Two structurally-similar discotic molecules able to self-assemble in water, forming supramolecular fibers, are reported. While both self-assembled polymers are indistinguishable from a morphological point-of-view, a dramatic change in their polymerization mechanism is observed (i.e., one self-assemble via an isodesmic mechanism, while the other shows one of the highest cooperativity values).
From isodesmic to highly cooperative: Reverting the supramolecular polymerization mechanism in water by fine monomer design / Casellas, N. M.; Pujals, S.; Bochicchio, D.; Pavan, G. M.; Torres, T.; Albertazzi, L.; Garcia-Iglesias, M.. - In: CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS. - ISSN 1359-7345. - 54:33(2018), pp. 4112-4115. [10.1039/c8cc01259h]
Titolo: | From isodesmic to highly cooperative: Reverting the supramolecular polymerization mechanism in water by fine monomer design | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2018 | |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8cc01259h | |
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