A bimolecular micelle constructed from amphiphilic pillar[5]arene molecules

作者：Nishimura Tomoki; Sanada Yusuke; Matsuo Takuma; Okobira Tadashi; Mylonas Efstratios; Yagi Naoto; Sakurai Kazuo^*

来源：Chemical Communications, 2013, 49(29): 3052-3054.

DOI：10.1039/c3cc41186a

An amphiphilic macrocycle based on pillar[5]arene with polar lysine head groups spontaneously self-assembles into a bimolecular micelle in water. This self-assembled structure was characterized by small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), field flow fluctuation coupled with multi-angle light scattering (FFF-MALS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The self-assembly of amphiphilic pillar[5]arene into dimeric spherical micelles represents a new molecular architecture for micelle formation.

• 出版日期2013