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Dimerization of conjugated radical cations: An emerging non-covalent interaction for self-assembly

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This Focus Review highlights the recent advance in its application as an emerging non-covalent force for the construction of various supramolecular structures.
Abstract
Aromatic stacking has played a significant role in the design of discrete supramolecular systems. However, for many years, the stacking of conjugated radical cations has been considered only as a novelty due to its weakness. In recent years, it has been demonstrated that the stacking of conjugated radical cations, particularly those formed by bipyridinium or tetrathiafulvalene, can be enhanced remarkably when they are incorporated into rationally designed, preorganized frameworks or entrapped into a confined space. This Focus Review highlights the recent advance in its application as an emerging non-covalent force for the construction of various supramolecular structures.

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A Neutral pH Aqueous Organic–Organometallic Redox Flow Battery with Extremely High Capacity Retention

TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate an aqueous organic and organometallic redox flow battery utilizing reactants composed of only earth-abundant elements and operating at neutral pH.
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Supramolecular organic frameworks: engineering periodicity in water through host–guest chemistry

TL;DR: This feature article aims at propagating the conceptually novel SOFs as a new entry into conventional supramolecular polymers and highlights the main advances in the construction of 2D and 3D SOFs and the related functional aspects.
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Electric-field-driven dual-functional molecular switches in tunnel junctions

TL;DR: A molecular tunnel junction based on molecules that provide an unprecedented dual functionality of diode and variable resistor is reported, resulting in a molecular-scale 1D–1R RRAM with a current rectification ratio of 2.5 × 10 4 and resistive on/off ratio of 6.7 × 10.
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Supramolecular organic frameworks (SOFs): homogeneous regular 2D and 3D pores in water

TL;DR: In this paper, a review summarizes the design, formation and characterization of this new family of self-assembled frameworks, highlights their applications as homogeneous porous materials and finally outlines some future research directions.
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Radical-Induced Hierarchical Self-Assembly Involving Supramolecular Coordination Complexes in Both Solution and Solid States.

TL;DR: The stability of TPA radical cations was significantly increased in these metallacycles during the hierarchical self-assembly process, thereby opening a new way to develop stable organicradical cations in the future.
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Rethinking the term “pi-stacking”

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review experimental and theoretical literature across several fields and conclude that the terms "pi stacking" and "pi-pi interactions" do not accurately describe the forces that drive association between aromatic molecules of the types most commonly studied in chemistry or biology laboratories.
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Linear artificial molecular muscles

TL;DR: Two switchable, palindromically constituted bistable [3]rotaxanes have been designed and synthesized with a pair of mechanically mobile rings encircling a single dumbbell, supporting the hypothesis that the cumulative nanoscale movements within surface-bound molecular muscles can be harnessed to perform larger-scale mechanical work.
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