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Lemos R, Ortiz F, Almagro L, Makowski K, Martin N, Albericio F, Suárez M, Rodríguez H. Morphological behavior of fullerene‐steroid hybrid derivatives. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.7129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Reinier Lemos
- Laboratorio de Síntesis Orgánica, Facultad de Química Universidad de la Habana La Habana Cuba
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering Yachay Tech University Urququi Ecuador
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- Laboratorio de Síntesis Orgánica, Facultad de Química Universidad de la Habana La Habana Cuba
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- Departament of Surfactants and Nanobiotechnology Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC‐CSIC) Barcelona Spain
- CIBER‐BBN, Networking Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials, and Nanomedicine, and Department of Organic Chemistry University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas Universidad Complutense de Madrid Madrid Spain
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- Departament of Surfactants and Nanobiotechnology Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC‐CSIC) Barcelona Spain
- CIBER‐BBN, Networking Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials, and Nanomedicine, and Department of Organic Chemistry University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain
- School of Chemistry and Physics University of KwaZul‐Natal Durban South Africa
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- Laboratorio de Síntesis Orgánica, Facultad de Química Universidad de la Habana La Habana Cuba
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering Yachay Tech University Urququi Ecuador
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Ramos‐Soriano J, Pérez‐Sánchez A, Ramírez‐Barroso S, Illescas BM, Azmani K, Rodríguez‐Fortea A, Poblet JM, Hally C, Nonell S, García‐Fresnadillo D, Rojo J, Martín N. An Ultra‐Long‐Lived Triplet Excited State in Water at Room Temperature: Insights on the Molecular Design of Tridecafullerenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202104223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Javier Ramos‐Soriano
- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry University Complutense of Madrid Avenida Complutense 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry University Complutense of Madrid Avenida Complutense 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry University Complutense of Madrid Avenida Complutense 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry University Complutense of Madrid Avenida Complutense 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry Rovira i Virgili University Marcel lí Domingo 1 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry Rovira i Virgili University Marcel lí Domingo 1 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry Rovira i Virgili University Marcel lí Domingo 1 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià Universitat Ramon Llull Via Augusta 390 08017 Barcelona Spain
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- Institut Químic de Sarrià Universitat Ramon Llull Via Augusta 390 08017 Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry University Complutense of Madrid Avenida Complutense 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Glycosystems Laboratory, — Chemical Research Institute (IIQ) CSIC—Seville University Avenida Américo Vespucio 49 41092 Sevilla Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry University Complutense of Madrid Avenida Complutense 28040 Madrid Spain
- IMDEA Nanoscience Institute C/ Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
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Ramos‐Soriano J, Pérez‐Sánchez A, Ramírez‐Barroso S, Illescas BM, Azmani K, Rodríguez‐Fortea A, Poblet JM, Hally C, Nonell S, García‐Fresnadillo D, Rojo J, Martín N. An Ultra-Long-Lived Triplet Excited State in Water at Room Temperature: Insights on the Molecular Design of Tridecafullerenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:16109-16118. [PMID: 33984168 PMCID: PMC8361972 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Suitably engineered molecular systems exhibiting triplet excited states with very long lifetimes are important for high-end applications in nonlinear optics, photocatalysis, or biomedicine. We report the finding of an ultra-long-lived triplet state with a mean lifetime of 93 ms in an aqueous phase at room temperature, measured for a globular tridecafullerene with a highly compact glycodendrimeric structure. A series of three tridecafullerenes bearing different glycodendrons and spacers to the C60 units have been synthesized and characterized. UV/Vis spectra and DLS experiments confirm their aggregation in water. Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence experiments suggest a different degree of inner solvation of the multifullerenes depending on their molecular design. Efficient quenching of the triplet states by O2 but not by waterborne azide anions has been observed. Molecular modelling reveals dissimilar access of the aqueous phase to the internal structure of the tridecafullerenes, differently shielded by the glycodendrimeric shell.
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Grants
- CTQ2017-84327-P Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España
- CTQ2017-83531-R Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España
- CTQ2017-87269-P Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España
- CTQ2017-86265-P Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España
- CTQ2015-71896-REDT Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España
- CTQ2016-78454-C2-1-R Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España
- FPU fellowship Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España
- SEV-2016-0686 Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España
- 2017SGR629 Generalitat de Catalunya
- 2017 FI_B 00617 and 2018 FI_B1 00174 Generalitat de Catalunya
- ICREA ACADEMIA Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
- Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España
- Generalitat de Catalunya
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
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Affiliation(s)
- Javier Ramos‐Soriano
- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryUniversity Complutense of MadridAvenida Complutense28040MadridSpain
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- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryUniversity Complutense of MadridAvenida Complutense28040MadridSpain
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- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryUniversity Complutense of MadridAvenida Complutense28040MadridSpain
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- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryUniversity Complutense of MadridAvenida Complutense28040MadridSpain
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic ChemistryRovira i Virgili UniversityMarcel lí Domingo 143007TarragonaSpain
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic ChemistryRovira i Virgili UniversityMarcel lí Domingo 143007TarragonaSpain
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- Department of Physical and Inorganic ChemistryRovira i Virgili UniversityMarcel lí Domingo 143007TarragonaSpain
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- Institut Químic de SarriàUniversitat Ramon LlullVia Augusta 39008017BarcelonaSpain
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- Institut Químic de SarriàUniversitat Ramon LlullVia Augusta 39008017BarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryUniversity Complutense of MadridAvenida Complutense28040MadridSpain
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- Glycosystems Laboratory, —Chemical Research Institute (IIQ) CSIC—Seville UniversityAvenida Américo Vespucio 4941092SevillaSpain
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- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of ChemistryUniversity Complutense of MadridAvenida Complutense28040MadridSpain
- IMDEA Nanoscience InstituteC/ Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco28049MadridSpain
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Ruiz-Santaquiteria M, Illescas BM, Abdelnabi R, Boonen A, Mills A, Martí-Marí O, Noppen S, Neyts J, Schols D, Gago F, San-Félix A, Camarasa MJ, Martín N. Multivalent Tryptophan- and Tyrosine-Containing [60]Fullerene Hexa-Adducts as Dual HIV and Enterovirus A71 Entry Inhibitors. Chemistry 2021; 27:10700-10710. [PMID: 33851758 PMCID: PMC8361981 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Unprecedented 3D hexa‐adducts of [60]fullerene peripherally decorated with twelve tryptophan (Trp) or tyrosine (Tyr) residues have been synthesized. Studies on the antiviral activity of these novel compounds against HIV and EV71 reveal that they are much more potent against HIV and equally active against EV71 than the previously described dendrimer prototypes AL‐385 and AL‐463, which possess the same number of Trp/Tyr residues on the periphery but attached to a smaller and more flexible pentaerythritol core. These results demonstrate the relevance of the globular 3D presentation of the peripheral groups (Trp/Tyr) as well as the length of the spacer connecting them to the central core to interact with the viral envelopes, particularly in the case of HIV, and support the hypothesis that [60]fullerene can be an alternative and attractive biocompatible carbon‐based scaffold for this type of highly symmetrical dendrimers. In addition, the functionalized fullerenes here described, which display twelve peripheral negatively charged indole moieties on their globular surface, define a new and versatile class of compounds with a promising potential in biomedical applications.
