Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (11): 2473.

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Handedness Inversion in Preparing Helical 1,2-Ethylene-silica Nanotubes

HOU Feng-Wen,  WANG Hai-Rui,  WANG Li-Wen, LI  Bao-Zong,  LI Yi*,  YANG Yong-Gang   

  1. College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123,   China
  • Received:2011-03-15 Revised:2011-05-05 Online:2011-11-10 Published:2011-10-14
  • Contact: LI Yi E-mail:liyi@suda.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    国家自然科学基金(批准号: 211040503)和江苏省博士后科研资助计划(批准号: 0902027C)资助.

Abstract: A chiral anionic amphiphilic compound derived from D-valine was synthesized. The self-assembly behavior of this compound in solution and in gel was studied using circular dichroism. Helical 1,2-ethylene-silica nanotubes were obtained through a sol-gel transcription method using the assembly of this chiral compound as template and a co-structure-directing agent, 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane. It was found that the handedness of 1,2-ethylene-silica nanotubes can be controlled by tuning the concentration and pH value of the reaction mixture. However, the reaction temperature and water/ethanol volume ratio in the reaction mixture did not affect the handedness of the nanotubes.

Key words: Self-assembly, 1,2-Ethylene-silica, Nanotube, Handedness inversion

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