Counterions Control Whether Self‐Assembly Leads to Formation of Stable and Well‐Defined Unilamellar Nanotubes or Nanoribbons and Nanorods. Issue 23 (7th May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shi, Dong; Schwall, Christian; Sfintes, George; Thyrhaug, Erling; Hammershøj, Peter; Cárdenas, Marite; Simonsen, Jens B.; Laursen, Bo W.
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 20:Issue 23(2014)
• Page Start: 6853
• Page End: 6856
• Publication Date: 2014-05-07
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201402523
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Self‐assembly of the amphiphilic π‐conjugated carbenium ion ATOTA‐1⁺ in aqueous solution selectively leads to discrete and highly stable nanotubes or nanoribbons and nanorods, depending on the nature of the counterion (Cl⁻ vs. PF₆⁻, respectively). The nanotubes formed by the Cl⁻ salt illustrate an exceptional example of a structural well‐defined (29±2 nm in outer diameter) unilamellar tubular morphology featuring π‐conjugated functionality and high stability and flexibility, in aqueous solution.</p> </abstract>