Review Article
Amphiphiles Self-Assembly: Basic Concepts and Future Perspectives of Supramolecular Approaches
Table 1
Strength of the main noncovalent interaction involved in amphiphiles self-assembly.
| Bonding and interaction type | kJ/mol |
| Covalent bond | 100–400 | Ion-ion/ion-dipole/dipole-dipole | 200–300/50–200/5–50 | Hydrogen bond | 4–120 | Cation-n interaction | 5–80 | π-π interaction | 0–50 | van der Waals interaction | (<5 kJ/mol) | Hydrophobic effects | Entropy | Metal-ligand | 0–400 |
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