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Induction of Supramolecular Helical Handedness in a Chemical Reaction Directed Self‐Healable Soft Material
Author(s) -
Reja Antara,
Biswas Ankan,
Yadav Jonu,
Dev Dharm,
Das Apurba K.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.201702212
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , thixotropy , hydrolysis , monomer , tricarboxylic acid , benzene , supramolecular chirality , ion , chemistry , chirality (physics) , polymer chemistry , molecule , materials science , organic chemistry , polymer , citric acid cycle , chiral symmetry breaking , physics , quantum mechanics , nambu–jona lasinio model , composite material , enzyme , quark
Thixotropic and self‐healable supramolecular gel with nanohelical morphological features of discotic C 3 symmetric benzene‐1,3,5‐tricarboxylic acid coupled with (L)‐ and (D)‐phenylalanine were achieved by hydroxyl anion catalysed methyl ester hydrolysis in presence of lithium ions. The hydrolysis of methyl ester and subsequent formation of gel are highly dependent on metal ions. The arrangement of the molecular building blocks and increasing the structural complexity during the origin of the supramolecular structures from the monomeric units by a chemical reaction act as the executive parameters to determine the handedness of macroscopic chirality.