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- Marta Ruiz-Santaquiteria
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, University of Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, University of Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas y Unidad Asociada IQM-UAH, Universidad de Alcalá, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Médica (IQM-CSIC), IQM-CSIC, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, University of Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, University of Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, University of Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas y Unidad Asociada IQM-UAH, Universidad de Alcalá, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Médica (IQM-CSIC), IQM-CSIC, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, 28040, Madrid, Spain.,IMDEA-Nanoscience, C/ Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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Ramos-Soriano J, Rojo J. Glycodendritic structures as DC-SIGN binders to inhibit viral infections. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:5111-5126. [PMID: 33977972 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc01281a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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DC-SIGN, a lectin discovered two decades ago, plays a relevant role in innate immunity. Since its discovery, it has turned out to be a target for developing antiviral drugs based on carbohydrates due to its participation in the infection process of several pathogens. A plethora of carbohydrate multivalent systems using different scaffolds have been described to achieve this goal. Our group has made significant contributions to this field, which are revised herein.
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- Javier Ramos-Soriano
- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Isla de La Cartuja, CSIC and Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Isla de La Cartuja, CSIC and Universidad de Sevilla, Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.
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Gurunarayanan V, Ramapanicker R. Amphiphilic conjugates of ferrocene with amino acids and peptides: Design, synthesis, and studies on their aggregation behavior. J Pept Sci 2021; 27:e3332. [PMID: 33884698 DOI: 10.1002/psc.3332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A new class of ferrocenyl surfactants based on covalent linkage between amino acids or peptides and ferrocene was designed. Accordingly, five ferrocenyl amphiphiles, FcS1-5, were synthesized, and their aggregation behaviors in aqueous solutions were studied. Compared to the other surfactants containing ferrocenyl units, FcS have a relatively smaller size and low molecular weight and are easy to synthesize. The influences of the number of carboxylic acid head groups and the number of Fc group in the hydrophobic tail, on the stability and aggregation behavior of these amphiphiles in aqueous medium, were explored to deduce the structure property relationships. A combination of fluorescence and dynamic light scattering techniques was used to elucidate the behavior of these molecules. A good agreement between the results obtained using different techniques was observed.
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- Vinithra Gurunarayanan
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208016, India.,Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208016, India
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Illescas BM, Pérez-Sánchez A, Mallo A, Martín-Domenech Á, Rodríguez-Crespo I, Martín N. Multivalent cationic dendrofullerenes for gene transfer: synthesis and DNA complexation. J Mater Chem B 2021; 8:4505-4515. [PMID: 32369088 DOI: 10.1039/d0tb00113a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Non-viral nucleic acid vectors able to display high transfection efficiencies with low toxicity and overcoming the multiple biological barriers are needed to further develop the clinical applications of gene therapy. The synthesis of hexakis-adducts of [60]fullerene endowed with 12, 24 and 36 positive ammonium groups and a tridecafullerene appended with 120 positive charges has been performed. The delivery of a plasmid containing the green fluorescent protein (EGFP) gene into HEK293 (Human Embryonic Kidney) cells resulting in effective gene expression has demonstrated the efficacy of these compounds to form polyplexes with DNA. Particularly, giant tridecafullerene macromolecules have shown higher efficiency in the complexation and transfection of DNA. Thus, they can be considered as promising non-viral vectors for transfection purposes.
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- Beatriz M Illescas
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, Madrid 28040, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, Madrid 28040, Spain.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid 28223, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, Madrid 28040, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, Madrid 28040, Spain. and IMDEA-Nanociencia, C/Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Sekine R, Ravat P, Yanagisawa H, Liu C, Kikkawa M, Harano K, Nakamura E. Nano- and Microspheres Containing Inorganic and Biological Nanoparticles: Self-Assembly and Electron Tomographic Analysis. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:2822-2828. [PMID: 33535757 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Organofullerene amphiphiles show diverse behaviors in water, forming vesicles, micelles, Langmuir-Blodgett films, and anisotropic nanostructures. We found that gradual in situ protonation of an organic solution of (4-heptylphenyl)5C60-K+ by water or buffer generates the corresponding protonated molecule, (4-heptylphenyl)5C60H, which self-assembles to form nano- and microspheres of organofullerene (fullerspheres) with uniform diameters ranging from 30 nm to 2.5 μm that are controlled by the preparation or pH of the buffer. By using an aqueous solution of an organic dye, inorganic nanoparticle, protein, and virus, we encapsulated these entities in the fullersphere. This approach via self-assembly is distinct from other preparations of organic core-shell particles that generally require polymerization for the construction of a robust shell. The sphere is entirely amorphous, thermally stable up to 300 °C under vacuum, and resistant to electron irradiation, and we found the unconventional utility of the sphere for electron tomographic imaging of nanoparticles and biomaterials.
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- Ryosuke Sekine
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Sawato T, Arisawa M, Yamaguchi M. Reversible Formation of Self-Assembly Gels Containing Giant Vesicles in Trifluoromethylbenzene Using Oxymethylenehelicene Oligomers with Terminal C16 Alkyl Groups. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2020. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20200164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Tsukasa Sawato
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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Sakakibara K, Wakiuchi A, Murata Y, Tsujii Y. Precise synthesis of double-armed polymers with fullerene C 60 at the junction for controlled architecture. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00458h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report the first successful synthesis of the polymer-attached 1,2-hydrofullerene and the double-armed 1,4-bisadducts in a regioselective manner via controlled radical reactions.
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- Keita Sakakibara
- Institute for Chemical Research
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 611-0011
- Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 611-0011
- Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 611-0011
- Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto 611-0011
- Japan
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Amphiphiles are used for a variety of applications in our daily life and in industrial processes. They typically possess hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties within the molecule, thereby performing a myriad of functions through the formation of two- and three-dimensional assemblies in water, such as Gibbs monolayers and micelles. However, these functions are often inseparable because they emerge from the same structural feature of the molecule, and are difficult to control because the structural diversity is limited to either long-chain hydrocarbons bearing a polar end group(s) or polymers bearing polar groups exposed to the exterior surface. In this Account, we describe the chemistry of a new class of amphiphiles, conical fullerene amphiphiles (CFAs), utilizing a superhydrophobic [60]fullerene group as a nonpolar apex with added structural features to make it soluble in water. By selective functionalization of only one side of the fullerene molecule, the CFA molecules spontaneously assemble in water through strong hydrophobic interactions among the fullerene apexes and exhibit unusual supramolecular and interfacial behavior. They form unilamellar micelles and vesicles at a critical aggregation concentration as low as micromolar, not showing any air-water and oil-water interfacial activity. The strong preference for self-assembly in water over monolayer formation at an air-water interface makes CFAs unique among conventional nonpolymeric surfactants. The CFA assemblies are often so mechanically robust that they can be transferred to the surface of a solid substrate and analyzed by high-resolution microscopy. Because of this rigid conical structure of a few nanometers in size, CFA molecules aggregate readily in water to form a hierarchical assembly with biomolecules and nanomaterials while maintaining the structural integrity of the CFA aggregate to form multicomponent agglomerates of controllable structural features. For instance, tissue-selective in vivo transport of DNA and siRNA has been achieved. Hybridization of a CFA vesicle with a transition metal catalyst enables the construction of a structurally defined nanospace and an interface for precise control of the nanoscale morphology of polymers. Solubilization of hydrophobic nanocarbons and nanoparticles is also achieved through hemimicelle formation on solid surfaces. The examples reported here illustrate the potential of the conical fullerene motif for the design of amphiphiles as well as supramolecular structures at molecular and tens of nanometers scale.
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- Koji Harano
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Park M, Hong KI, Kang M, Kim TW, Lee H, Jang WD, Jeong KU. Hierarchical Hybrid Nanostructures Constructed by Fullerene and Molecular Tweezer. ACS NANO 2019; 13:6101-6112. [PMID: 31042357 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b02893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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For the construction of well-defined hierarchical superstructures of pristine [60]fullerene (C60) arrays, pyrene-based molecular tweezers (PT) were used as host molecules for catching and arranging C60 guest molecules. The formation of host-guest complexes was systematically studied in solution as well as in the solid state. Two-dimensional proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic studies revealed that PT-host and C60-guest complexes were closely related to the molecular self-assembly of PT. Ultraviolet and fluorescence spectroscopic titrations indicated the formation of stable 1:1 and 2:1 (PT/C60) complexes. From the nonlinear curve-fitting analysis, equilibrium constants for the 1:1 (log K1) and 2:1 (log K2) complexes were estimated to be 4.96 and 5.01, respectively. X-ray diffraction results combined with transmission electron microscopy observations clearly exhibited the construction of well-defined layered superstructures of the PT-host and C60-guest complexes. From electron mobility measurements, it was demonstrated that the well-defined hierarchical hybrid nanostructure incorporating a C60 array exhibited a high electron mobility of 1.7 × 10-2 cm2 V-1 s-1. This study can provide a guideline for the hierarchical hybrid nanostructures of host-guest complex and its applications.
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- Minwook Park
- Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Department of BIN Convergence Technology , Chonbuk National University , Jeonju , Jeonbuk 54896 , Korea
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- Department of Chemistry , Yonsei University , Seoul 03722 , Korea
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- Functional Composite Materials Research Center, Institute of Advanced Composite Materials , Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Jeonju , Jeonbuk 565-905 , Korea
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- Functional Composite Materials Research Center, Institute of Advanced Composite Materials , Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Jeonju , Jeonbuk 565-905 , Korea
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- Department of Chemistry , Yonsei University , Seoul 03722 , Korea
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- Department of Chemistry , Yonsei University , Seoul 03722 , Korea
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- Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Department of BIN Convergence Technology , Chonbuk National University , Jeonju , Jeonbuk 54896 , Korea
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Park M, Kang DG, Yoon WJ, Choi YJ, Koo J, Lim SI, Jeong KU. Programmed Hierarchical Hybrid Nanostructures from Fullerene-Dendrons and Pyrene-Dendrons. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1803291. [PMID: 30303613 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201803291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The construction of fullerene (C60 ) hierarchical nanostructures with the help of amphiphilic molecules remains a challenging task in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Utilizing the host-guest complex concept, sub-10 nm layered superstructures are constructed from a monofunctionalized C60 dendron (C60 D, guest) and tweezer-like pyrene dendron (PD, host). Since C60 D and PD are asymmetric shape amphiphiles having liquid crystal (LC) dendrons, both C60 D and PD construct head-to-head bilayer superstructures by themselves. From fluorescence titration experiments, it is realized that the host-guest complex shows 1:1 stoichiometric binding with a binding constant (Ksv = 2.45 × 105 m-1 ). Based on the morphological observations and scattering analyses, it is found that buckle-like asymmetric building blocks (C60 D·PD) are self-assembled by the host-guest complex and construct multilayer hybrid nanostructures. The hierarchical hybrid nanostructures consist of the self-assembled C60 D·PD bilayer with a 2D C60 ·P nanoarray sandwiched between LC dendrons. This advanced strategy is expected to be a practicable and rational guideline for the fabrication of programmed hierarchical hybrid nanostructures.
