摘要:
This Letter describes 2-(2-(dioctylamino)-2-oxoethyl-amino)-2-oxoethoxyl (DPAOE)-tuned self-assembly of vesicles from rigid macrocycles and foldamer-like oligomers. The molecules are prepared through the formation of reversible hydrazone bonds from aldehyde and benzo-hydrazide precursors, which are further facilitated by intramolecular N center dot center dot center dot H-O hydrogen bonding. SEM. AFM, and fluorescent encapsulation studies reveal that the molecules all self-assemble into vesicular structures in methanol, while similar molecules bearing the triethylene glycol or n-decyl chains do not. The results illustrate that DOAOE is robust in promoting the formation of vesicles for aromatic Systems in polar solvents. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.