Diego Núñez-Villanueva, Michael A. Jinks, Jorge Gómez Magenti and Christopher A. Hunter
Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 10874-10877
DOI:
10.1039/C8CC04742A,
Communication
A 68-membered macrocycle undergoes ultrasound-induced supramolecular gelation in acetonitrile. The sonogel shows a remarkable thermostability, indicating that self-assembly is mediated by exceptionally robust non-covalent interactions. Model compounds indicate that the macrocyclic topology is essential for gelation to occur.