title: A transparent photo-responsive organogel based on a glycoluril supergelator.
abstract: The synthesis of an azo-benzene glycoluril supergelator is reported. The control over the gel/sol state can be accomplished by irradiation and heat, but also (in a unidirectional sense) by incorporation of the glycoluril into a more stable supramolecular assembly.
authors.affiliation: The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tiefenbacher
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dube
authors.forename: Dariush
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ajami
authors.forename: Julius
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rebek
mesh_terms: D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D005782:Gels; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D044367:Phase Transition; D006574:Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; D048289:Imidazolidines
chemical_list: D000480:Alkynes; D001391:Azo Compounds; D005782:Gels; D007093:Imidazoles; C009850:azobenzene; C092018:glycoluril; D006574:Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; D048289:Imidazolidines