Benzene tricarboxamide derivatives with lipid and ethylene glycol chains self-assemble into distinct nanostructures driven by molecular packing

Aljuaid, N., Tully, M., Seitsonen, J., Ruokolainen, J. and Hamley, I. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 (2021) Benzene tricarboxamide derivatives with lipid and ethylene glycol chains self-assemble into distinct nanostructures driven by molecular packing. Chemical Communications, 57 (67). pp. 8360-8363. ISSN 1359-7345 doi: 10.1039/D1CC03437E

Abstract/Summary

The self-assembly in aqueous solution of benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) bearing one alkyl chain and two PEG (polyethylene glycol) chains or two alkyl chains and one PEG chain yields completely distinct nanostructures. Two series of derivatives were synthesized and extensively characterized and electron microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) reveal micelle structures for derivatives with one alkyl and two PEG chains, but nanotapes and nanoribbons for the series with two alkyl and one PEG chain.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/99554
Identification Number/DOI	10.1039/D1CC03437E
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
Publisher	The Royal Society of Chemistry
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