A new trinuclear Cu(II) complex of inositol as a hydrogelator.
A trinuclear copper(II) complex with inositol and 2,2'-bipyridine forms a fibrous hydrogel at pH 12.4, the assembly of discrete trinuclear complex molecules to form the metallogel being assisted by H-bonding and inter- and intramolecular pi-stacking between the bipyridyls.
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao, University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390002 Gujarat, India.
Sachin A
SA
Joshi
Neelima D
ND
Kulkarni
D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D007294:Inositol / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D015394:Molecular Structure; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
D005782:Gels; D007294:Inositol; D003300:Copper; D006859:Hydrogen