title: Metal-ion-coated graphitic nanotubes: controlled self-assembly of a pyridyl-appended gemini-shaped hexabenzocoronene amphiphile.
abstract: The assembly line: Hexabenzocoronene amphiphiles appended with pyridyl-terminated triethylene glycol side chains, in combination with trans-[Pt(PhCN)(2)Cl(2)], lead to the formation of graphitic nanotubes. The structural features and dimensions of the nanotubes depend on the assembly conditions. A platinum(II)-bridged cyclic dimer having two HBC units self-assembles into a nanotubular structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Center for NanoBio Integration, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wusong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Takuzo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aida
mesh_terms: D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017671:Platinum Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D008670:Metals; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D017671:Platinum Compounds; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; D011725:Pyridines; D013501:Surface-Active Agents