Self-assembled nanostructures

Dynamic or Nondynamic? Helical Trajectory in Hexabenzocoronene Nanotubes Biased by a Detachable Chiral Auxiliary
Wei Zhang,†,‡ Wusong Jin,§ Takanori Fukushima,*,∥ Noriyuki Ishii,⊥ and Takuzo Aida*,†,‡

DOI: 10.1021/ja311738m

 

The figure below speaks for itself.  The assembly of functional hexabenzocoronenes is non-dynamic contrary to expectation.