Aramballi J. Savyasachi
Exerting control of self-assembly pathways via morphological switching and patterning in amino-acid-based benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide conjugates
Savyasachi, Aramballi J.; Kotova, Oxana; Luis, Ena T.; Lynes, Amy D.; Mills, Shaun; Bright, Sandra A.; McManus, Gavin J.; Möbius, Matthias E.; Williams, D. Clive; Pal, Robert; Boland, John J.; Gunnlaugsson, Thorfinnur
Authors
Oxana Kotova
Ena T. Luis
Amy D. Lynes
Shaun Mills
Sandra A. Bright
Gavin J. McManus
Matthias E. Möbius
D. Clive Williams
Professor Robert Pal robert.pal@durham.ac.uk
Professor
John J. Boland
Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson
Abstract
Small structural changes to benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) dictate its self-assembly behavior and morphological outcome. Functionalization with an α-amino acid close to the BTA core, which also possesses a terminal terpyridine (tpy) unit, led to a robust gel in the case of glycine, whereas monodisperse, solid microspheres formed in the case of alanine, phenylalanine, and leucine. The self-assembly pathways of the chiral and achiral BTAs are orthogonal and both microspheres and gel fibers independently assemble in the same medium. Further hierarchical self-assembly results upon addition of lanthanide ions (i.e., Eu(III) and Tb(III) that emit at long wavelengths with long excited-state lifetimes) that crosslink the microspheres through coordination, whereas coordination within the gel led to a change in morphology toward microspheres, as well as the formation of hierarchical superstructures. The chirality of the BTA influences helicity of the assembly and the resulting enantiomeric conformation around the lanthanides, evidenced by circularly polarized luminescence.
Citation
Savyasachi, A. J., Kotova, O., Luis, E. T., Lynes, A. D., Mills, S., Bright, S. A., McManus, G. J., Möbius, M. E., Williams, D. C., Pal, R., Boland, J. J., & Gunnlaugsson, T. (2025). Exerting control of self-assembly pathways via morphological switching and patterning in amino-acid-based benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide conjugates. Chem, 11(2), Article 102321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2024.09.020
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 19, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 16, 2024 |
Publication Date | Feb 13, 2025 |
Deposit Date | Nov 25, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 25, 2024 |
Journal | Chem |
Print ISSN | 2451-9308 |
Electronic ISSN | 2451-9294 |
Publisher | Cell Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 2 |
Article Number | 102321 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2024.09.020 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3105886 |
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