Hot shape transformation: the role of PSar dehydration in stomatocyte morphogenesis

• Remi Peters,
• Levy A. Charleston,
• Karinan van Eck,
• Teun van Berlo and
• Daniela A. Wilson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 47–54, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.5

• , Figures S13 and S14 showing a signal decrease with increased temperature, demonstrating a decrease of interaction with the solvent D2O. After replacing PEG with PSar in the self-assembled structures we also show that the osmotic pressure can be induced by PSar in similar fashion as with PEG. Hence

Applications of microscopy and small angle scattering techniques for the characterisation of supramolecular gels

• Connor R. M. MacDonald and
• Emily R. Draper

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2608–2634, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.220

• different length scales can be probed to identify how the individual fibres form and then entangle to form the gel network. In addition to showing the shape of the self-assembled structures, with the aid of software tools such as ImageJ [13], features such as the fibre width, fibre length, and pore sizes

• -assembled materials, and better enables rational design. It is important, however, to consider that small changes in the sample environment can lead to significant changes in the self-assembled structures. For example, in aqueous samples, the use of D2O is necessary to produce contrast in SANS analysis and

• self-assembled structures affect the mechanical behaviour in bulk networks [65][66]. An investigation of the shear alignment behaviour of worm-like micelles (WLMs) in solution by Arenas-Gómez et al. highlights how rheo-SAS can allow for the interpretation and understanding of material behaviour which

Understanding X-ray-induced isomerisation in photoswitchable surfactant assemblies

• Beatrice E. Jones,
• Camille Blayo,
• Jake L. Greenfield,
• Matthew J. Fuchter,
• Nathan Cowieson and
• Rachel C. Evans

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2005–2015, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.176

• phototuneable interfacial [16][17][18] and self-assembly properties [19][20]. However, further understanding of factors which affect the isomerisation of these new surfactants, and the effect this has on their self-assembled structures, is still needed to tailor them towards application. Small-angle scattering

Constrained thermoresponsive polymers – new insights into fundamentals and applications

• Patricia Flemming,
• Alexander S. Münch,
• Andreas Fery and
• Petra Uhlmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2123–2163, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.138

Mechanochemistry of supramolecules

• Anima Bose and
• Prasenjit Mal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 881–900, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.86

• ) and ethylenediamine (5). Subsequently, to the same pot appropriate metals were added to obtain the respective complexes 7 [55]. In 2002, Otera and co-workers reported the formation of some supramolecular self-assembled structures which was found to be faster under solvent-free mechanochemical

• (≈65%). Subcomponent self-assembly and mechano-milling Nature displays innumerable and beautiful creations [67][68] which include highly complex self-assembled structures made from smaller building blocks by using weak or non-covalent interactions [69][70]. Therefore, the supramolecular approach [71

Glycosylation reactions mediated by hypervalent iodine: application to the synthesis of nucleosides and carbohydrates

• Yuichi Yoshimura,
• Hideaki Wakamatsu,
• Yoshihiro Natori,
• Yukako Saito and
• Noriaki Minakawa

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1595–1618, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.137

• 178 and 179 were considered to have self-assembled structures versatile for the synthesis of serenylated and threonylated glycosides by intramolecular glycosylation. In addition, the access to 2-deoxyglycosides should be easily achievable by subsequent radical deiodination of the products. After

• ester glycosides were considered to have self-assembled structures suitable for intramolecular glycosylation. As depicted in Figure 9, treatment of 184 with TMSOTf first cleaved the silyl ether to form 185, which was correctly positioned to undergo intramolecular glycosidation. As a result, the Lewis

Synthesis and supramolecular properties of regioisomers of mononaphthylallyl derivatives of γ-cyclodextrin

• Markéta Bláhová,
• Sergey K. Filippov,
• Lubomír Kováčik,
• Jiří Horský,
• Simona Hybelbauerová,
• Zdenka Syrová,
• Tomáš Křížek and
• Jindřich Jindřich

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2509–2520, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.248

• nm and 300 nm. The 2-O-sample did not show any temperature dependence. Transmission cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM) The supramolecular properties of the individual regioisomers (2-O-, 3-O-, 6-O-) of NA-γ-CD 2a–c and the dependence of the formation of the self-assembled structures on their

Tuning the size of a redox-active tetrathiafulvalene-based self-assembled ring

• Sébastien Bivaud,
• Sébastien Goeb,
• Vincent Croué,
• Magali Allain,
• Flavia Pop and
• Marc Sallé

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 966–971, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.108

• ligand assembly), there is a great interest in controlling the parameters which govern the final size and geometry of the resulting discrete self-assembled structures. Some general trends have first to be considered: i) as awaited from a lower kinetic stability, the ligand exchange process in the case of

Potential of acylated peptides to target the influenza A virus

• Daniel Lauster,
• Damian Pawolski,
• Julian Storm,
• Kai Ludwig,
• Rudolf Volkmer,
• Henry Memczak,
• Andreas Herrmann and
• Sumati Bhatia

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 589–595, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.65

• limitations of this type of self-assembling IAV inhibitors. Keywords: amphiphilic peptide; antiviral; influenza virus; multivalency; self-assembled structures; Introduction Annually influenza A virus infections cause up to 500.000 deaths worldwide, and are therefore a serious threat, and burden to humans [1

