Hong Dong-Je, Lee Eunji, Jeong Haemi, Lee Jeong-kyu, Zin Wang-Cheol, Nguyen Trung Dac, Glotzer Sharon C, Lee Myongsoo
Center for Supramolecular Nano-Assembly and Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Shinchon 134, Seoul 120-749, Korea.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2009;48(9):1664-8. doi: 10.1002/anie.200804307.
On a roll: Attachment of flexible coils to the middle of a rigid rod generates T-shaped rod-coil molecules that self-assemble into layers that roll up to form filled cylindrical and hollow tubular scrolls, depending on the coil length, in the solid state (see picture); the rods are arranged parallel to the layer plane.
