ic ▁interactions ▁have ▁been ▁observed , ▁only ▁intr am ole cular ▁aggreg ation ▁has ▁been ▁observed ▁at ▁such ▁nucle ation ▁sites . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁in ▁self - assembly ▁ ▁The ▁similarity ▁in ▁strength ▁between ▁hydro gen ▁bond ing ▁and ▁au roph il ic ▁interaction ▁has ▁proven ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁convenient ▁tool ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁polym er ▁chem istry . ▁ ▁Much ▁research ▁has ▁been ▁conducted ▁on ▁self - ass emb ling ▁su pr am ole cular ▁structures , ▁both ▁those ▁that ▁aggregate ▁by ▁au roph il icity ▁alone ▁and ▁those ▁that ▁contain ▁both ▁au roph il ic ▁and ▁hydro gen - b ond ing ▁interactions . ▁ ▁An ▁important ▁and ▁explo itable ▁property ▁of ▁au roph il ic ▁interactions ▁relevant ▁to ▁their ▁su pr am ole cular ▁chem istry ▁is ▁that ▁while ▁both ▁inter - ▁and ▁intr am ole cular ▁interactions ▁are ▁possible , ▁inter m ole cular ▁au roph il ic ▁link ages ▁are ▁compar atively ▁weak ▁and ▁easily ▁broken ▁by ▁sol v ation ; ▁most ▁complex es ▁that ▁exhib it ▁intr am ole cular ▁au roph il ic ▁interactions ▁retain ▁such ▁mo iet ies ▁in ▁solution . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : G old ▁Category : Ch em ical ▁bond ing <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁R 3 6 7 ▁road ▁is ▁a ▁regional ▁road ▁in ▁Ireland ▁linking ▁B ally mo e ▁on ▁the ▁N 6 0 ▁with ▁the ▁N 5 ▁in ▁Tul sk , ▁all ▁in ▁County ▁Ros common . ▁It ▁passes ▁through ▁Ball in tober , ▁Kno ck al