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- Title
Globular Aggregates Stemming from the Self-Assembly of an Amphiphilic N -Annulated Perylene Bisimide in Aqueous Media.
- Authors
Martínez, Manuel A.; Greciano, Elisa E.; Cuéllar, Jorge; Valpuesta, José M.; Sánchez, Luis
- Abstract
Herein, we describe the synthesis of highly emissive amphiphilic N-annulated PBI 1 decorated with oligo ethylene glycol (OEG) side chains. These polar side chains allow the straightforward solubility of 1 in solvents of different polarity such as water, iPrOH, dioxane, or chloroform. Compound 1 self-assembles in aqueous media by π-stacking of the aromatic units and van der Waals interactions, favored by the hydrophobic effect. The hypo- and hypsochromic effect observed in the UV-Vis spectra of 1 in water in comparison to chloroform is diagnostic of H-type aggregation. Solvent denaturation experiments allow deriving the free Gibbs energy for the self-assembly process in aqueous media and the factor m that is indicative of the influence exerted by a good solvent in the stability of the final aggregates. The ability of compound 1 to self-assemble in water yields globular aggregates that have been visualized by TEM imaging.
- Subjects
HYDROPHOBIC interactions; ETHYLENE glycol; TRANSMISSION electron microscopy; DIOXANE; PERYLENE; SPIROKETALS; DENATURATION of proteins
- Publication
Nanomaterials (2079-4991), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 6, p1457
- ISSN
2079-4991
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3390/nano11061457