A reactive nitrone-based organogel that self-assembles from its constituents in chloroform
Abstract
The reversible reaction of an aldehyde with a hydroxylamine affords a nitrone which is capable of forming a stiff gel with chloroform at concentrations as low as 0.20 wt% (6 mM). The gelator forms dynamically from its constituents and the gel assembly can be degraded in a controlled manner through a recognition-mediated reaction that targets the nitrone component of the gel network.
Citation
Richards , J & Philp , D 2016 , ' A reactive nitrone-based organogel that self-assembles from its constituents in chloroform ' , Chemical Communications , vol. 52 , no. 28 , pp. 4995-4998 . https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CC01259K
Publication
Chemical Communications
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1359-7345Type
Journal article
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Copyright 2016 the Authors. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6CC01259K
Description
The authors thank the EPSRC for funding (DTA studentship to JER, EP/K503162/1)Collections
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