| 초록 |
Synthetic amphiphilic molecules have been extensively studied because many biological systems consist of amphiphiles. Amphiphilic molecules self-assemble into various supramolecular structures depending on environment and their molecular structures. We prepared a series of monomeric 1H-imidazole amphiphiles having flexible alkyl tails and investigated their supramolecular assembling behaviors. The DSC, POM, and XRD studies revealed that the compounds formed thermotropic liquid crystals. The polymers of 1H-imidazole amphiphiles were prepared by Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerization, which showed poor solubilities in common organic solvents probably due to the hydrogen bonding between 1H-imidazole groups. The morphologies of the polymer thin films were investigated by TEM. |
