Our Group does research in the areas of molecular materials synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, molecular recognition, polymers and dyes. Many of our projects are centred around the synthesis and subsequent physical investigation of porphyrins, rotaxanes and conjugated polymers. All work is directed towards the design and creation of new molecular materials with useful optical, electronic or biomedical properties. We believe that a better understanding of the relationship between molecular structure, molecular function and macroscopic properties will give us the ability to build functional materials on the molecular scale.

Recent Publications

A Quaterthiophene-Based Rotaxane: Synthesis, Spectroscopy, and Self-Assembly at Surfaces

L. Zalewski, J. M. Mativetsky, S. Brovelli, M. Bonini, N. Crivillers, T. Breiner, H. L. Anderson, F. Cacialli, P. Samorì
Small 2012 Early View.

Engineering Conjugation in Para-Phenylene-Bridged Porphyrin Tapes

M. Pawlicki, M. Morisue, N. Davis, D. McLean, J. E. Haley, E. Beuerman, M. Drobijev, A. Rebane, A. L. Thompson , S. I. Pascu, G. Accorsi, N. Armaroli, H. L. Anderson
Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 1541-1547.

Comparison of the Conductance of Three Types of Porphyrin-Based Molecular Wires: β,meso,β-Fused Tapes, meso-Butadiyne-Linked and Twisted meso-meso Linked Oligomers

G. Sedghi, L. J. Esdaile, H. L. Anderson, S. Martin, D. Bethell, S. J. Higgins, R. J. Nichols
Adv. Mater. 2012,, 24, 653-657.

Stepwise Effective Molarities in Porphyrin Oligomer Complexes: Preorganization Results in Exceptionally Strong Chelate Cooperativity

H. J. Hogben, J. K. Sprafke, M. Hoffmann, M. Pawlicki, H. L. Anderson
J. Am. Chem. Soc 2011, 133, 20962-20969.

Belt-Shaped π-Systems: Relating Geometry to Electronic Structure in a Six-Porphyrin Nanoring

J. K. Sprafke, D. V. Kondratuk, M. Wykes, A. L. Thompson, M. Hoffmann, R. Drevinskas, W.-H. Chen, C. K. Yong, J. Kärnbratt, J. E. Bullock, M. Malfois, M. R. Wasielewski, B. Albinsson, L. M. Herz, D. Zigmantas, D. Beljonne, H. L. Anderson
J. Am. Chem. Soc 2011, 133, 17262-17273.

Long-range electron tunnelling in oligo-porphyrin molecular wires

G. Sedghi, V. M. García-Suárez, L. J. Esdaile, H. L. Anderson, C. J. Lambert, S. Martin, D. Bethell, S. J. Higgins, M. Elliott, N. Bennett, J. E. Macdonald, R. J. Nichols
Nat. Nanotech. 2011, 6, 517-523.

Template-directed synthesis of π-conjugated porphyrin [2]rotaxanes and a [4]catenane based on a six-porphyrin nanoring

M. J. Langton, J. D. Matichak, A. L. Thompson, H. L. Anderson
Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 1897-1901.