Enantioselective nanofiber-spinning of chiral calixarene receptor with guest

Chem Commun (Camb). 2007 Aug 28:(32):3398-400. doi: 10.1039/b704234e.

Abstract

Chiral para-tert-butylcalix[4]arene bearing (S)-alpha-methylbenzylamine groups at lower rim only self-assembles with one of two enantiomers of 2,3-dibenzoyltartaric acid into coiled nanofibers and the coiled nanofibers only stack with the nanofibers having the same handedness to construct bigger ribbon-like fibers bearing porosity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calixarenes / chemical synthesis
  • Calixarenes / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanotechnology*
  • Phenethylamines / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Tartrates / chemistry*

Substances

  • Phenethylamines
  • Tartrates
  • para-tert-butylcalix(4)arene
  • Calixarenes
  • 2,3-bis(benzoyloxy)tartaric acid
  • 1-phenethylamine