π‐mers and π‐dimers: Two Radical Supramolecular Interactions – A Tutorial Review
Jean Joseph, Mathilde Berville, Jennifer A. Wytko, Jean Weiss, Henri‐Pierre Jacquot de Rouville
Abstract
In this review, the difference between π-mers (pimers) and π-dimers (pi-dimers) will be discussed. Often interchanged or confused in the literature, these two radical interactions lead to different or even opposite physico-chemical behaviors. This review aims at clarifying the terms π-mers and π-dimers and at describing their main physico-chemical properties to address their differences. Finally, selected literature examples exhibiting the successive formation of π-mers and π-dimers within the same systems will be detailed to emphasize the physico-chemical changes occurring upon conversion.
Topics & Concepts
Supramolecular chemistryChemistryComputer scienceNanotechnologyMaterials scienceMoleculeOrganic chemistrySynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsMagnetism in coordination complexesOrganic and Molecular Conductors Research