Issue 12, 2011

H-Bonding-driven gel formation of a phenylacetylenemacrocycle

Abstract

An amide-containing phenylacetylene macrocycle (PAM) has been synthesized and its gelation properties were studied in different solvents. Surprisingly, this macrocycle forms organogels at low concentration in many polar and apolar solvents. XRD and FTIR analysis suggest that this macrocycle forms stable supramolecular assemblies owing to H-bonding. Scanning electron microscopy analyses show the formation of bundles of nanofibrils, demonstrating the long-range organization of this material.

Graphical abstract: H-Bonding-driven gel formation of a phenylacetylene macrocycle

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Mar 2011
Accepted
19 Apr 2011
First published
20 Apr 2011

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011,9, 4440-4443

H-Bonding-driven gel formation of a phenylacetylene macrocycle

K. Cantin, S. Rondeau-Gagné, J. R. Néabo, M. Daigle and J. Morin, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, 9, 4440 DOI: 10.1039/C1OB05441D

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