Abstract
TiO2 nanocrystallites are prepared by hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide in the presence of N,N′-2,6-pyridinediylbis[undecamide]. The latter stabilizes the resulting semiconductor sol and provides sites at the surface of a nanocrystallite for selective binding of a uracil derivative by complementary hydrogen bonding. Addition of 6-(N-tridecylundecamido)methyluracil results in self-assembly of a heterosupermolecule subsequently characterized by 1H NMR and FT-IR spectroscopies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 624-631 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Chemistry of Materials |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Feb 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |