Precise heteroatom doping determines aqueous solubility and self-assembly behaviors for polycyclic aromatic skeletons
Enhancing the hydrophilicity of hydrophobic molecular scaffolds allows to increase their aqueous solubility and therefore their usability for a range of applications. Here, N/O heteroatom doping of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is shown to switch the skeleton from hydrophobic to hydrophilic, enha...
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| author | Kang Li Jia-Min Hu Wei-Min Qin Jing Guo Yue-Peng Cai |
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| description | Enhancing the hydrophilicity of hydrophobic molecular scaffolds allows to increase their aqueous solubility and therefore their usability for a range of applications. Here, N/O heteroatom doping of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is shown to switch the skeleton from hydrophobic to hydrophilic, enhancing aqueous solubility and facilitating self-assembly in water. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-019422ae1a8a49b58f25d342a8625f772022-12-22T04:23:59ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Chemistry2399-36692022-08-01511710.1038/s42004-022-00724-1Precise heteroatom doping determines aqueous solubility and self-assembly behaviors for polycyclic aromatic skeletonsKang Li0Jia-Min Hu1Wei-Min Qin2Jing Guo3Yue-Peng Cai4School of Chemistry, South China Normal UniversitySchool of Chemistry, South China Normal UniversitySchool of Chemistry, South China Normal UniversitySchool of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen UniversitySchool of Chemistry, South China Normal UniversityEnhancing the hydrophilicity of hydrophobic molecular scaffolds allows to increase their aqueous solubility and therefore their usability for a range of applications. Here, N/O heteroatom doping of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is shown to switch the skeleton from hydrophobic to hydrophilic, enhancing aqueous solubility and facilitating self-assembly in water.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-022-00724-1 |
| spellingShingle | Kang Li Jia-Min Hu Wei-Min Qin Jing Guo Yue-Peng Cai Precise heteroatom doping determines aqueous solubility and self-assembly behaviors for polycyclic aromatic skeletons Communications Chemistry |
| title | Precise heteroatom doping determines aqueous solubility and self-assembly behaviors for polycyclic aromatic skeletons |
| title_full | Precise heteroatom doping determines aqueous solubility and self-assembly behaviors for polycyclic aromatic skeletons |
| title_fullStr | Precise heteroatom doping determines aqueous solubility and self-assembly behaviors for polycyclic aromatic skeletons |
| title_full_unstemmed | Precise heteroatom doping determines aqueous solubility and self-assembly behaviors for polycyclic aromatic skeletons |
| title_short | Precise heteroatom doping determines aqueous solubility and self-assembly behaviors for polycyclic aromatic skeletons |
| title_sort | precise heteroatom doping determines aqueous solubility and self assembly behaviors for polycyclic aromatic skeletons |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-022-00724-1 |
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