Salt complexation drives liquid crystalline self-assembly in crown ether–amino acid hybrids

Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2026 Open access

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Authors: Aileen Rebecca Raab, Tanja Robin Grießer, Daniel Rück, Z. J. Li, Anna Zens, Johanna R. Bruckner, Patrick Huber, Andreas Schönhals, Paulina Szymoniak, Sabine Laschat
DOI: 10.1039/d5tc04129e
Cited by: 1
References: 119

Abstract

Metal-salt complexation of crown ether-amino acid hybrids switches mesomorphic properties on and tunes phase type: short chains and small anions favor SmA d , while the opposite drive Col h stacks with tunable ion channels for responsive ion-conductors.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
14
Issue
14
Pages
5942–5959
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN