Chiral and fractal: from simple design rules to complex supramolecular constructs†
D. Nieckarz,P. Szabelski
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 08/15/2016 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C6CC05348C
Abstract

Using theoretical modeling, we demonstrate the self-assembly of functional organic molecules into 2D fractal aggregates resembling the Sierpiński triangle (ST). It is shown for the first time that the fractal self-assembly can be realized in one-component systems comprising K- and A-shaped tectons whose arms meet to form chiral nodes with directional intermolecular bonds.

Graphical abstract: Chiral and fractal: from simple design rules to complex supramolecular constructs