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.
INSA Lyon, Laboratoire de Chimie Organique, Bâtiment J. Verne, 20 av A. Einstein, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France.
Fahima
F
Ali Rachedi
Stéphane
S
Chambert
Fouad
F
Ferkous
Yves
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Queneau
Stephen J
SJ
Cowling
John W
JW
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