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- Minwook Park
- BK21 Plus Haptic Polymer Composite Research Team and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Haptic Polymer Composite Research Team and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Haptic Polymer Composite Research Team and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Haptic Polymer Composite Research Team and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Haptic Polymer Composite Research Team and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Haptic Polymer Composite Research Team and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Haptic Polymer Composite Research Team and Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, South Korea
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Zhou S, Wang L, Chen M, Liu B, Sun X, Cai M, Li H. Superstructures with diverse morphologies and highly ordered fullerene C 60 arrays from 1 : 1 and 2 : 1 adamantane-C 60 hybrid molecules. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:16375-16385. [PMID: 29053163 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr06112a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Superstructures from fullerene C60-containing compounds, especially those tethered to rigid functional groups with defined shapes, remain largely unexplored. Being the smallest diamondoid, adamantane (Ad) can be viewed as a promising building block for the construction of well-defined superstructures. Here, we report the syntheses of 1 : 1 (4a) and 2 : 1 (4b) Ad-C60 hybrid molecules, which were then used to construct superstructures in binary solvent mixtures via a modified liquid/liquid interfacial precipitation (LLIP) method using CHCl3 as a good solvent. Typically in the combination of DMSO/CHCl3 with a final concentration (cf) of 1.0 mmol L-1, 4a successively forms spheres, plates, nanoflowers and plicated particles with increasing content of DMSO while 4b forms cuboid blocks and microparticles with hierarchically organized surfaces. Changing from DMSO to other poor solvents including acetone, MeOH and EtOAc leads to variations of the morphology of the superstructures for both 4a and 4b. At the nanometer length scale, 4a and 4b adopt different organizations within the superstructures. While 4a tends to self-organize into lamellae with highly ordered C60 layers, the hexagonal phase is dominant in the superstructures formed by 4b. Wettability tests indicate that films formed by the superstructures of 4a and 4b show anti-wetting properties. Besides the solvent effect, the morphology of the superstructures can be also tuned by concentration. For example, when cf is lowered to 0.5 mmol L-1, a new form of superstructure, i.e., fibers, was detected for 4a. Our results also indicate that besides the solvent-induced aggregate transition, gravity-induced sedimentation and subsequent structure ripening can have a significant influence on the final morphology of the superstructures and the aggregate transition pathways.
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- Shengju Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication & Laboratory of Clean Energy Chemistry and Materials, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province 730000, China
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Lin MS, Chen RT, Yu NY, Sun LC, Liu Y, Cui CH, Xie SY, Huang RB, Zheng LS. Fullerene-based amino acid ester chlorides self-assembled as spherical nano-vesicles for drug delayed release. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2017; 159:613-619. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Tiu EGV, Liosi K, Aroua S, Yamakoshi Y. Micelle vs. vesicle formation controlled by distal functionalization of C 60-PEG conjugates. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:6676-6680. [PMID: 32264430 DOI: 10.1039/c7tb00829e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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An amphiphilic C60-PEG conjugate was modified by the addition of cationic moieties in the hydrophobic C60 part to provide the related bis- and tris-adducts and their self-assembling structures were compared. All of these materials were water-soluble and their supramolecular structures were investigated in the aqueous phase using tensiometry, DLS, and STEM techniques. While mono- and bis-adducts formed micelle-type supramolecular structures, the tris-one with two additional cationic pyrrolidine groups showed the formation of larger particles as indicated by DLS data. Further, the STEM image of the tris-adduct showed a vesicle-type supramolecular structure with, presumably, an internal water-phase inside.
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- Elisha G V Tiu
- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, CH8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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This review presents an overview of synthetic systems that self-assemble to form vesicles.
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- Appa Rao Sapala
- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)
- New Delhi-110016
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)
- New Delhi-110016
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)
- New Delhi-110016
- India
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Muñoz A, Illescas BM, Luczkowiak J, Lasala F, Ribeiro-Viana R, Rojo J, Delgado R, Martín N. Antiviral activity of self-assembled glycodendro[60]fullerene monoadducts. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:6566-6571. [DOI: 10.1039/c7tb01379e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Supramolecular assemblies of amphiphilic glycodendro[60]fullerenes have been tested in an artificial Ebola virus infection assay.
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- Antonio Muñoz
- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- Fac. C.C. Químicas
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- 28040 Madrid
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- Fac. C.C. Químicas
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- 28040 Madrid
- Spain
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12)
- 28041 Madrid
- Spain
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12)
- 28041 Madrid
- Spain
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- Glycosystems Laboratory Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ) CSIC
- Universidad de Sevilla
- 41092 Seville
- Spain
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- Glycosystems Laboratory Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ) CSIC
- Universidad de Sevilla
- 41092 Seville
- Spain
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12)
- 28041 Madrid
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- Fac. C.C. Químicas
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- 28040 Madrid
- Spain
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Teng FA, Guo Y, He J, Zhang Y, Han Z, Li H. Convenient syntheses of fullerynes for 'clicking' into fullerene polymers. Des Monomers Polym 2016; 20:283-292. [PMID: 29491799 PMCID: PMC5812179 DOI: 10.1080/15685551.2016.1256462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Alkyne-functionalized fullerenes (fullerynes) were designed and conveniently synthesized via Bingel reaction in one step with high yields. They were used to react with azido-functionalized polystyrene (PS) via Huisgen [3 + 2] cycloaddition 'click' chemistry to form two fullerene polymers: one with C60 tethered to the end of a PS chain (C60-1PS) and the other with C60 tethered at the junction point of two PS chains of identical molecular weight (C60-2PS). The fullerene polymers were characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, FT-IR, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and SEC. The results showed that the fullerene polymers are well-defined with narrow polydispersity and high fullerene functionality. Besides, aggregation of C60 in THF was observed in the SEC traces. The optical properties of the fullerene polymers were studied by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, and the results suggested that the PS chain(s) on the fullerene core has no remarkable effect on the optic property of C60. The thermal properties of the fullerene polymers were studied by TGA and DSC, and the results indicated that the two fullerene polymers with different C60 content and distinct molecular topology may have different self-assemble architectures in the solid state. The well-defined fullerene polymers can be used as model compounds to study the self-assemble architecture of shape amphiphiles based on polymer-tethered molecular nanoparticles.
