Pyridine → 4-(4-(Octadecanoylamino)butyl)-1,10-phenanthroline

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A mixture of octadecanoic acid (170 mg, 0.6 mmol) and thionyl chloride (4 mL) was heated at 60° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was then cooled to room temperature, whereupon it was concentrated in vacuo. Residue from this mixture was then dissolved in CH2Cl2 (10 mL), whereupon pyridine (5 equivalents) and 4-(aminobutyl)-1,10-phenanthroline (1 equivalent) (Wang et al., Adv. Funct. Mater., 12, 415-419 (2002)) were added. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight and then poured into H2O. The resulting precipitate was collected by suction filtration and dried to a constant weight to give 4-(4-(octadecanoylamino)butyl)-1,10-phenanthroline.

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