Research
The group’s main objective would be to improve or create new functions in organic systems and materials by rationally ordering molecules at the nanoscale using the tools of supramolecular chemistry. Therefore, research in MSMn is centered in Molecular Engineering. The group a) designs and b) synthesizes new functional molecules, from biologically relevant molecules to π-conjugated dyes or polymers, c) programs them with specific supramolecular information in order to guide their assembly into a given nanostructure, and d) studies how the system properties relate to molecular structure and supramolecular architecture. In collaboration with several groups of chemical physicists and molecular biologists, the group wants to explore unconventional and exciting applications of nanostructured systems and materials in diverse multidisciplinary areas, such as organic optoelectronics, molecular recognition and catalysis, advanced materials or biomedicine.
Members
Coordinator
Dr. David González Rodríguez (Associate Professor)
Other Members
Dr. María José Mayoral (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Dr. Fátima Aparicio (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Dr. Anselmo del Prado (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Dr. Alberto de Juan (Postdoctoral Researcher)
David Serrano
Paula Chamorro
Isabel López
Marina González
Irene Sancho
Selected Publications
Dual-Mode Chiral Self-Assembly of Cone-shaped Subphthalocyanine Aromatics. M. J. Mayoral, J. Guilleme, J. Calbo, J. Aragó, F. Aparicio, E. Ortí, T. Torres, D. González-Rodríguez, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 21017-21031
Nanostructured Micelle Nanotubes Self-assembled from Dinucleobase Monomers in Water. F. Aparicio, P. Chamorro, R. Chamorro, S. Casado, D. González-Rodríguez, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 17091-17096 (VIP paper)
Elucidating Noncovalent Reaction Mechanisms: G-Quartet as an Intermediate in G-Quadruplex Assembly. M. Martón-Arroyo, A. del Prado, R. Chamorro, N. Bilbao, D. González-Rodríguez, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 9041-9046
Noncovalent Synthesis of Self-assembled Nanotubes through Decoupled Hierarchical Cooperative Processes. V. Vázquez-González, M. J. Mayoral, R. Chamorro, M. M. R. M. Hendrix, I. K. Voets, D. González-Rodríguez, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 41, 16432-16438
Guidelines for the Assembly of Hydrogen-bonded Macrocycles. F. Aparicio, M. J. Mayoral, C. Montoro-García, D. González-Rodríguez, Chem Commun. 2019, 55, 7277-7299