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Shaping Micelles: The Interplay Between Hydrogen Bonds and Dispersive Interactions
Author(s) -
León Iker,
Millán Judith,
Cocinero Emilio J.,
Lesarri Alberto,
Fernández José A.
Publication year - 2013
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.201303245
Subject(s) - micelle , hydrogen bond , non covalent interactions , molecule , chemistry , chemical physics , crystallography , photochemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , aqueous solution
A subtle interplay : In the formation of a 1.6 nm micelle containing up to six molecules of propofol, a hydrogen‐bond network is shown to influence the structure of the micelle, whereas the nonpolar groups arrange in such a way that the remaining noncovalent interactions are maximized. Such globular structures present a characteristic signature in the IR spectrum that will allow their identification in more complex media.