Abstract

The formation of supramolecular polymers in water through rational design of a benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) motif is presented. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic effects cooperate in the self-assembly into long fibrillar aggregates. Minimal changes in molecular structure significantly affect the internal packing of the aggregates.

Highlights

  • The formation of supramolecular polymers in water through rational design of a benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) motif is presented

  • Low molecular weight (LMW) hydrogelators, for example, in most cases rely on the assembly of small molecules into fibrillar structures to immobilize water

  • While hydrogen-bond driven self-assembly in water has been reported for several systems,[14,15,16,17,18] only a few examples of supramolecular polymers in water based on the BTA motif have been reported.[19,20,21,22]

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Summary

Introduction

The formation of supramolecular polymers in water through rational design of a benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) motif is presented. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic effects cooperate in the self-assembly into long fibrillar aggregates.

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