Stimuli-responsive supramolecular nanostructure from amphiphilic calix[4]arene and its three-dimensional dendritic silver nanostructure

Langmuir. 2008 May 20;24(10):5229-32. doi: 10.1021/la800208w. Epub 2008 Apr 12.

Abstract

We synthesized a tetrameric amphiphilic molecule ( 1) based on a calix[4]arene building block that self-assembled into different tunable and stable aggregation structures at different pH values in aqueous solution. The amphiphilic calix[4]arene molecule ( 1) formed a spherical structure at pH 3. However, 1 formed a hollow necklacelike structure of 500 nm diameter at pH 7. These results indicate that the self-assembled morphologies of 1 are strongly dependent on pH values. In addition, a 3D dendritic silver nanostructure was obtained by the self-assembly of 1 at pH 7.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calixarenes / chemistry*
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Crystallization
  • Electrochemistry / methods
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Models, Chemical
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanotechnology / methods
  • Phenols / chemistry*
  • Silver / chemistry*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Phenols
  • calix(4)arene
  • Calixarenes
  • Silver