Abstract
A suite of branched-chain pyrogallol[4]arene (Pg) macrocycles, most of which show activity in bilayer membranes, has been prepared and studied by X-ray crystallography. The little-known branched side-chain Pgs include 2-propyl, 2-butyl, 2-pentyl, 3-pentyl, 3-heptyl, 4-heptyl, 5-nonyl and cyclohexyl. The Pgs form self-assembled structures having bilayer, capsule or, in one case, a nanotube morphology. The nanotube structure observed for C -(di- n -ethyl)pyrogallol[4]arene was confirmed by X-ray structure analysis and by transmission and scanning electron microscopies.
Original language | American English |
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Journal | Supramolecular Chemistry |
Volume | 26 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 5 2014 |
Keywords
- X-ray structure
- bilayer
- nanocapsule
- nanotube
- pyrogallolarene
Disciplines
- Life Sciences
- Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology
- Biochemistry