A Self-Assembled Organic Capsule Formed from the Union of Six Hexagram-Shaped Amphiphile Molecules

作者:Hiraoka Shuichi*; Harano Koji; Shiro Motoo; Shionoya Mitsuhiko
来源:Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2008, 130(44): 14368-+.
DOI:10.1021/ja804885k

摘要

A discrete 2-nm-sized self-assembled organic capsule was formed from the union of six hexagram-shaped amphiphile molecules in aqueous methanol due to the hydrophobic effect, van der Waals forces, and CH-Pi interactions between the chemical components. A couple of hexa-substituted benzene molecules were encapsulated inside the capsule in both solution and the solid state, as was evidenced by H-1 NMR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray analysis.

  • 出版日期2008-11-5