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Inside Cover: Amphiphilic Self‐Assembly of an n‐Type Nanotube (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 42/2010)
Author(s) -
Shao Hui,
Seifert James,
Romano Natalie C.,
Gao Min,
Helmus Jonathan J.,
Jaroniec Christopher P.,
Modarelli David A.,
Parquette Jon R.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201005441
Subject(s) - amphiphile , monolayer , nanotube , diimide , self assembly , materials science , molecule , membrane , cover (algebra) , nanotechnology , carbon nanotube , polymer chemistry , polymer , chemistry , copolymer , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , perylene , engineering , composite material
A one‐dimensional n‐type semiconducting nanotube is formed by the self‐assembly of a naphthalenetetracarboxylic acid diimide–lysine bolaamphiphile. In their Communication on page 7688 ff., J. R. Parquette and co‐workers show how the nanotubes aggregate into a monolayer membrane that curves into rings, which then stack into tubes. Solid‐state NMR studies show that there is exceptional conformational homogeneity among the constituent molecules that comprise the nanotubes, leading to efficient energy migration within the assemblies.