Abstract
A series of tetrakis(isocyano)rhodium(I) complexes with different chain lengths of alkyl substituents has been found to exhibit a strong tendency toward solution state aggregation upon altering the concentration, temperature and solvent composition. Temperature- and solvent-dependent UV-vis absorption studies have been performed, and the data have been analyzed using the aggregation model to elucidate the growth mechanism. The aggregation is found to involve extensive Rh(I)···Rh(I) interactions that are synergistically assisted by hydrophobic-hydrophobic interactions to give a rainbow array of solution aggregate colors. It is noted that the presence of three long alkyl substituents is crucial for the observed cooperativity in the aggregation. Molecular assemblies in the form of nanoplates and nanovesicles have been observed in the hexane-dichloromethane solvent mixtures, arising from the different formation mechanisms based on the alkyl chain length of the complexes. Benzo-15-crown-5 moieties have been incorporated for selective potassium ion binding to induce dimer formation and drastic color changes, rendering the system as potential colorimetric and luminescent cation sensors and as building blocks for ion-controlled supramolecular assembly.
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