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Self‐Assembly of Amphiphilic Calix[4]arenes in Aqueous Solution
Author(s) -
Strobel M.,
KitaTokarczyk K.,
Taubert A.,
Vebert C.,
Heiney P. A.,
Chami M.,
Meier W.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.200500212
Subject(s) - calixarene , amphiphile , aqueous solution , lyotropic , alkyl , monolayer , solubility , ammonium , materials science , micelle , organic chemistry , self assembly , polymer chemistry , liquid crystal , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , copolymer , molecule , nanotechnology , polymer , liquid crystalline , optoelectronics
The self‐assembly of amphiphilic calix[4]arenes with either a carboxylic acid or a trimethyl ammonium head group and different alkyl chains in aqueous solution was investigated. The carboxylated calixarene forms vesicles in dilute solution and stable monolayers on water. In contrast, the ammonium head group provides high water solubility with no observed aggregation. At high concentrations, all calixarene amphiphiles form lyotropic liquid crystals.