title: A supramolecular assembly of side-by-side polyimidazole tripod coils stabilized by pi-pi stacking and unique boric acid templated hydrogen bonding interactions.
abstract: The self assembly of (bis(1-methyl-imidazol-2-yl)methyl)(1-methyl-4-nitroimidazol-2-yl)methyl)amine and boric acid results in a supramolecular structure containing bundled antiparallel imidazole-boric acid helices and boric acid filled one-dimensional channels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, 2320 S. Brook Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA.
authors.forename: Lionel E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Cheruzel
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mashuta
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Buchanan
mesh_terms: D001888:Boric Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D001888:Boric Acids; D007093:Imidazoles; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; C032688:boric acid