Host-Enhanced Phenyl-Perfluorophenyl Polar−π Interactions
Zehuan Huang, Xiaoyi Chen, Guanglu Wu, Pierangelo Metrangolo, Daniel J. Whitaker, Jade A. McCune, Oren A. Scherman
Abstract
= -15.5 kcal/mol upon formation of heteroternary complexes through social self-sorting. These heteroternary complexes were used as dynamic, yet strong, cross-linkers in the fabrication of supramolecular gels, which exhibited excellent viscoelasticity, stretchability, self-recovery, self-healing, and energy dissipation. This work unveils a general approach to exploit host-enhanced polar-π interactions in the design of robust aqueous supramolecular systems.
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ChemistrySupramolecular chemistryPolarAqueous solutionFabricationHydrophobic effectSupramolecular assemblyChemical polaritySelf-assemblyNanotechnologyCombinatorial chemistryMoleculeOrganic chemistryAlternative medicineMedicineMaterials scienceAstronomyPathologyPhysicsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials