Issue 89, 2016

Bimodal self-assembly of an amphiphilic gelator into a hydrogel-nanocatalyst and an organogel with different morphologies and photophysical properties

Abstract

We design a flexible, amphiphilic LMWG consisting of donor and acceptor π-chromophores which self-assembles into a hydrogel and an organogel with different nano-morphologies. Different mechanisms of self-assembly evolve charge transfer (CT) emission in the hydrogel and LMWG-based emission in the organogel. Moreover, the hydrogel-nanostructure with surface exposed amide groups is explored for catalyzing Knoevenagel condensation reaction.

Graphical abstract: Bimodal self-assembly of an amphiphilic gelator into a hydrogel-nanocatalyst and an organogel with different morphologies and photophysical properties

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
25 Aug 2016
Accepted
11 Oct 2016
First published
11 Oct 2016

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 13136-13139

Bimodal self-assembly of an amphiphilic gelator into a hydrogel-nanocatalyst and an organogel with different morphologies and photophysical properties

P. Sutar and T. K. Maji, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 13136 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC06971A

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