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Rotaxane‐Like Structures Threaded through the Pores of Hollow Porous Nanocapusles
Author(s) -
Dergunov Sergey A.,
Ehterami Nasim,
Pinkhassik Eugene
Publication year - 2016
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.201602731
Subject(s) - nanocapsules , nanopore , materials science , nanotechnology , porosity , polymer , nanostructure , rotaxane , linker , molecule , porous medium , nanoparticle , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , supramolecular chemistry , computer science , operating system
Nanocapsules with molecules threaded through the porous shells may lead to advanced cell‐mimicking functional devices. Herein, we show the feasibility of synthesizing such hybrid nanostructures by using vesicle‐templated polymer nanocapsules with controlled nanopores. Ship‐in‐a‐bottle assembly inside a nanocapsule created an internal unit. An external unit was then connected to an entrapped internal unit through pre‐attached linker threaded through a nanopore in the shell of the nanocapsule. Both internal and external units are larger than the pore size and cannot cross the shell, producing a rotaxane‐like structure. Successful synthesis was achieved with fairly short linkers (six and ten carbon atoms in a chain), creating an opportunity for facile synthesis of functional devices capable of cross‐shell communication.