The unusual self-organising behaviour of a glycosteroidal bolaphile.
In this communication we report on the self-organising properties of a novel asymmetric bolaphile composed of sugar and steroidal units. The material was found to exhibit unusual phase changes in that it formed a cubic phase upon heating, whereas upon cooling it formed a lamellar phase. This change in property was ascribed to kinetic versus thermodynamic behaviour at the phase transition to the liquid.
Ali Rachedi
Fahima
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INSA Lyon, Laboratoire de Chimie Organique, Bâtiment J. Verne, 20 av A. Einstein, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France.
Chambert
Stéphane
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Ferkous
Fouad
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Queneau
Yves
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Cowling
Stephen J
SJ
Goodby
John W
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