CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Organic Materials 2021; 03(03): 405-416
DOI: 10.1055/a-1530-0476
Focus Issue: Supramolecular Optoelectronic Materials
Short Review

Core-Substituted Naphthalene-Diimides (cNDI) and Related Derivatives: Versatile Scaffold for Supramolecular Assembly and Functional Materials

a   School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A and 2B Raja SC Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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a   School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A and 2B Raja SC Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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Funding Information S.G. thanks Science and Engineering Research Board (Project No: CRG/2020/002395), India for funding.


Abstract

Naphthalene-diimide (NDI)-derived building blocks have been explored extensively for supramolecular assembly as they exhibit attractive photophysical properties, suitable for applications in organic optoelectronics. Core-substituted derivatives of the NDI chromophore (cNDI) differ significantly from the parent NDI dye in terms of optical and redox properties. Adequate molecular engineering opportunities and substitution-dependent tunable optoelectronic properties make cNDI derivatives highly promising candidates for supramolecular assembly and functional materials. This short review discusses recent development in the area of functional supramolecular assemblies based on cNDIs and related molecules.

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. General Supramolecular Assemblies of cNDI Derivatives

3. cNDI-Based Chiral Supramolecular Assemblies and Functional Materials

4. Controlled Supramolecular Polymerization with cNDI Derivatives

5. Dimeric Naphthalimide-Based Building Blocks

6. Conclusions and Outlook



Publication History

Received: 14 May 2021

Accepted: 11 June 2021

Accepted Manuscript online:
16 June 2021

Article published online:
25 August 2021

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