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- Fu-Ai Teng
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Leung FKC, Ishiwari F, Kajitani T, Shoji Y, Hikima T, Takata M, Saeki A, Seki S, Yamada YMA, Fukushima T. Supramolecular Scaffold for Tailoring the Two-Dimensional Assembly of Functional Molecular Units into Organic Thin Films. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:11727-33. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Franco King-Chi Leung
- Laboratory
for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1
Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1
Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1
Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1
Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1
Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1
Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
- Institute
of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1
Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department
of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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Fensterbank H, Baczko K, Constant C, Idttalbe N, Bourdreux F, Vallée A, Goncalves AM, Méallet-Renault R, Clavier G, Wright K, Allard E. Sequential Copper-Catalyzed Alkyne–Azide Cycloaddition and Thiol-Maleimide Addition for the Synthesis of Photo- and/or Electroactive Fullerodendrimers and Cysteine-Functionalized Fullerene Derivatives. J Org Chem 2016; 81:8222-33. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b01277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Hélène Fensterbank
- Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, ILV, UMR-CNRS 8180, 45 avenue des
Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, ILV, UMR-CNRS 8180, 45 avenue des
Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, ILV, UMR-CNRS 8180, 45 avenue des
Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, ILV, UMR-CNRS 8180, 45 avenue des
Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, ILV, UMR-CNRS 8180, 45 avenue des
Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, ILV, UMR-CNRS 8180, 45 avenue des
Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, ILV, UMR-CNRS 8180, 45 avenue des
Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Institut des Sciences
Moléculaires d’Orsay (ISMO), CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91405 Orsay, France
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- P.P.S.M., ENS Cachan, UMR-CNRS 8531, Université Paris-Saclay, 61 Avenue
du Président Wilson, 94235 Cachan Cedex, France
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- Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, ILV, UMR-CNRS 8180, 45 avenue des
Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, ILV, UMR-CNRS 8180, 45 avenue des
Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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Hahn U, Nierengarten JF. The copper–catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition for the construction of fullerene–porphyrin conjugates. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2016. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424616500966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Click chemistry has become a very popular and efficient concept for synthetic chemists for the construction of new molecules. Among the click chemistry approaches known to date, it is undoubted that the copper-catalyzed alkyne-azide 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (CuAAC) has played a key role. Such reactions in general offer virtually unlimited possibilities to prepare new molecules for [Formula: see text]. materials science applications. As such, the synthesis of porphyrin–fullerene conjugates obtained via CuAAC are summarized within the present review article.
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- Uwe Hahn
- Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Moléculaires, Université de Strasbourg et CNRS (UMR 7509), Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux (ECPM), 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Moléculaires, Université de Strasbourg et CNRS (UMR 7509), Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux (ECPM), 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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Chen M, Zhu H, Zhou S, Xu W, Dong S, Li H, Hao J. Self-Organization and Vesicle Formation of Amphiphilic Fulleromonodendrons Bearing Oligo(poly(ethylene oxide)) Chains. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:2338-47. [PMID: 26898216 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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A new series of N-methylfulleropyrrolidines bearing oligo(poly(ethylene oxide))-appended Percec monodendrons (fulleromonodendrons, 4a-f) have been synthesized. The substituted position of the oligo(poly(ethylene oxide)) chain(s) on the phenyl group of the Percec monodendron for 4a-f was varied, which is at the 4-, 2,4-, 3,5-, 3,4,5-, 2,3,4- and 2,4,6- position, respectively. 4a-e are obtained as solids at 25 °C and can self-organize into lamellar phases as revealed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements, while 4f appears as a viscous liquid. The substitution patterns of the oligo(poly(ethylene oxide)) chain(s) also significantly influence the solubility of 4a-f, especially in ethanol and water. Formation of self-organized supramolecular structures of 4d and 4e in water as well as 4d in ethanol is evidenced from UV-vis and dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements. Further studies in water using various imaging techniques including transmission electron microscopy (TEM), freeze-fracture TEM (FF-TEM), cryo-TEM and atomic force microscopy (AFM) observations revealed the formation of well-defined vesicles for 4d and plate-like aggregates for 4e, indicating that the aggregation behavior of the fulleromonodendrons is highly dependent on their molecular structures. For 4d in ethanol, only irregular aggregates were noticed, indicating the solvent also plays a role on regulating the aggregation behavior. After functionalization with the Percec monodendrons, 4a-f can preserve the intriguing electrochemical properties of pristine C60 as revealed by cyclic voltammetries. The thermotropic properties of 4a-f have also been investigated. It was found that all of them show good thermal stability, but no mesophases were detected within the investigated temperature ranges.
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- Mengjun Chen
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100, Shandong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication & Laboratory of Clean Energy Chemistry and Materials, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100, Shandong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication & Laboratory of Clean Energy Chemistry and Materials, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Special Aggregated Materials, Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100, Shandong, P. R. China
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Insuasty A, Atienza C, López JL, Martín N. Supramolecular pentapeptide-based fullerene nanofibers: effect of molecular chirality. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 51:10506-9. [PMID: 26037709 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01991e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The supramolecular organization of new fullerene derivatives endowed with peptides as biomolecular templates affords ordered nanofibers of several micrometres length based on hydrogen bonds and π-π interactions.
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- Alberto Insuasty
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de C. C. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Mohanta V, Dey D, Ramakumar S, Patil S. Vesicular Nanostructure Formation by Self-Assembly of Anisotropic Penta-phenol-Substituted Fullerene in Water. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:13600-13608. [PMID: 26597225 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A study on self-assembly of anisotropically substituted penta-aryl fullerenes in water has been reported. The penta-phenol-substituted amphiphilic fullerene derivative [C60Ph5(OH)5] exhibited self-assembled vesicular nanostructures in water under the experimental conditions. The size of the vesicles was observed to depend upon the kinetics of self-assembly and could be varied from ∼300 to ∼70 nm. Our mechanistic study indicated that the self-assembly of C60Ph5(OH)5 is driven by extensive intermolecular as well as water-mediated hydrogen bonding along with fullerene-fullerene hydrophobic interaction in water. The cumulative effect of these interactions is responsible for the stability of vesicular structures even on the removal of solvent. The substitution of phenol with anisole resulted in different packing and interaction of the fullerene derivative, as indicated in the molecular dynamics studies, thus resulting in different self-assembled nanostructures. The hollow vesicles were further encapsulated with a hydrophobic conjugated polymer and water-soluble dye as guest molecules. Such confinement of π-conjugated polymers in fullerene has significance in bulk heterojunction devices for efficient exciton diffusion.
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- Vaishakhi Mohanta
- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, and ‡Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore 560012, India
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- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, and ‡Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore 560012, India
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- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, and ‡Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore 560012, India
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- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, and ‡Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore 560012, India
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Currently, there is a broad interest in the control over creating ordered electroactive nanostructures, in which electron donors and acceptors are organized at similar length scales. In this article, a simple and efficient procedure is reported en-route towards the construction of 1D arrays of crystalline pristine C60 and phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) coated onto supramolecular fibers based on exTTF-pentapeptides. The resulting n/p-nanohybrids have been fully characterized by a variety of spectroscopic (FTIR, UV-Vis, circular dichroism, Raman and transient absorption), microscopic (AFM, TEM, and SEM), and powder diffraction (X-ray) techniques. Our experimental findings document the tendency of electroactive exTTF-fibers to induce the crystallization of C60 and PCBM, on one hand, and to afford 1D n/p-nanohybrids, on the other hand. Furthermore, photogenerated radical ion pairs, formed upon visible light irradiation of the n/p-nanohybrids, feature lifetimes on the range of 0.9–1.2 ns.
