Oligoamide duplexes as organogelators.
Oligoamide duplexes carrying multiple alkyl side chains were found to serve as gelators for aromatic solvents. The double-stranded backbone was essential for the hierarchical self-assembly of the molecular duplex into fibers of high aspect ratios. The demonstrated gelating abilities may be extended to a large family of analogous H-bonded duplexes having different H-bonding sequences, leading to a unique platform for developing a diverse variety of potential gelators based on a supramolecular and/or a dynamic covalent approach.
Cao
Ruikai
R
College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China.
Zhou
Jingjing
J
Wang
Wei
W
Feng
Wen
W
Li
Xianghui
X
Zhang
Penghui
P
Deng
Pengchi
P
Yuan
Lihua
L
Gong
Bing
B
D000577:Amides / Q000737:chemistry*; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010316:Particle Size; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
D000577:Amides; D005782:Gels; D012997:Solvents