“…Tubular nano-objects have displayed unique optical, electronic, and magnetic properties and have found potential use in such applications as nanodevices, catalysis, biomimetics, and energy storage. [10][11][12] The supramolecular self-assembly process of mimicking nature to construct biologically active structures can generate ordered complex structures from simple building blocks. In contrast to inorganic [6,7] and macromolecular tubules, [8,9] which have been explored extensively over the last decade, low-molecular-weight organic compounds with their intrinsic merits of diversity, tailorability, and multifunctionality are good candidates for the construction of nanotubes.…”