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Chemical Communications

Water-induced helical supramolecular polymerization and gel formation of an alkylene-tethered perylene bisimide dyad†

Xu Lin,a   Hiroki Kurata,a   Deepak D. Prabhu,a   Mitsuaki Yamauchi,a   Tomonori Ohba ORCID logo b  and  Shiki Yagai*a  

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a Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
E-mail: yagai@faculty.chiba-u.jp
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b Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan

Abstract

An alkylene-tethered perylene bisimide (PBI) dyad with hydrophilic substituents forms helical supramolecular polymers that can be visualized by AFM in THF–water mixtures. The supramolecular polymers also form thixotropic gel-like lyotropic mesophases in the mixtures.

Graphical abstract: Water-induced helical supramolecular polymerization and gel formation of an alkylene-tethered perylene bisimide dyad

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CC08995J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Nov 2016
Accepted
25 Nov 2016
First published
28 Nov 2016

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 168-171

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Water-induced helical supramolecular polymerization and gel formation of an alkylene-tethered perylene bisimide dyad

X. Lin, H. Kurata, D. D. Prabhu, M. Yamauchi, T. Ohba and S. Yagai, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 168 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC08995J

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