Molecular Arrangement of a Bolaamphiphilic Anthrancene Derivative in Langmuir-Blodgett Film

This paper reports the molecular assembly in the LB film of a novel bolaamphiphilic anthracene derivative (BISANS) in comparison with that of one-headed amphiphilic anthracene derivative (ANS). While ANS formed a stretched monolayer at the air/water interface, BISANS underwent aggregation to form crystal film on the water surface. Both of the H-aggregates and J-aggregates exist in the transferred LB films of bolaamphiphilic BISANS, only J-aggregates formed in the LB film of ANS.