Gelation is crucially dependent on functional group orientation and may be tuned by anion binding

Marc-Oliver M. Piepenbrock; Gareth O. Lloyd; Nigel Clarke; Jonathan W. Steed

doi:10.1039/b804259d

Gelation is crucially dependent on functional group orientation and may be tuned by anion binding

Marc-Oliver M. Piepenbrock, Gareth O. Lloyd, Nigel Clarke^*, Jonathan W. Steed

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Abstract

The gelation ability of a series of chiral bis(urea) gels alternates between even and odd chain length and for the even numbered spacers the rheological characteristics can be tuned by the addition of anions according to the anion binding constant.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2644-2646
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	2008
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b804259d
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

DESIGN
ORGANOGELS
ORGANIC-SOLVENTS
UREAS
GEL FIBERS
DERIVATIVES
GELATORS

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Gelation is crucially dependent on functional group orientation and may be tuned by anion binding

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