Nonpolymeric thermosensitive benzenetricarboxamides

A new class of nonpolymeric thermosensitive materials based on the benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTC) structural platform are described. We observed that the benzocrown ether-substituted BTC derivatives undergo an unusual temperature-dependent reversible solubility change in aqueous solution. Thus,...

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Publié dans:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - 27(2011), 5 vom: 01. März, Seite 1560-4
Auteur principal: Lee, Sumi (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Lee, Ji-Seok, Lee, Cheol Hee, Jung, Young-Sik, Kim, Jong-Man
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2011
Accès à la collection:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Sujets:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Water 059QF0KO0R Benzene J64922108F
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Résumé:A new class of nonpolymeric thermosensitive materials based on the benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTC) structural platform are described. We observed that the benzocrown ether-substituted BTC derivatives undergo an unusual temperature-dependent reversible solubility change in aqueous solution. Thus, a clear nonfluorescent solution of BTC derivatives becomes turbid and generates fluorescent aggregates above the LCST temperature. The aggregates disappear, and a clear solution is reformed when the solution is cooled to 20 °C. It is believed that the LCST behavior of BTC derivatives results from the removal of water molecules from crown ether moieties at elevated temperature. Thus, BTC derivatives exist in fully hydrated forms below the LCST. Heating the BTC derivatives solutions causes the expulsion of water and induces the formation of aggregates. At room temperature, the removal of water from BTC derivatives occurs slowly and leads to the formation of long nanofibers
Description:Date Completed 07.06.2011
Date Revised 21.11.2013
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la104568c