Surface Modifications: Interactions between an Aryl Thioacetate-Functionalized Zn(II) Porphyrin and Graphene Oxide (Adv. Funct. Mater. 5/2016)

Design and synthesis of a novel porphyrin-based nanohybrid, whereby the entire surface of GO is modified via supramolecular assembly, is reported by S. I. Pascu and co-workers on page 687. The Zn(II)-porphyrin@GO nanohybrid forms stable dispersions in ethanol, likely containing free and bound Zn(II)-porphyrin in a dynamic exchange. New opportunities for using uniform dispersions of tailor-made nanohybrids incorporating GO within layered materials are opened up.