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A Facile and Efficient Approach for the Production of Reversible Disulfide Cross-linked Micelles
Published on: December 23, 2016
Molecular Recognition Under Interfacial Conditions: Calix[4]pyrrole-Based Cross-linkable Micelles for Ion Pair
Xiaodong Chi1, Gretchen Marie Peters1, Forrest Hammel1
1Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin , 105 East 24th Street, Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States.
Abstract:
An anthracene-functionalized, long-tailed calix[4]pyrrole 1, containing both an anion-recognition site and cation-recognition functionality, has been synthesized and fully characterized. Upon ion pair complexation with FeF2, receptor 1 self-assembles into multimicelles in aqueous media. This aggregation process is ascribed to a change in polarity from nonpolar to amphiphilic induced upon concurrent anion and cation complexation and permits molecular recognition-based control over chemical morphology under interfacial conditions. Photoirradiation of the micelles serves to cross-link the anthracene units thus stabilizing the aggregates. The combination of ion pair recognition, micelle formation, and cross-linking can be used to extract FeF2 ion pairs from bulk aqueous solutions. The present work helps illustrate how molecular recognition and self-assembly may be used to control the chemistry of extractants at interfaces.
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