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Modification and Functionalization of the Guanidine Group by Tailor-made Precursors
Published on: April 27, 2017
The stepwise supramolecular organisation of guanosine derivatives
Giovanni Gottarelli1, Gian Piero Spada
1Dipartimento di Chimica Organica A. Mangini, Alma Mater Studiorum--Università di Bologna, Via San Donato 15, 40127 Bologna, Italy. gottarel@alma.unibo.it
Abstract:
Several supramolecular architectures generated by guanosine derivatives are described. The research started from the fortuitous observation of a lyotropic behavior exhibited by a guanylic nucleotide in water. This observation stimulated extensive research on several natural and lipophilic guanosine derivatives which self-assemble in different architectures (discs, ribbons, helices...), according to their structure and environment. These ordered structures can be used as scaffolds for photo- or electro-active moieties and for the fabrication of molecular electronic devices.
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