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Ioannou CP, Ioannou GI, Moushi EE, Velonia K, Chronakis N. Self-Assembled Giant Vesicles Formed by Type I [3:3]-Hexakis Adducts of C60Equipped with Enantiomerically Purecyclo-Monomalonate Addends. European J Org Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201500504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Rad-Malekshahi M, Visscher KM, Rodrigues JPGLM, de Vries R, Hennink WE, Baldus M, Bonvin AMJJ, Mastrobattista E, Weingarth M. The Supramolecular Organization of a Peptide-Based Nanocarrier at High Molecular Detail. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:7775-84. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b02919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Mazda Rad-Malekshahi
- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- NMR
Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan
8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- NMR
Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan
8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 6, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- NMR
Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan
8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- NMR
Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan
8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- NMR
Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan
8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Guerra S, Iehl J, Holler M, Peterca M, Wilson DA, Partridge BE, Zhang S, Deschenaux R, Nierengarten JF, Percec V. Self-organisation of dodeca-dendronized fullerene into supramolecular discs and helical columns containing a nanowire-like core. Chem Sci 2015; 6:3393-3401. [PMID: 29142695 PMCID: PMC5657094 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc00449g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Twelve chiral and achiral self-assembling dendrons have been grafted onto a [60]fullerene hexa-adduct core by copper-catalyzed alkyne azide "click" cycloaddition. The structure adopted by these compounds was determined by the self-assembling peripheral dendrons. These twelve dendrons mediate the self-organisation of the dendronized [60]fullerene into a disc-shaped structure containing the [60]fullerene in the centre. The fullerene-containing discs self-organise into helical supramolecular columns with a fullerene nanowire-like core, forming a 2D columnar hexagonal periodic array. These unprecedented supramolecular structures and their assemblies are expected to provide new developments in chiral complex molecular systems and their application to organic electronics and solar cells.
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- Sebastiano Guerra
- Institut de Chimie , Université de Neuchâtel , Avenue de Bellevaux 51 , 2000 Neuchâtel , Switzerland .
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Moléculaires , Université de Strasbourg et CNRS , Ecole Européenne de Chimie , Polymères et Matériaux , 25 rue Becquerel , 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 2 , France .
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Moléculaires , Université de Strasbourg et CNRS , Ecole Européenne de Chimie , Polymères et Matériaux , 25 rue Becquerel , 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 2 , France .
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories , Department of Chemistry , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104-6323 , USA .
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories , Department of Chemistry , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104-6323 , USA .
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories , Department of Chemistry , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104-6323 , USA .
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories , Department of Chemistry , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104-6323 , USA .
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- Institut de Chimie , Université de Neuchâtel , Avenue de Bellevaux 51 , 2000 Neuchâtel , Switzerland .
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Moléculaires , Université de Strasbourg et CNRS , Ecole Européenne de Chimie , Polymères et Matériaux , 25 rue Becquerel , 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 2 , France .
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories , Department of Chemistry , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104-6323 , USA .
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Squillaci MA, Ferlauto L, Zagranyarski Y, Milita S, Müllen K, Samorì P. Self-Assembly of an Amphiphilic π-Conjugated Dyad into Fibers: Ultrafast and Ultrasensitive Humidity Sensor. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2015; 27:3170-4. [PMID: 25873005 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201500940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Revised: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The self-assembly of an amphiphilic monomolecular electron acceptor-donor dyad into electroactive π-π stacked fibrillar structures can be triggered by irradiation with visible light. These fibers, exposing hydrophilic ethylene glycol in their external shell, show unique characteristics as resistive humidity sensors that exhibit high sensitivity and ultrafast response.
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- Marco A Squillaci
- ISIS & icFRC, University of Strasbourg and CNRS, 8 Allée Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- ISIS & icFRC, University of Strasbourg and CNRS, 8 Allée Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
- Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi (IMM)-CNR, via Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi (IMM)-CNR, via Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- ISIS & icFRC, University of Strasbourg and CNRS, 8 Allée Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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Nitta H, Minami K, Harano K, Nakamura E. DNA Binding of Pentaamino[60]fullerene Synthesized Using Click Chemistry. CHEM LETT 2015. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.141092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
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Zhang J, Li CZ, Williams ST, Liu S, Zhao T, Jen AKY. Crystalline co-assemblies of functional fullerenes in methanol with enhanced charge transport. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:2167-70. [PMID: 25633304 DOI: 10.1021/ja511415n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Supramolecular arrangement of conjugated molecules has crucial influence on their material properties. For fullerenes and metallofullerenes, tight and ordered packing is beneficial for intermolecular charge transport and energy transfer, but it is tricky to achieve, especially for functionalized cages due to the often extensive solvation and steric effects of functional groups. In this study, we use an amphiphilic fullerene derivative soluble in methanol to form co-assemblies with insoluble fullerene derivatives, pristine fullerene, and metallofullerene via strong π-π interactions. These mixtures are processable in methanol and show fullerene-templated crystalline structures in spin-cast films. Devices are successfully fabricated on a field-effect transistor platform with this approach, and all co-assemblies show metallic-like conductive properties with significantly enhanced conductivity compared to the pure amphiphilic fullerene derivative.
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- Jianyuan Zhang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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Zhao J, Zhang HY, Sun HL, Liu Y. Supramolecular nanoassemblies of an amphiphilic porphyrin-cyclodextrin conjugate and their morphological transition from vesicle to network. Chemistry 2015; 21:4457-64. [PMID: 25639902 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201405943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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An amphiphilic compound, 5-(4'-dodecyloxyphenyl)-10,15,20-tri(permethyl-β-CD)-modified Zn(II)-porphyrin (1; β-CD = β-cyclodextrin), was synthesized by means of the click reaction of an alkylated Zn-porphyrin derivative with 6-deoxy-6-azidopermethyl-β-CD. The complexation between 1 and tetrasodium tetraphenylporphyrintetrasulfonate (5) with different molar ratios led to the formation of two distinctly different nanoarchitectures, which were proven to be vesicle and network aggregates, respectively, by using dynamic light scattering, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. On the basis of the results of the time-dependent TEM studies, fluorescence, and NMR spectroscopic measurements, we have determined that the mechanism of the morphology transition from vesicles to networks is controlled by the stepwise complexation of 1 with 5. Furthermore, these supramolecular nanoarchitectures show the controlled- release property of doxorubicin as potential candidates for drug delivery.
