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Fluorescent Rosette Nanotubes from the C-analogue of the Guanine–Cytosine (G∧C) Motif

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Rosette nanotubes (RNTs) are tubular architectures generated through the hierarchical self-assembly of the guanine-cytosine (G∧C) motif1 or2 (Figure 1). Motif2 differs from1 by the substitution at the N-atom in the G-ring with a C-atom as shown in red. In this paper, we prepare a new tricyclic G∧C base3 from a functionalized derivative of2 and demonstrate its self-assembly into fluorescent helical RNTs inN, N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The self-assembly and fluorescent properties of RNTs3 were established using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and UV-visible spectroscopy.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Belete Legesse & Hicham Fenniri

  2. National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT-NRC), 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2M9, Canada

    Jae-Young Cho & Rachel L. Beingessner

  3. Vancouver Prostate Centre, 2660 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3Z6, Canada

    Takeshi Yamazaki

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Legesse, B., Cho, JY., Beingessner, R.L. et al. Fluorescent Rosette Nanotubes from the C-analogue of the Guanine–Cytosine (G∧C) Motif. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1796, 1–6 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2015.523

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