Self-assembly of C3-symmetrical hexaaryltriindoles driven by solvophobic and CH-π interactions

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1070-1076

  García Frutos, Eva M ^a   Hennrich, Gunther ^b   Gutierrez, Enrique ^a   Monge, Angeles ^a   Gómez Lor, Berta ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION PROPERTY; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRON-ACCEPTOR; ELECTRONIC NATURES; INTERMOLECULAR AGGREGATION; SELF-ASSEMBLE; SELF-ASSOCIATION BEHAVIOR; SELF-ASSOCIATIONS; SOLVOPHOBIC; SOLVOPHOBIC FORCES;

AMPHIPHILES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS;

FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NITRILE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FORCE; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; SOLID STATE; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77249138247     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo902013v     Document Type: Article

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