Supramolecular super-helix formation via self-assembly of naphthalene diimide functionalised with bile acid derivatives.

The design of chiral chromophores that lead to self-assembly of higher order helical structures is a powerful tool to understand the hierarchical helical structures of molecules of nature. In this work, we present a self-assembled helical super-structure produced via facial stacking of a bile acid bolaamphiphile derivative with a naphthalene diimide core (NDI-DCA), driven by solvophobic effects in THF-HO solvent mixtures. The chirality of the helical microstructure is directed by the multiple chiral centres in the precursor molecule.

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Sheshanath V. Bhoslae received his PhD from Freie University Berlin (Germany) in supramolecular chemistry under the supervision of Prof. J.