Issue 19, 2013
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Chemical Communications

Supramolecular polymerization in water harnessing both hydrophobic effects and hydrogen bond formation†

Christianus M. A. Leenders,a   Lorenzo Albertazzi,a   Tristan Mes,a   Marcel M. E. Koenigs,a   Anja R. A. Palmans*a  and  E. W. Meijer*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
E-mail: e.w.meijer@tue.nl, a.palmans@tue.nl
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Abstract

The formation of supramolecular polymers in water through rational design of a benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) motif is presented. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic effects cooperate in the self-assembly into long fibrillar aggregates. Minimal changes in molecular structure significantly affect the internal packing of the aggregates.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC38949A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Dec 2012
Accepted
18 Jan 2013
First published
21 Jan 2013
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 1963-1965

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Supramolecular polymerization in water harnessing both hydrophobic effects and hydrogen bond formation

C. M. A. Leenders, L. Albertazzi, T. Mes, M. M. E. Koenigs, A. R. A. Palmans and E. W. Meijer, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 1963 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC38949A

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