Strong Aggregation and Directional Assembly of Aromatic Oligoamide Macrocycles

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 133; no. 46; pp. 18590 - 18593
• Main Authors: Yang, Yongan, Feng, Wen, Hu, Jinchuan, Zou, Shuliang, Gao, Rongzhao, Yamato, Kazuhiro, Kline, Mark, Cai, Zhonghou, Gao, Yi, Wang, Yibing, Li, Yibao, Yang, Yanlian, Yuan, Lihua, Zeng, Xiao Cheng, Gong, Bing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 23.11.2011
• Subjects: AROMATICS; INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; SOLVENTS; TRANSPORT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Aromatic oligoamide macrocycles exhibit strong preference for highly directional association. Aggregation happens in both nonpolar and polar solvents but is weakened as solvent polarity increases. The strong, directional assembly is rationalized by the cooperative action of dipole–dipole and π–π sta...