Molecular self-organization provides an elegant approach to combine, position, and orient molecular components in well-defined architectures through weak non-covalent interactions, The supra molecular modules (SUMOs) emerge spontaneously from suitably instructed components through recognition, growth and termination steps.1 Intriguing examples of SUMOs have been reported, exploiting ligand-metal ion coordination,2 n-n interactions, or hydrogen-bonding.1" The modularity of self-assembly provides access to a wide range of structures and functions and permits control thereof from molecular Lo macroscopic length scales.
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