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Salt-bridged macrocycles as building blocks for aqueous supramolecular nanotube formation

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We have demonstrated that discrete non-covalent macrocycles formed through strong salt bridge interactions spontaneously organize into nanotubular architectures via hydrophobic π–π driven supramolecular polymerization in aqueous medium.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/d6sc04038a

Authors: Jacobo Veiga-Herrero, Isabel López-Martín, Eduardo Anaya-Plaza, Fátima Aparicio, David González-Rodríguez

Institutions: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Tampere University, University of Tampere, Aalto University

Language: English

Topic: Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond