Calix[8]arenes of conformational rigid were isolated. The NMR parameters of the structure of calix[8]arenes have been compared. The study of organic structures to form nanoporous materials is well-known in chemistry phenomena to find the crystal form of calix[8]arene as supramolecule. Investigated and compared hydrogen bonding, oxygen and nitrogen atoms effect on calix[8]arene and its complexes...

Synthetic resin, Amberlite XAD-4 was linked covalently with the third generation supramolecule, octa-O-methoxy resorcin [4] arene through -N=Ngroup to form chelating resin, which has been characterized and effectively used for the separation and preconcentration of metal ions such as Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II). Critical parameters such as pH, flow rate, sorption capacity, breakthrough st...

This paper reviews preparation and applications of amylose supramolecules by means of phosphorylase-catalyzed enzymatic polymerization. When the enzymatic polymerization of α-D-glucose 1-phosphate (G-1-P) as a monomer was carried out in the presence of poly(tetrahydrofuran) (PTHF) of a hydrophobic polyether as a guest polymer, the supramolecule, i.e., an amylose-PTHF inclusion complex, was form...

In this study, by using X-ray powder diffraction profiles as blueprints, we successfully mapped the most probable molecular-level structural arrangement of the PMMA super-helix stereocomplexes through molecular dynamic simulations. Molecular-level resolution of the PMMA triple-helix supramolecule was not previously achievable by experimental methods. After constructing molecular models of stere...

Plant cell walls are complex configurations of polysaccharides that fulfil a diversity of roles during plant growth and development. They also provide sets of biomaterials that are widely exploited in food, fibre and fuel applications. The pectic polysaccharides, which comprise approximately a third of primary cell walls, form complex supramolecular structures with distinct glycan domains. Rham...

Molecularself-assemblyplaysan important role inmany systems, ranging from zeolites1 to biological systems2-4 andmodified surfaces.5 Ofparticular interest are systems that assemble into single-molecule thick fibers that may be millimetres in extent. Such linear self-assembled supramolecular structureshave technological importance in the areas of molecular fibers,3,6-11 wires,12,13 and channels.1...

In this work, a nitrogen-containing bidentate ligand named 5,5′-(9-octyl-9H-carbazole2,7-diyl)bis(1,10-phenanthroline) (OCBP) was synthesized as a nitrogen precursor for making an oxygen reduction catalyst. The 1,10-phenanthroline unit provides a coordination site for copper ions, and the resulting Cu-Nx unit may be responsible for the catalytic activities of the catalyst. Carbon black was sele...

Reaction pathways, solvent effects and energy barriers have been investigated for the dimerization of the deprotonated aquo ion of Al(III) in aqueous solution by performing supramolecule density functional theory calculations. Two competing reaction pathways were investigated, sharing a common first step and third step, i.e. the formation of the aggregate II of two aluminium monomers and the do...

Well-defined ultrathin nanoribbons have been fabricated from an amphiphilic electron donor-acceptor (D-A) supramolecule comprising perylene tetracarboxylic diimide as the backbone scaffold to enforce the one-dimensional intermolecular assembly via strong pi-stacking. These nanoribbons demonstrated high photoconductivity upon illumination with white light. The high photoconductivity thus obtaine...