Self-assembled organic–inorganic magnetic hybrid adsorbent ferrite based on cyclodextrin nanoparticles

• Ângelo M. L. Denadai,
• Frederico B. De Sousa,
• Joel J. Passos,
• Fernando C. Guatimosim,
• Kirla D. Barbosa,
• Ana E. Burgos,
• Fernando Castro de Oliveira,
• Jeann C. da Silva,
• Bernardo R. A. Neves,
• Nelcy D. S. Mohallem and
• Rubén D. Sinisterra

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1867–1876, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.215

• level up to the aggregate particles, are shown in Figure 2a and Figure 2b. In addition, the TEM image for the Fe-Ni/Zn/βCD showed aligned structures in the nanoparticle matrix, which can correspond to the assembled βCD structures in the MHM. These lamellar self-assembled structures are similar to the

An easy α-glycosylation methodology for the synthesis and stereochemistry of mycoplasma α-glycolipid antigens

• Yoshihiro Nishida,
• Yuko Shingu,
• Yuan Mengfei,
• Kazuo Fukuda,
• Hirofumi Dohi,
• Sachie Matsuda and
• Kazuhiro Matsuda

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 629–639, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.70

• amphiphilic compounds that can form certain self-assembled structures under physiological conditions [12][13] and may give physicochemical stress on the immune system of the host [17]. In fact, our research team has proven that these α-glycolipid antigens have certain pathogenic functions [18][19]. In order

Liquid-crystalline nanoparticles: Hybrid design and mesophase structures

• Gareth L. Nealon,
• Romain Greget,
• Cristina Dominguez,
• Zsuzsanna T. Nagy,
• Daniel Guillon,
• Jean-Louis Gallani and
• Bertrand Donnio

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 349–370, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.39

• interparticle interactions. This can be achieved by "dilution" with a solvent, and numerous examples of self-assembled structures of these types have been reported for rodlike [50] and disclike nanoparticles [51]. An alternative method for reducing interparticle interactions and to increase fluidity in the

• LC phases. Therefore, it is clear that the ligands must impart sufficient anisotropy into the hybrid system to force the pseudospherical particles to form ordered self-assembled structures whilst maintaining a fluid state. Thus, parameters such as the orientational flexibility and mobility of the

Self-assembly of Ru₄ and Ru₈ assemblies by coordination using organometallic Ru(II)₂ precursors: Synthesis, characterization and properties

• Sankarasekaran Shanmugaraju,
• Dipak Samanta and
• Partha Sarathi Mukherjee

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 313–322, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.34

• well with the distance between two imidazole units in L to form the entropically favored [2 + 1] self-assembled structures 2a and 2b, respectively. As the distance between the two Ru(II) in 1c is greater compared to the distance between the neighboring imidazole units in L, a similar reaction with 1c

Protonation and deprotonation induced organo/hydrogelation: Bile acid derived gelators containing a basic side chain

• Uday Maitra and
• Arkajyoti Chakrabarty

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 304–309, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.40

• -assembled structures form mainly due to weak non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen-bonding, van der Waals forces, π–π interactions, charge-transfer interactions etc. in organogels, whereas, in aqueous gels, the major driving force for aggregation is hydrophobic interaction [2]. A number of

• properties, such as stimuli sensitivity. Their self-assembly in nanoscale superstructures are likely to have important implications in accessing functional nanomaterials [1]. The types of superstructures generated by the SAFINs (Self-Assembled Fibrillar Networks) include fibres, rods, and ribbons. Such self

Synthesis and self-assembly of 1-deoxyglucose derivatives as low molecular weight organogelators

• Guijun Wang,
• Hao Yang,
• Sherwin Cheuk and
• Sherman Coleman

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 234–242, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.31

• groups did show more promise than saturated hydrocarbons. Polydiacetylenes have interesting optical and electronic properties, and diacetylene containing gels may have useful applications as advanced sensing materials [35][40][41]. The morphologies of the self-assembled structures can be retained by

Gelation or molecular recognition; is the bis-(α,β-dihydroxy ester)s motif an omnigelator?

• Peter C. Griffiths,
• David W. Knight,
• Ian R. Morgan,
• Amy Ford,
• James Brown,
• Ben Davies,
• Richard K. Heenan,
• Stephen M. King,
• Robert M. Dalgliesh,
• John Tomkinson,
• Stuart Prescott,
• Ralf Schweins and
• Alison Paul

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 1079–1088, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.123

• a detailed insight into the gelator self-assembled structures, with data being best interpreted with a Kholodenko–Dirac worm model, comprising a flexible assembly of rodlike structures, in which the balance between flexibility and rigidity is defined by the parameter m. For the fluorinated systems

Synthesis and crossover reaction of TEMPO containing block copolymer via ROMP

• Olubummo Adekunle,
• Susanne Tanner and
• Wolfgang H. Binder

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 59, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.59

• linear or non-linear arrangements of chemically different polymeric chains. If the different blocks are incompatible, a rich variety of well defined self-assembled structures both in bulk and selective solvents arises [1]. The synthetic approach to block copolymers has been widely discussed [1] and