Self-Assembled Nanotubes that Reversibly Bind Acetic Acid Guests

Author(s)

Linda S. Shimizu, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow
Andrew D. Hughes, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Mark D. Smith, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Matthew J. Davis, University of South Carolina - Columbia
B. Paul Zhang, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Hans Conrad zur Loye, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow

Document Type

Article

Subject Area(s)

Chemistry

Abstract

A large bis-urea macrocycle was synthesized and assembled into columnar nanotubes containing a sizable cavity. This purely organic nanotube is held together primarily by hydrogen bonding and yet shows remarkable thermal stability up to 180 °C in the presence and absence of acetic acid guest. This enables the nanotube to be used as reusable organic zeolite.

Publication Info

Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society, Volume 125, Issue 49, 2003, pages 14972-14973.

Rights

Copyright © 2003 American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/ja036515i

Publisher's Version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja036515i