Regioisomeric introduction of barbituric acid and aliphatic tail units onto anthracene core resulted in distinctly different π–π stacking arrangements upon aggregation in nonpolar solvent, resulting in the formation of supramolecular polymers with either non-helical or helically twisted fibrous morphologies. The difference in the topology of these fibrous nanoaggregates is attributed to the conformational difference of anthracene chromophores with respect to the plane of hydrogen-bonded supermacrocycle.
- Deepak D Prabhu
- Keisuke Aratsu
- Shiki Yagai
