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Li J, Chen M, Zhou S, Li H, Hao J. Self-assembly of fullerene C 60-based amphiphiles in solutions. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:3226-3242. [PMID: 35348141 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00958c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Fullerene C60 is an all-carbon cage molecule with rich physicochemical properties. It is highly symmetric and hydrophobic, which can be used as a building block for the preparation of amphiphiles that self-assemble into diverse supramolecular structures in aqueous solutions. Meanwhile, C60 is also lipophobic, which is different from the alkyl chains in traditional surfactants. By attaching alkyl chains to the C60 sphere, a new type of lipophobic-lipophilic amphiphiles can be constructed which undergo self-assembly in n-alkanes. When inorganic clusters such as polyoxometalate are linked to the C60 sphere, organic-inorganic hybrids will be obtained which can self-assemble in polar organic solvents. Pristine C60 has also been modified by polar groups such as hydroxy and carboxy, which are linked to hydrophobic moieties and form a new class of amphiphiles. In this review, the self-assembly of C60-based amphiphiles in aqueous and nonaqueous solutions will be summarized. The characteristics exhibited by C60-based amphiphiles during the self-assembly will be discussed with close comparison to traditional surfactants, and the influences of the aggregate formation on the physicochemical properties of the C60 sphere will be described. Finally, a brief summary will be given together with a promising perspective in near future.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jinrui Li
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
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- School of Qilu Transportation, Shandong University, Jinan, 250002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
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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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Ruiz L, Keten S. Thermodynamics versus Kinetics Dichotomy in the Linear Self-Assembly of Mixed Nanoblocks. J Phys Chem Lett 2014; 5:2021-2026. [PMID: 26273889 DOI: 10.1021/jz500776g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We report classical and replica exchange molecular dynamics simulations that establish the mechanisms underpinning the growth kinetics of a binary mix of nanorings that form striped nanotubes via self-assembly. A step-growth coalescence model captures the growth process of the nanotubes, which suggests that high aspect ratio nanostructures can grow by obeying the universal laws of self-similar coarsening, contrary to systems that grow through nucleation and elongation. Notably, striped patterns do not depend on specific growth mechanisms, but are governed by tempering conditions that control the likelihood of depropagation and fragmentation.
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