Stabilization of Dynamic Covalent Architectures by Multivalence.
The formation of imine bond is reversible. This feature has been taken advantage of by chemists for accomplishing high yielding self-assembly. On the other hand, it also jeopardizes the intrinsic stability of these self-assembled products. However, some recent discoveries demonstrate that some of these imine bond containing molecules could be rather stable or kinetically inert. A deep investigation indicated that such enhanced stability results from, at least partially, multivalence. Such results also inspire chemists to use imine condensation for self-assembly in water, a solvent that is considered not compatible with imine bond for a long time.
['Chen|Yixin|Y|', 'Lei|Ye|Y|', 'Tong|Lu|L|', 'Li|Hao|H|http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6959-3233']
stability multivalence imine self-assembly solvent effect