A supramolecular assembly of side-by-side polyimidazole tripod coils stabilized by pi-pi stacking and unique boric acid templated hydrogen bonding interactions.
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.
Cheruzel
Lionel E
LE
Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, 2320 S. Brook Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA.
Mashuta
Mark S
MS
Buchanan
Robert M
RM
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
D001888:Boric Acids; D007093:Imidazoles; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; C032688:boric acid