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Narcissistic versus Social Self‐Sorting of Oligophenyleneethynylene Derivatives: From Isodesmic Self‐Assembly to Cooperative Co‐Assembly
Author(s) -
Mayoral María José,
Rest Christina,
Schellheimer Jennifer,
Stepanenko Vladimir,
Fernández Gustavo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201202367
Subject(s) - isodesmic reaction , sorting , self assembly , polar , aqueous medium , psychology , aqueous solution , chemistry , social psychology , organic chemistry , computer science , physics , astronomy , molecule , programming language
Narcissistic versus social! The self‐assembly of two structurally related oligophenyleneethynylene derivatives featuring polar or nonpolar peripheral chains is reported. Their remarkable narcissistic versus social self‐sorting behaviour in aqueous media can be controlled by concentration and solvent changes (see figure).