Assembling a Natural Small Molecule into a Supramolecular Network with High Structural Order and Dynamic Functions.

ABSTRACT: Programming the hierarchical self-assembly of small molecules has been a fundamental topic of great significance in biological systems and artificial supramolecular systems. Precise and highly programmed self-assembly can produce supramolecular architectures with distinct structural features. However, it still remains a challenge how to precisely control the self-assembly pathway in a desirable way by introducing abundant structural information into a limited molecular backbone. Here we disclose a strategy that directs the hierarchical self-assembly of sodium thioctate, a small molecule of biological origin, into a highly ordered supramolecular layered network. By combining the unique dynamic covalent ring-opening-polymerization of sodium thioctate and an evaporation-induced interfacial co

SUBMITTER: Zhang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6696886 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature