Dw. Huang et al., SYNTHESIS OF PHILANTHOTOXIN ANALOGS WITH BULKY HEADS INCLUDING PORPHYRINS - SELF-ASSEMBLY MONITORED BY CIRCULAR-DICHROISM, Heterocycles, 42(2), 1996, pp. 723-736
Philanthotoxin (PhTX) analogs with bulky bis-iminodibenzyl and porphyr
in head groups have been prepared. Exciton coupled CD studies show tha
t dependent on the hydrophobicity of the head group PhTX analogs may g
et amphiphilic properties forming micelles in aqueous solution.