Recognition of hydrophilic amino and N,N-dimethylamino compounds by the self-assembled aggregates of fluoroalkylated end-capped N-(1,1-dimethyl-3-oxobutyl)acrylamide oligomer

Abstract

Self-assembled aggregates of new fluoroalkylated end-capped N-(1,1-dimethyl-3-oxobutyl)acrylamide oligomer can recognize selectively hydrophilic amino and N,N-dimethylamino compounds such as methylene blue, methyl orange, acriflavine hydrochloride and 3-aminophenylboronic acid, and transfer these compounds from aqueous solutions to organic media; in contrast, these aggregates were not able to recognize hydrophilic compounds such as 4-hydroxyazobenzene-4′-sulfonic acid sodium salt, acridine hydrochloride, 4-methoxyphenylboronic acid, 4-methyl-3-nitrophenylboronic acid, and phenylboronic acid.