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Rajesh S. Bhosale
Other affiliations: University of Geneva, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of the Basque Country ...read more
Bio: Rajesh S. Bhosale is an academic researcher from Indian Institute of Chemical Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Supramolecular chemistry & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 71 publications receiving 1555 citations. Previous affiliations of Rajesh S. Bhosale include University of Geneva & Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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TL;DR: The use of molecular iodine as the catalyst for a one-pot synthesis of quinoxaline derivatives at room temperature was reported in this article, where it was shown that molecular iodine can be used as a catalyst for any onepot synthesis.
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TL;DR: This tutorial review summarized recent progress made toward the construction of OMARG-SHJs, a conceptually innovative twist added to a timely topic that should appeal to the synthetic organic, supramolecular, biological, physical, analytical and materials chemist as well as to the expert in energy and environmental sciences.
Abstract: Directional electron and hole transport is essential in photosynthesis. Applied to molecular optoelectronics such as organic solar cells, these lessons from nature call for oriented supramolecular n/p-heterojunctions (SHJs) that contain various chromophores and antiparallel redox gradients (OMARGs). In this tutorial review, we summarize recent progress made toward the construction of OMARG-SHJs. This conceptually innovative twist added to a timely topic should appeal to the synthetic organic, supramolecular, biological, physical, analytical and materials chemist as well as to the expert in energy and environmental sciences.
180 citations
TL;DR: The first OMARG-SHJs with two-component redox gradients in both the electron- and hole-transporting pathways are reported, showing the presence of both gradients is shown to be essential for achieving photoinduced charge separation over very long distances.
Abstract: Lessons from nature call for supramolecular n/p-heterojunctions with oriented multicolored antiparallel redox gradients (OMARG-SHJs) as “ideal” photosystems. Their design combines advantages of bilayer and bulk n/p-heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells for the directional separation of photogenerated charges before recombination can occur. Although conceptually attractive, OMARG-SHJs have remained beyond reach because of unresolved challenges in synthetic organic and supramolecular chemistry. Here we report the first OMARG-SHJs with two-component redox gradients in both the electron- and hole-transporting pathways. They were obtained by zipper assembly of stacks of red naphthalenediimide (NDI) electron donors along strings of oligophenylethynyl hole acceptors on top of yellow NDI electron acceptors along p-oligophenyl hole donors. The presence of both gradients is shown to be essential for achieving photoinduced charge separation over very long distances.
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TL;DR: In this article, an iodine/DMSO system was introduced as an excellent catalyst in three-component coupling reactions of tetrahydrobenzo[b]pyran synthesis.
72 citations
TL;DR: A new synthetic route to prepare a series of versatile 2,7-substituted pyrene synthons for the synthesis of pyrene-fused azaacenes is described.
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TL;DR: The specific features of supramolecular polymers that can lead to applications in a variety of fields are reviewed, including: materials—in which processability and self-healing properties are of interest; biomedicine— in which the concerns are dynamic functionality and biodegradability; and hierarchical assembly and electronic systems—with an interest in unidirectionality of charge flow.
Abstract: Supramolecular polymers can be random and entangled coils with the mechanical properties of plastics and elastomers, but with great capacity for processability, recycling, and self-healing due to their reversible monomer-to-polymer transitions. At the other extreme, supramolecular polymers can be formed by self-assembly among designed subunits to yield shape-persistent and highly ordered filaments. The use of strong and directional interactions among molecular subunits can achieve not only rich dynamic behavior but also high degrees of internal order that are not known in ordinary polymers. They can resemble, for example, the ordered and dynamic one-dimensional supramolecular assemblies of the cell cytoskeleton and possess useful biological and electronic functions.
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01 Dec 1991
TL;DR: In this article, self-assembly is defined as the spontaneous association of molecules under equilibrium conditions into stable, structurally well-defined aggregates joined by noncovalent bonds.
Abstract: Molecular self-assembly is the spontaneous association of molecules under equilibrium conditions into stable, structurally well-defined aggregates joined by noncovalent bonds. Molecular self-assembly is ubiquitous in biological systems and underlies the formation of a wide variety of complex biological structures. Understanding self-assembly and the associated noncovalent interactions that connect complementary interacting molecular surfaces in biological aggregates is a central concern in structural biochemistry. Self-assembly is also emerging as a new strategy in chemical synthesis, with the potential of generating nonbiological structures with dimensions of 1 to 10(2) nanometers (with molecular weights of 10(4) to 10(10) daltons). Structures in the upper part of this range of sizes are presently inaccessible through chemical synthesis, and the ability to prepare them would open a route to structures comparable in size (and perhaps complementary in function) to those that can be prepared by microlithography and other techniques of microfabrication.
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TL;DR: The historical development and current state of the art in this rapidly expanding field of research is summarized, which has become one of the key exploration areas of modern heterocyclic chemistry.
Abstract: Two-dimensionally extended, polycyclic heteroaromatic molecules (heterocyclic nanographenes) are a highly versatile class of organic materials, applicable as functional chromophores and organic semiconductors. In this Review, we discuss the rich chemistry of large heteroaromatics, focusing on their synthesis, electronic properties, and applications in materials science. This Review summarizes the historical development and current state of the art in this rapidly expanding field of research, which has become one of the key exploration areas of modern heterocyclic chemistry.
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