Observation of an unprecedented body centered cubic micellar mesophase from rod-coil molecules

Chem Commun (Camb). 2007 Jul 28:(28):2920-2. doi: 10.1039/b706989h. Epub 2007 Jun 21.

Abstract

We have demonstrated that rod-coil molecules based on a tetra-p-phenylene rod and a poly(propylene oxide) coil self-assemble into an unprecedented body centered cubic micellar structure in the melt, through detailed morphological analysis by X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy experiments.