title: Metal-ligand coordination-induced self-assembly of bolaamphiphiles bearing bipyrimidine.
abstract: A new type of bolaamphiphile bearing bipyrimidine (bpym-8) has been designed and synthesized. The bipyrimidine moiety allows for metal-ligand coordination, thereby influencing the self-assembly of the bolaamphiphile. Before coordination, bpym-8 self-assembles in water to form spherical aggregates. An interesting finding is that the coordination of the Cu(II) ion with bipyrimidine can induce the assembly of bpym-8 to change from spheres to clustered aggregates. It should be noted that the assembly of bpym-8 can be reversibly converted back by removing the Cu(II) ion from the coordination. This study presents a new type of bolaamphiphile that is able to coordinate with metal ions, which may provide a new clue in fabricating reversibly tunable supramolecular nanomaterials.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Guanglu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zhiqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smet
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dehaen
mesh_terms: D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011728:Pyridones / Q000737:chemistry*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005663:Furans; D008024:Ligands; D008670:Metals; D011728:Pyridones; D011743:Pyrimidines; C543575:bolaamphiphile