title: Modular synthesis of formamidines and their formation of stable organogels.
abstract: An improvement in the practical aspects of formamidine synthesis has resulted in the discovery of a class of compounds which produce organogels in protic solvents, presumably through intermolecular hydrogen bonding and pi-pi stacking interactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Finn
mesh_terms: D000578:Amidines / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000578:Amidines; D005782:Gels; D012997:Solvents; C077922:formamidine