@article{MTMT:2155750, title = {Self-assembly of N3-substituted xanthines in the solid state and at a solid-liquid interface}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2155750}, author = {Artur, Ciesielski and Sebastien, Haar and Bényei, Attila Csaba and Paragi, Gábor and Célia, Fonseca Guerra and F., Matthias Bickelhaupt and Stefano, Masiero and Szolomájer, János and Paolo, Samori and Gian, Piero Spada and Kovács, Lajos}, doi = {10.1021/la304540b}, journal-iso = {LANGMUIR}, journal = {LANGMUIR}, volume = {29}, unique-id = {2155750}, issn = {0743-7463}, abstract = {Self-assembly of small molecular modules interacting through non-covalent forces is increasingly being used to generate functional structures and materials for electronic, catalytic, and biomedical applications. The greatest control over the geometry in H-bond supramolecular architectures, especially in H-bonded supramolecular polymers, can be achieved by exploiting the rich programmability of artificial nucleobases undergoing self-assembly through strong H-bonds. Here N3-functionalized xanthine modules are described, which are capable of self-associating through self-complementary H-bonding patterns to form H-bonded supramolecular ribbons. The self-association of xanthines through directional H-bonding between neighboring molecules allows the controlled generation of highly compact 1D supramolecular polymeric ribbons on graphite. These architectures have been characterized by scanning tunneling microscopy at a solid–liquid interface, corroborated by dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT) studies and X-ray diffraction.}, year = {2013}, eissn = {1520-5827}, pages = {7283-7290}, orcid-numbers = {Paragi, Gábor/0000-0001-5408-1748; Szolomájer, János/0000-0003-1458-6156; Kovács, Lajos/0000-0002-0331-3980} }