Consequences of hidden kinetic pathways on supramolecular polymerization.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, the development of sophisticated analytical tools, kinetic models and sample preparation methods has significantly advanced the field of supramolecular polymerization, where the competition of kinetic vs. thermodynamic processes has become commonplace for a wide range of building blocks. Typically, the kinetic pathways are identified in thermally controlled assembly experiments before they ultimately evolve to the thermodynamic minimum. However, there might be cases where the identification and thus the assessment of the influence of kinetic aggregates is not trivial, making the analysis of the self-assembly processes a hard task. Herein, we demonstrate that "hidden" kinetic pathways can have drastic consequences on supramolecular polymerization processes, to the po

SUBMITTER: Matern J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7450716 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature