A Self-Assembled Organic Capsule Formed from the Union of Six Hexagram-Shaped Amphiphile Molecules
A Self-Assembled Organic Capsule Formed from the Union of Six Hexagram-Shaped Amphiphile Molecules
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DOI:
10.1021/ja804885k
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发表时间:
2008-11-05
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15
通讯作者:
Shionoya, Mitsuhiko
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作者:
Hiraoka, Shuichi;Harano, Koji;Shionoya, Mitsuhiko
A discrete 2-nm-sized self-assembled organic capsule was formed from the union of six hexagram-shaped amphiphile molecules in aqueous methanol due to the hydrophobic effect, van der Waals forces, and CH-Pi interactions between the chemical components. A couple of hexa-substituted benzene molecules were encapsulated inside the capsule in both solution and the solid state, as was evidenced by H-1 NMR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray analysis.