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- Jin Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin 300071 (China)
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Yin P, Lin Z, Wu J, Hsu CH, Chen X, Zhou J, Lu P, Eghtesadi SA, Yu X, Cheng SZD, Liu T. Charge-Regulated Spontaneous, Reversible Self-Assembly of the Carboxylic Acid-Functionalized Hydrophilic Fullerene Macroanions in Dilute Solution. Macromolecules 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/ma5022314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Panchao Yin
- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United States
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Nierengarten I, Nierengarten JF. The impact of copper-catalyzed alkyne-azide 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition in fullerene chemistry. CHEM REC 2014; 15:31-51. [PMID: 25392909 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201402081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Click reactions largely cross the borders of organic synthetic chemistry and are now at the forefront of many interdisciplinary studies at the interfaces between chemistry, physics, and biology. As part of this research, our group is involved in a program on the development of clickable fullerene building blocks and their application in the preparation of a large variety of new advanced materials and bioactive compounds. Importantly, the introduction of the click chemistry concept in fullerene chemistry allowed us to produce compounds that would barely be accessible by using the classical tools of fullerene chemistry. This is particularly the case for the conjugation of fullerenes with other carbon nanoforms, such as carbon nanohorns and graphene. It is also the case for most of the sophisticated molecular ensembles constructed from clickable fullerene hexa-adduct building blocks. In this paper, we have summarized our ongoing progress in this particular field.
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- Iwona Nierengarten
- Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Moléculaires, Université de Strasbourg et CNRS (UMR 7509), Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux (ECPM), 25 rue Becquerel, 67087, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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Wasserthal L, Schade B, Ludwig K, Böttcher C, Hirsch A. Hierarchically ordered self-assembly of amphiphilic bifullerenes. Chemistry 2014; 20:5961-6. [PMID: 24805275 PMCID: PMC4744996 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201400153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A series of novel functionalised dumbbell-shaped bifullerenes in which two [5.0] pentakis-adducts of C60 are covalently connected by cyclic bismalonates were synthesised. These dimeric compounds, carrying various combinations of hydrophilic and hydrophobic addends, self-assemble in aqueous solution towards supramolecular architectures of different structural complexity as observed by cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM). The detailed analysis of the image data revealed an unprecedented hierarchical aggregation behaviour. Whereas completely hydrophilic substituted bifullerenes formed profoundly monodisperse populations of small oligomeric elementary micelles consisting of only three or four bifullerene molecules in a supposedly bent conformation, their amphiphilic equivalents underwent a hierarchical two-step assembly process towards larger spherical and even rod-like structures. The data suggest that the hierarchical assembly process is driven by hydrophobic interactions of preformed tetrameric elementary micelles.
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- Lennard Wasserthal
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich‐Alexander‐Universität Erlangen‐Nürnberg, Henkestr. 42, 91054 Erlangen (Germany)
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- Forschungszentrum für Elektronenmikroskopie, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 36a, 14195 Berlin (Germany)
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- Forschungszentrum für Elektronenmikroskopie, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 36a, 14195 Berlin (Germany)
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- Forschungszentrum für Elektronenmikroskopie, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr. 36a, 14195 Berlin (Germany)
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich‐Alexander‐Universität Erlangen‐Nürnberg, Henkestr. 42, 91054 Erlangen (Germany)
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Constant C, Albert S, Zivic N, Baczko K, Fensterbank H, Allard E. Orthogonal functionalization of a fullerene building block through copper-catalyzed alkyne–azide and thiol–maleimide click reactions. Tetrahedron 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2014.02.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Ruiz A, Suárez M, Martin N, Albericio F, Rodríguez H. Morphological characterization of fullerene-androsterone conjugates. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 5:374-379. [PMID: 24778962 PMCID: PMC3999864 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.5.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Here we report on the self-organization characteristics in water of two diastereomer pairs of fullerene-androsterone hybrids that have the hydrophobic C60 appendage in the A and D ring of the androsterone moiety, respectively. The morphology and particle size in aqueous solution were determined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS), with satisfactory agreement between both techniques. In general, these fullerene derivatives are shown to organize into spherical nano-scale structures with diameters in the ranges of 10-20 and 30-50 nm, respectively.
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- Alberto Ruiz
- Laboratorio de Síntesis Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de La Habana, 10400 La Habana, Cuba
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- Laboratorio de Síntesis Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de La Habana, 10400 La Habana, Cuba
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Barcelona Science Park, Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028-Barcelona, Spain
- Centre on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, PCB, 08028-Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Barcelona, 08028-Barcelona, Spain
- School of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 400l, South Africa
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Barcelona Science Park, Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028-Barcelona, Spain
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Hilmer AJ, Bellisario DO, Shimizu S, McNicholas TP, Wang QH, Speakman SA, Strano MS. Formation of High-Aspect-Ratio Helical Nanorods via Chiral Self-Assembly of Fullerodendrimers. J Phys Chem Lett 2014; 5:929-934. [PMID: 26274091 DOI: 10.1021/jz500138d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Two novel, asymmetric methanofullerenes are presented, which self-assemble in cyclohexane upon thermal cycling to 80 °C. We show that, through the introduction of a dipeptide sequence to one terminus of the dendritic methanofullerene, it is possible to transform the assembly behavior of these molecules from poorly formed aggregates to high-aspect-ratio nanorods. These nanorods have diameters of 3.76 ± 0.52 nm and appear to be composed of interwoven helices of dendritic fullerenes. As evidenced by circular dichroism, the helicity is characterized by a preferential handedness of assembly, which is imparted by the dipeptide moiety.
