The spontaneous self-assembly of a molecular water pipe in 3D space
The spontaneous self-assembly of a molecular water pipe in 3D space
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.
biomimetic artificial water channels, crystal generation, neutron diffraction, self-assembly, TMP, water pipes, X-ray diffraction
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Butler, Ian R.
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Coles, Simon J.
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Parker, Stewart F.
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1 May 2022
Butler, Ian R.
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Horton, Peter N.
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Coles, Simon J.
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Parker, Stewart F.
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Capelli, Silvia C.
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Butler, Ian R., Evans, Daniel M., Horton, Peter N., Coles, Simon J., Parker, Stewart F. and Capelli, Silvia C.
(2022)
The spontaneous self-assembly of a molecular water pipe in 3D space.
IUCrJ, 9, .
(doi:10.1107/S2052252522003396).
Abstract
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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Accepted/In Press date: 25 March 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 27 April 2022
Published date: 1 May 2022
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We thank the EPSRC for funding the UK National Crystallography Service at the University of Southampton for the X-ray structure determination.
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biomimetic artificial water channels, crystal generation, neutron diffraction, self-assembly, TMP, water pipes, X-ray diffraction
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/470081
ISSN: 2052-2525
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