A subtle interplay between hydrogen bonds and dispersive interactions gives the final shape to a micelle

  1. LESARRI, ALBERTO
  2. COCINERO, EMILIO J.
  3. LEON, IKER
  4. Millán Moneo, Judith
  5. FERNÁNDEZ, JOSE ANDRÉS
Journal:
Angewandte Chemie International

ISSN: 1433-7851

Year of publication: 2013

Volume: 52

Issue: 30

Pages: 7772-7775

Type: Article

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Abstract

A subtle interplay: In the formation of a 1.6 nm micelle containing up to six molecules of propofol, a hydrogen-bond network is shown to influence the structure of the micelle, whereas the nonpolar groups arrange in such a way that the remaining noncovalent interactions are maximized. Such globular structures present a characteristic signature in the IR spectrum that will allow their identification in more complex media