Superbenzene-Porphyrin Gas-Phase Architectures Derived from Intermolecular Dispersion Interactions

A systematic series of superbenzene–porphyrin conjugates was synthesized and characterized. All conjugates show a high degree of cluster formation that correlates to the amount of tert‐ butylated hexa‐ peri ‐hexabenzocoronenes ( t BuHBCs) attached to the porphyrin's periphery. Determined by mass spectrometry and X‐ray diffraction, van der Waals (vdW) interactions like London dispersions (LD), stemming from solubilizing tert‐ butyl groups, were...