Issue 10, 2010
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New Journal of Chemistry

Ultrasound-promoted hydrogelation of terpyridine derivatives†

Letizia Sambri,*a   Fabio Cucinotta,b   Gabriele De Paoli,b   Stefano Stagnic  and  Luisa De Colab  

* Corresponding authors

a Dipartimento di Chimica Organica “A. Mangini”, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
E-mail: letizia.sambri@unibo.it
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b Physikalisches Institut, Mendelstrasse 7, D-48149 Muenster, Germany
E-mail: decola@uni-muenster.de
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Tel: +49 251 980-2873

c Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica ed Inorganica, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
E-mail: stefano.stagni@unibo.it
Fax: +39 051-2093654

Abstract

Terpyridine derivatives proved to be versatile hydrogelators when subjected to ultrasound irradiation in their bis-protonated form. The chelating ability of the terpyridine ligands allows for the capture of metal cations resulting in stable gels with tunable emissive properties.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0NJ00391C
Article type
Letter
Submitted
24 May 2010
Accepted
20 Jul 2010
First published
17 Aug 2010

New J. Chem., 2010,34, 2093-2096

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Ultrasound-promoted hydrogelation of terpyridine derivatives

L. Sambri, F. Cucinotta, G. D. Paoli, S. Stagni and L. D. Cola, New J. Chem., 2010, 34, 2093 DOI: 10.1039/C0NJ00391C

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