Issue 8, 2015

Well-defined aqueous nanoassemblies from amphiphilic meta-terphenyls and their guest incorporation

Abstract

Spherical molecular assemblies with diameters of ∼2 nm were quantitatively formed in water from new amphiphilic meta-terphenyls with two hydrophilic pendants at the central benzene ring. Whereas intermolecular interactions between small aromatic rings are typically weak, the obtained nanoassemblies are stable enough at wide-ranging concentrations and mostly remain intact even in the presence of similar nanoassemblies with polyaromatic frameworks. The nanoassembly with pentamethyl-substituted terminal benzene rings provides superior host capability for fluorescent dyes in water.

Graphical abstract: Well-defined aqueous nanoassemblies from amphiphilic meta-terphenyls and their guest incorporation

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
28 Apr 2015
Accepted
08 Jun 2015
First published
09 Jun 2015
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2015,6, 5059-5062

Well-defined aqueous nanoassemblies from amphiphilic meta-terphenyls and their guest incorporation

Y. Okazawa, K. Kondo, M. Akita and M. Yoshizawa, Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 5059 DOI: 10.1039/C5SC01545F

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