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J Phys Chem B. 2005 Jan 27;109(3):1063-6. doi: 10.1021/jp0448494.

Evidence of strong hydration and significant tilt of amphiphilic [2]rotaxane molecules in Langmuir films studied by synchrotron X-ray reflectivity.

The journal of physical chemistry. B

Kasper Nørgaard, Jan O Jeppesen, Bo W Laursen, Jens B Simonsen, Markus J Weygand, Kristian Kjaer, J Fraser Stoddart, Thomas Bjørnholm

PMID: 16851060 DOI: 10.1021/jp0448494

Abstract

Surface sensitive X-ray techniques have been used to elucidate the structures of amphiphilic [2]rotaxane and dumbbell monolayers at the air/water interface. The [2]rotaxanes were found to adopt highly hydrated tilted and/or folded conformations on the water surface largely due to the hydrophilic nature of their tetracationic ring component. This conformation was less pronounced in monolayers of the dumbbell precursors. Increasing the surface pressure resulted in an expansion of [2]rotaxane monolayers in the vertical direction and decreased hydration.

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