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Selective Vesicle Formation from Calixarenes by Self‐Assembly
Author(s) -
Tanaka Yasutaka,
Miyachi Masami,
Kobuke Yoshiaki
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19990215)38:4<504::aid-anie504>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - vesicle , amphiphile , moiety , hydrogen bond , intermolecular force , chemistry , aqueous solution , self assembly , calixarene , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , molecule , copolymer , membrane , polymer , biochemistry
Amphiphilic polyhydroxy macrocycles self‐assemble in water to form vesicles selectively. These vesicles are uniform in size (50–200 nm; see representation) and stable both in aqueous solution and in dried form. The selective mode of aggregation can be correlated with structural characteristics of the phenolic amphiphiles, in particular, the macrocyclic moiety and intra‐ and intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the phenolic OH groups.