Self-Assembly Mechanism of 1,3:2,4-Di(3,4-dichlorobenzylidene)‑d‑sorbitol and Control of the Supramolecular Chirality

• Published in: Langmuir Vol. 30; no. 44; pp. 13422 - 13429
• Main Authors: Li, Jingjing, Fan, Kaiqi, Guan, Xidong, Yu, Yingzhe, Song, Jian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 11.11.2014
• Subjects: circular dichroism spectroscopy; contact angle; energy; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; gels; hydrogen bonding; Macromolecular Substances - chemical synthesis; Macromolecular Substances - chemistry; nanomaterials; optical isomerism; Particle Size; solvents; Sorbitol - analogs & derivatives; Sorbitol - chemical synthesis; Sorbitol - chemistry; Surface Properties; X-ray diffraction

Dibenzylidene-d-sorbitol (DBS) and its derivatives are known to form gels in organic solvents; however, the mechanism of the gel formation has been a subject of much debate. The present work is undertaken to elucidate the organization mechanism of a DBS derivative, 1,3:2,4-di­(3,4-dichlorobenzyliden...