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- Andrew J Hilmer
- †Department of Chemical Engineering, §Department of Chemistry, and ‡Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- †Department of Chemical Engineering, §Department of Chemistry, and ‡Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- †Department of Chemical Engineering, §Department of Chemistry, and ‡Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- †Department of Chemical Engineering, §Department of Chemistry, and ‡Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- †Department of Chemical Engineering, §Department of Chemistry, and ‡Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- †Department of Chemical Engineering, §Department of Chemistry, and ‡Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- †Department of Chemical Engineering, §Department of Chemistry, and ‡Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Rajdev P, Molla MR, Ghosh S. Understanding the role of H-bonding in aqueous self-assembly of two naphthalene diimide (NDI)-conjugated amphiphiles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:1969-1976. [PMID: 24494820 DOI: 10.1021/la500089b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Supramolecular architectures with the synchronized combination of various directional noncovalent forces are ubiquitous in biological systems. However, reports of such abiotic synthetic systems involving H-bonding in aqueous medium are rare due to the challenge faced in the formation of such structures by overcoming the competition from the water molecules. In this paper we have studied self-assembly of two structurally related naphthalene-diimide (NDI) conjugated bola-amphiphiles (NDI-1 and NDI-2) in water with an aim to realize the specific role of H-bonding among the hydrazide units present in one of the two building blocks (NDI-2) on the self-assembly. Both chromophores showed vesicular assembly in aqueous solution driven primarily by π-stacking among the NDI chromophores, which could be probed by UV-vis absorption spectra. Contrary to common belief, the lack of an H-bonding group in NDI-1 was found to be a boon in disguise in terms of the stability of the aggregates. Whereas NDI-2 aggregates showed LCST around 65-70 °C owing to the breaking of the H-bonds with increased temperature, the NDI-1 aggregates were found to be structurally intact until 90 °C, which may be attributed to the increased hydrophobicity introduced by the absence of the polar hydrazide group. Further concentration- and solvent-dependent UV-vis studies showed that NDI-1 formed assembled structure at greatly dilute solution and also in a solvent such as THF, confirming greater propensity for its self-assembly. As both bola-amphiphiles contain an electron-deficient NDI chromophore, interaction of their vesicles was studied with an externally added electron-rich pyrene derivative. Surprisingly, NDI-1 did not show any charge-transfer interaction with the donor, whereas NDI-2 could effectively intercalate, leading to a functional membrane with tunable surface functionalities. This was attributed to the additional stability of the intercalated state by H-bonding among the hydrazide units.
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- Priya Rajdev
- Polymer Science Unit, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science , Kolkata, India 700032
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Hernández-Ainsa S, Fedeli E, Barberá J, Marcos M, Sierra T, Serrano JL. Self-assembly modulation in ionic PAMAM derivatives. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:281-289. [PMID: 24652332 DOI: 10.1039/c3sm52393d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The self-assembly behaviour both in the bulk and water of a series of amphiphilic dendrimers constituted by second generation PAMAM ionically functionalized with different amounts of myristic acid is shown here. The number of acids in the dendrimer determines the liquid-crystal properties and the structural parameters of their supramolecular organization. Most of them present mesomorphism, organizing in a smectic A mesophase, with a layer spacing decreasing when increasing the number of acids. All these dendrimers form well-defined nanoobjects in water. Micelles and broken lamellae have been found for compounds with low acid contents. In contrast, dendrimers with higher fatty acid contents self-assemble forming nanospheres with a lamellar nanostructure. All compounds are able to trap the hydrophobic molecule 9,10-diphenylanthracene independent of the acid contents. Interestingly, the trapped hydrophobic molecule dominates the self-assembly trend of the dendrimers with low acid contents and thus different nanoobjects are found after the encapsulation.
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- Silvia Hernández-Ainsa
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias-Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, CSIC, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009-Zaragoza, Spain
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Wang J, Zhang Z, Wu W, Jiang X. Synthesis ofβ-Cyclodextrin-[60]fullerene Conjugate and Its DNA Cleavage Performance. CHINESE J CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201300737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chen L, Mali KS, Puniredd SR, Baumgarten M, Parvez K, Pisula W, De Feyter S, Müllen K. Assembly and Fiber Formation of a Gemini-Type Hexathienocoronene Amphiphile for Electrical Conduction. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:13531-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ja4062135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Long Chen
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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- Division
of Molecular Imaging and Photonics, Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Celestijnenlaan, 200 F, B 3001 Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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- Division
of Molecular Imaging and Photonics, Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Celestijnenlaan, 200 F, B 3001 Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Li J, Benicewicz BC. Synthesis of well-defined side chain fullerene polymers and study of their self-aggregation behaviors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.26748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Junting Li
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; University of South Carolina; Columbia South Carolina 29208
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; University of South Carolina; Columbia South Carolina 29208
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Su Z, Yu B, Jiang X, Yin J. Responsive Fluorescent Nanorods from Coassembly of Fullerene (C60) and Anthracene-Ended Hyperbranched Poly(ether amine) (AN-hPEA). Macromolecules 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/ma400181z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Zhilong Su
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
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Rousseau G, Fensterbank H, Baczko K, Cano M, Stenger I, Larpent C, Allard E. Synthesis of Clickable Water-Soluble Poly(amidoamine) Fullerodendrimers and Their Use for Surface Functionalization of Azido-Coated Polymer Nanoparticles. Chempluschem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201300045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Saito N, Shigeno M, Yamaguchi M. Two-Component Fibers/Gels and Vesicles Formed from Hetero-Double-Helices of Pseudoenantiomeric Ethynylhelicene Oligomers with Branched Side Chains. Chemistry 2012; 18:8994-9004. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201200280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2012] [Revised: 04/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Yu X, Zhang WB, Yue K, Li X, Liu H, Xin Y, Wang CL, Wesdemiotis C, Cheng SZD. Giant Molecular Shape Amphiphiles Based on Polystyrene–Hydrophilic [60]Fullerene Conjugates: Click Synthesis, Solution Self-Assembly, and Phase Behavior. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:7780-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ja3000529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Xinfei Yu
- Department
of Polymer Science,
College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United
States
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- Department
of Polymer Science,
College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United
States
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- Department
of Polymer Science,
College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United
States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3601, United
States
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- Department
of Polymer Science,
College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United
States
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- Department
of Polymer Science,
College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United
States
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- Department
of Polymer Science,
College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United
States
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- Department
of Polymer Science,
College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United
States
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3601, United
States
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- Department
of Polymer Science,
College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909, United
States
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Huang H, Zhang G, Liang S, Xin N, Gan L. Selective Synthesis of Fullerenol Derivatives with Terminal Alkyne and Crown Ether Addends. J Org Chem 2012; 77:2456-62. [DOI: 10.1021/jo300118h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Huan Huang
- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's
Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's
Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's
Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's
Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and
Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's
Republic of China
- State
Key Laboratory of Organometallic
Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, People's
Republic of China
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