The spontaneous self-assembly of a molecular water pipe in 3D space

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Daniel M. Evans¹  Ian R. Butler¹  Peter N. Horton²  Simon J. Coles²  Stewart F. Parker³  Silvia C. Capelli³ 

[1] Department of Chemistry, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, United Kingdom;EPSRC National Crystallography Service, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom;ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science Campus, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom;

关键词: self-assembly;    neutron diffraction;    water pipes;    biomimetic artificial water channels;    tmp;    crystal generation;    x-ray diffraction;   

DOI  :  10.1107/S2052252522003396

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The self-assembly and self-organization of water molecules are relevant in many fields of research. When water spontaneously reacts with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (TMP) to form colourless and crystalline discrete needles, only in the exact ratio of 2:1, it is important to understand the phenomenon. Single-crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction data have unveiled that TMP self-assembles around columns of water molecules, and as such, the resulting adduct may be described as a series of molecular water pipes.

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