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Hierarchical chirality expression of gemini surfactant aggregates via equilibrium between chiral nucleotide and nonchiral mono‐anions
Author(s) -
Dedovets Dmytro,
Martin Barbara,
Okazaki Yutaka,
Buffeteau Thierry,
Pouget Emilie,
Oda Reiko
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chirality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1520-636X
pISSN - 0899-0042
DOI - 10.1002/chir.23230
Subject(s) - chirality (physics) , chemistry , amphiphile , nucleotide , molecule , pulmonary surfactant , micrometer , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , chiral symmetry , copolymer , biochemistry , nambu–jona lasinio model , physics , quantum mechanics , optics , gene , quark , polymer
The assembling behaviors of nonchiral dicationic amphiphilic molecules (gemini) in the presence of the mixture of chiral anionic nucleotides and nonchiral anions are investigated. We demonstrate that subtle balance of various physico‐chemical parameters and the competition between chiral and nonchiral anions at the interface of gemini assemblies influences the expression of molecular chirality at the micrometer scale through the hierarchical molecular assembly.