Ion‐Induced Tubular Assembly of Conjugated Schiff‐Base Macrocycles

Ion-induced assembly: Supramolecular structures are obtained in solution by a new ion-induced assembly of conjugated Schiff-base macrocycles. A distinct color change accompanies the aggregation, as shown in the photo. Shown: Macrocycle (A); with NaBPh4 (B); with KBPh4 (C); with RbBPh4 (D); with CsBPh4 (E); and with NH4BPh4 (F) in CH2Cl2. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2003/z52395_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.