Issue 86, 2016

Anion responsive and morphology tunable tripodal gelators

Abstract

We report the syntheses and characterization of three isomers of trisamide tripodal derivatives. All these compounds act as low-molecular-weight gelators and the variation of the gel morphology with respect to the solvent combination has been analysed. The anion binding studies revealed that these tris-amide derivatives also act as suitable receptors for appropriate analytes. In this work, we have explored the role of geometry or extent of receptor–anion interaction on the gel architecture in the presence of anions such as F, CN, CH3COO and H2PO4. We have discussed the anion responsive gel formation of one isomer after incorporation of anions in the solution phase as well as into the gel morphology.

Graphical abstract: Anion responsive and morphology tunable tripodal gelators

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Jun 2016
Accepted
26 Aug 2016
First published
26 Aug 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 83303-83311

Anion responsive and morphology tunable tripodal gelators

A. Ghosh, P. Das, R. Kaushik, K. K. Damodaran and D. A. Jose, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 83303 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA16345A

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