Issue 45, 2013
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Copper(ii)-responsive gel–sol phase transition in supramolecular gel systems of salen-appended sorbitol†

Kaiqi Fan,a   Jian Song,a   Jingjing Li,a   Xidong Guan,a   Naimin Tao,a   Ciqing Tong,a   Huahua Shena  and  Libo Niu*a  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, P. R. China
E-mail: niulibo@tju.edu.cn

Abstract

A smart functional gelator containing salen and sorbitol moieties has been synthesized, and it shows excellent gelation behavior in organic–water mixtures. The gel exhibits an efficient ‘naked eye’ response to copper(II) through a reversible gel–sol transition, which is associated with a color change from yellow to colorless.

Graphical abstract: Copper(ii)-responsive gel–sol phase transition in supramolecular gel systems of salen-appended sorbitol

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3TC31595A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Aug 2013
Accepted
15 Sep 2013
First published
17 Sep 2013

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 7479-7482

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Copper(II)-responsive gel–sol phase transition in supramolecular gel systems of salen-appended sorbitol

K. Fan, J. Song, J. Li, X. Guan, N. Tao, C. Tong, H. Shen and L. Niu, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013, 1, 7479 DOI: 10.1039/C3TC31595A

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