Controllable self-assembly of amphiphilic macrocycles into closed-shell and open-shell vesicles, nanotubes, and fibers

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 May 21;49(41):4601-3. doi: 10.1039/c3cc40535d. Epub 2013 Mar 12.

Abstract

Depending on functional groups, amphiphilic hexaamide macrocycles self-assemble into closed-shell and open-shell vesicles in polar solvents. In the presence of water, open-shell vesicles morph into closed-shell vesicles, whereas acidification of the medium transforms vesicles into nanotubes and fibers.

MeSH terms

  • Amides / chemistry
  • Light
  • Macrocyclic Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Macrocyclic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Nanotubes / chemistry*
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Solvents / chemistry

Substances

  • Amides
  • Macrocyclic Compounds
  • Solvents