Naphthalimide-based fluorescent gelator for construction of both organogels and stimuli-responsive metallogels

Abstract

A new kind of naphthalimide-based gelator NP containing terpyridine group was designed and characterized. NPs can form both organogels and metallogels in 2-methoxyethanol via different gelation approaches. It was also found that the NP/Cd(OAc)₂ metallogel showed multiple stimuli-responsive properties such as heat, Na₂S and shear stress with reversible phase changes.