Supramolecular microtubes based on 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamides prepared by self-assembly upon heating.

Frank, Andreas; Bernet, Andreas; Kreger, Klaus; Schmidt, Hans-Werner · Soft Matter · 2020

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A series of three 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamides with peripheral tertiary N,N-dialkyl-ethylamino substituents with different length of the alkyl groups is reported. In particular, the N<sup>1</sup>,N<sup>3</sup>,N<sup>5</sup>-tris[2-(diethylamino)-ethyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide exhibits phase separation followed by self-assembly upon heating from aqueous solution into well-defined supramolecular fiber-like structures in the form of microtubes.