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Aromatic Micelles as a New Class of Aqueous Molecular Flasks
Author(s) -
Kondo Kei,
Klosterman Jeremy K.,
Yoshizawa Michito
Publication year - 2017
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.201702519
Subject(s) - micelle , laboratory flask , aqueous solution , molecule , chemistry , chemical engineering , aqueous medium , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , engineering
Micelles are a versatile class of molecular assemblies typically composed of aliphatic molecules with hydrophilic groups. Polyaromatic molecules with hydrophilic groups, on the other hand, usually do not assemble into micellar structures in water but rather form columnar, π‐stacked architectures. This Minireview article focuses on the recent development of aqueous micellar nanostructures with multiple oligoarylene rods or polyaromatic panels. The new micelles with spherical polyaromatic shells, which we name “aromatic micelles”, serve as functional molecular flasks with superior binding abilities for medium to very large molecules in water.