A novel thermo-responsive supramolecular organogel based on dual acylhydrazone: fluorescent detection for Al3+ ions†
Abstract
A new dual acylhydrazone-functionalized gelator (L) has been synthesized, which behaves as a thermal-responsive supramolecular organogel (L-gel) in DMSO. This L-gel exhibits very weak fluorescence based on the photoinduced electron transfer (PET) mechanism. The L-gel can recognize Al3+ and assemble into an enhanced blue-light-emitting supramolecular metallogel (Al@gel).