Constructing more stable self-assembled organic nanotubes has been one of the focuses of scientists in recent decades.Hexakis(m-phenylene ethynylene)(m-PE)benzene macrocycles can form stable tubular self-assemblies in...Constructing more stable self-assembled organic nanotubes has been one of the focuses of scientists in recent decades.Hexakis(m-phenylene ethynylene)(m-PE)benzene macrocycles can form stable tubular self-assemblies in nonpolar or weakly polar solvents through theπ-πinteraction of the main skeleton and the hydrogen bonding of the side chain amide.We covalently linked two macrocyclic units at the para position of the macrocycles using two oligo(β-alanine)linkers through an efficient synthetic route.UV-visible spectroscopy,fluorescence spectroscopy,and circular dichroism spectroscopy were employed to demonstrate that the incorporation of two peptide chains significantly enhances the stability of the self-assemblies.Meanwhile,the average open time of the ion channel formed by the macrocyclic dimer in the lipid bilayer was significantly better than that of the ion channel formed by a single macrocycle.This study shows that this strategy effectively improves the efficiency of self-assembly and the stability of its formed self-assemblies,providing a feasible strategy for constructing organic self-assembled nanotubes in highly polar solvents.展开更多
基金the financial support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.91227109 and 21778012 to Z.-L.Lu.,No.21801020 to R.Liu)Bohai University。
文摘Constructing more stable self-assembled organic nanotubes has been one of the focuses of scientists in recent decades.Hexakis(m-phenylene ethynylene)(m-PE)benzene macrocycles can form stable tubular self-assemblies in nonpolar or weakly polar solvents through theπ-πinteraction of the main skeleton and the hydrogen bonding of the side chain amide.We covalently linked two macrocyclic units at the para position of the macrocycles using two oligo(β-alanine)linkers through an efficient synthetic route.UV-visible spectroscopy,fluorescence spectroscopy,and circular dichroism spectroscopy were employed to demonstrate that the incorporation of two peptide chains significantly enhances the stability of the self-assemblies.Meanwhile,the average open time of the ion channel formed by the macrocyclic dimer in the lipid bilayer was significantly better than that of the ion channel formed by a single macrocycle.This study shows that this strategy effectively improves the efficiency of self-assembly and the stability of its formed self-assemblies,providing a feasible strategy for constructing organic self-assembled nanotubes in highly polar solvents.
