Issue 9, 2017

Morphology transition in helical tubules of a supramolecular gel driven by metal ions

Abstract

Our aim to access a particular chemical functionality on helical tubules has been achieved by the rational molecular design and synthesis of glucono-appended cardanol derivatives. For the first time, we report a chiral molecular packing with α-helical tubules, and chiral symmetry-breaking upon exposure to Cu2+ that generated the final ordered structure via an in situ morphological transition without undergoing any phase change.

Graphical abstract: Morphology transition in helical tubules of a supramolecular gel driven by metal ions

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Nov 2016
Accepted
23 Dec 2016
First published
03 Jan 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 1538-1541

Morphology transition in helical tubules of a supramolecular gel driven by metal ions

K. Lalitha, V. Sridharan, C. U. Maheswari, P. K. Vemula and S. Nagarajan, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 1538 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC09120B

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