title: Double helix quinine-based supergelator.
abstract: 10,11-Didehydroquinine is a simple, low molecular weight supergelator which forms, in nonpolar media, stable chiral organogels composed of unique double-helix nano-sized fibers. A novel gelation mechanism involves a hydrogen bonding network formed by an acidic alkyne proton of the Cinchona gelator and the carbonyl group of ethyl acetate used as a solvent.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89b, 61-614 Poznań, Poland. karol.kacprzak@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kinga
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Roszak
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piasecka
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katrusiak
authors.forename: Karol
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kacprzak
mesh_terms: D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry; D002929:Cinchona / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011803:Quinine / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000480:Alkynes; D005782:Gels; D012997:Solvents; D011803:Quinine