Highly Ordered Merocyanine Dye Assemblies by Supramolecular Polymerization and Hierarchical Self‐Organization

Abstract

Step by step: Bis(merocyanine) dyes 1 self-assemble in a stepwise manner with increasing concentration to afford supramolecular polymers, organogels, and liquid-crystalline phases. The close contacts between the chromophores within these superstructures enables strong D- and H-type excitonic coupling to be observed.