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SUBMITTER: Caprice K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5887103 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical science 20171218 5
We report the efficient condensation of imine-based macrocycles from dialdehyde <b>A</b> and aliphatic diamines <b>B <i><sub>n</sub></i></b> in pure water. Within the libraries, we identified a family of homologous amphiphilic [2]catenanes, whose self-assembly is primarily driven by the hydrophobic effect. The length and odd-even character of the diamine alkyl linker dictate both the yield and the conformation of the [2]catenanes, whose particular thermodynamic stability further shifts the overa ...[more]