-based amphiphile

RSC Adv. 2021 May 18;11(29):17865-17870. doi: 10.1039/d1ra02719k. eCollection 2021 May 13.

Authors

Toshiaki Taira¹, Takaya Yanagimoto², Kenichi Sakai², Hideki Sakai², Tomohiro Imura¹

Affiliations

¹ National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Central 5-2, 1-1 Higashi Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8565 Japan [email protected].
² Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science 2641 Yamazaki, Noda Chiba 278-8510 Japan.

Abstract

Au(i)-, Ag(i)-, and Pd(ii)-coordination-driven diverse self-assembly of an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-based amphiphile was demonstrated herein. The transition metals had significant effects over the whole system, setting the self-assembly direction of the NHC-based amphiphile. More specifically, Au(i)- and Ag(i)-coordination to the NHC-based amphiphile promoted the formation of spherical and hexagonal structures, while Pd(ii)-coordination promoted the formation of cylindrical and lamellar structures.