Supramolecular Polymers and Chromonic Mesophases Self‐Organized from Phosphorescent Cationic Organoplatinum(II) Complexes in Water

Abstract

Soft matter with a hard core: Through PtII⋅⋅⋅PtII and hydrophobic interactions, planar organoplatinum(II) cations with chloride or sulfate as counterions self-organize themselves in water into red-emissive, chromonic, and viscoelastic mesophases from which aligned films and discrete uniaxial microfibers with cofacial molecular orientations can be readily prepared.