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Tunable Supramolecular Structures from a Gluconamide Containing Imidazole
Author(s) -
Hafkamp Rudi J. H.,
Feiters Martinus C.,
Nolte Roeland J. M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199409861
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , imidazole , amphiphile , vesicle , chemistry , ion , crystallography , nanotechnology , stereochemistry , materials science , crystal structure , copolymer , organic chemistry , biochemistry , membrane , polymer
pH or Cu II concentration can be used to tune the supramolecular structure obtained by self‐assembly of the amphiphilic gluconamide 1 . Vesicles form at pH 4.5, whereas fibers and hollow tubuli are generated at pH 8.5; in the presence of Cu II ions, helices are produced.