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Supramolecular Block Copolymers with Cucurbit[8]uril in Water
Author(s) -
Rauwald Urs,
Scherman Oren A.
Publication year - 2008
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/anie.200705591
Subject(s) - copolymer , supramolecular chemistry , amphiphile , content (measure theory) , block (permutation group theory) , nanostructure , supramolecular assembly , process (computing) , chemistry , computer science , polymer chemistry , polymer science , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , molecule , mathematics , combinatorics , polymer , mathematical analysis , operating system
Be my guest! A supramolecular amphiphilic diblock copolymer was prepared with a cucurbit[8]uril molecular “handcuff” (see picture). It subsequently undergoes a hierarchical self‐assembly process, resulting in the formation of a tertiary, compartmentalized nanostructure.