Porphyrins self-assembling

Induction of chiral properties in porphyrin self-assemblies and the following optical activity has been and still is a subject extensively studied and covered from a quite vast literature (some examples are [4-25]). 

Purrello R, Bellacchio E, Gurrieri S et al (1998) pH modulation of porphyrins self-assembly onto polylysine. J Phys Chem B 102 8852-8857... 

Thiol-derivatized cobalt porphyrins self-assemble on the surface of gold electrodes. The monolayers obtained catalyse reduction of oxygen to hydrogen peroxide. These layers retain their activity after as many as 105 turnovers378,379. 

Fig. 35 Third-order nonlinearity of porphyrin self-assemblies from femtosecond OKE measurements...

Fig. 3 Homo-polymers (a) and hetero-polymers (b and c) by metal-mediated porphyrin self-assembly...

Jensen, H., J.J. Kakkassery, H. Nagatani, D.J. Fermfn, and H.H. Girault (2000). Photoinduced electron transfer at hquid/liquid interfaces. Part IV. Orientation and reactivity of zinc tetra(4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin self-assembled at the water/1,2-dichloroethane junction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122, 10943-10948. 

Cis- and trans-ftmctionalized bis-18-crown-6 porphyrins self-assembled with Mlerene functionalized with pyridine or alkyl ammonium cation entities... 

Kobuke demonstrated that imidazol-substituted porphyrins self-assemble into self-coordinated dimers with extremely high stability constant (abont 10 Similarly, for-... 

Porphyrin self-assembled with single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT)... 

Figure 16 Probable mode of porphyrin self-assembly in organogels via H- and 7-aggregates.

He, Y Ye, T. Borguet, E. 2002. Porphyrin self-assembly at electrochemical interfaces Role of potential modulated surface mobility. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 124 11964-11970. 

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