Issue 33, 2018

From isodesmic to highly cooperative: reverting the supramolecular polymerization mechanism in water by fine monomer design

Abstract

Two structurally-similar discotic molecules able to self-assemble in water, forming supramolecular fibers, are reported. While both self-assembled polymers are indistinguishable from a morphological point-of-view, a dramatic change in their polymerization mechanism is observed (i.e., one self-assemble via an isodesmic mechanism, while the other shows one of the highest cooperativity values).

Graphical abstract: From isodesmic to highly cooperative: reverting the supramolecular polymerization mechanism in water by fine monomer design

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Feb 2018
Accepted
26 Mar 2018
First published
27 Mar 2018

Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 4112-4115

From isodesmic to highly cooperative: reverting the supramolecular polymerization mechanism in water by fine monomer design

N. M. Casellas, S. Pujals, D. Bochicchio, G. M. Pavan, T. Torres, L. Albertazzi and M. García-Iglesias, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 4112 DOI: 10.1039/C8CC01259H

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