Supramolecular Chemistry
–Synthetic Receptors and Thermo Sensors–
Funding sources: SNF
1. C60 amphiphile
Presumably due to their extremely amphiphilic character, water-soluble C60-PEG conjugates exhibit thermoresponsivity in aqueous solution. Their cloud points were totally dependent on the length of PEG moiety and response was reversible ove more than 20 cycles of temperature hysteresis. By further functionalization of hydrophobic C60 core, micelle of C60-PEG altered to vesicle type providing different thermoresponsivity.
Publications: Helv. Chim. Acta 2016, J. Mat. Chem. B 2017.
2. Calixrenes
As one of the supramolecular synthetic receptors, new calixalenes and cavitand derivatives are under development.
Publications: Helv. Chim. Acta 2017.