title: The sergeants-and-soldiers effect: chiral amplification in naphthalenediimide nanotubes.
abstract: Self-assembling naphthalenediimide (NDI)-based helical organic nanotubes display sergeants-and-soldiers behaviour, chiral monomers imposing a supramolecular structure upon achiral monomers. Several achiral NDI monomers were synthesised and their ability to incorporate into supramolecular nanotubes was studied. Nanotubes containing predominantly the most effective soldier, derived from 1-aminocyclopropane-carboxylic acid, are effective hosts for C(60).
authors.affiliation: University Chemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UKCB2 1EW.
authors.forename: Tom W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Jeremy K M
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: G Dan
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Pantoş