Synthesis and Transport Studies of a Cofacial Porphyrin Cyclophane
Patrick Zwick (University of Basel)
Chunwei Hsu (TU Delft - QN/van der Zant Lab, Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft)
Maria Abbassi (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QN/van der Zant Lab)
Olaf Fuhr (Karlsruhe Institut für Technologie)
Dieter Fenske (Karlsruhe Institut für Technologie)
Diana Dulic (Universidad de Chile)
H. S J van der Zant (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QN/van der Zant Lab)
Marcel Mayor (University of Basel, Karlsruhe Institut für Technologie, Sun Yat-sen University)
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Abstract
Porphyrin cyclophane 1, consisting of two rigidly fixed but still movable cofacial porphyrins and exposing acetate-masked thiols in opposed directions of the macrocycle, is designed, synthesized, and characterized. The functional cyclophane 1, as pioneer of mechanosensitive 3D materials, forms stable single-molecule junctions in a mechanically controlled break-junction setup. Its reliable integration in a single-molecule junction is a fundamental prerequisite to explore the potential of these structures as mechanically triggered functional units and devices.