Abstract
A ditopic ligand (1), containing two tridentate bis(acylhydrazone) subunits and bearing both long alkyl chains and hydrogen-bonding groups, has been synthesised. Metal cation binding in the presence of a base leads to hierarchical self-assembly, forming first a neutral [2 x 2] grid-type complex (2) that hierarchically assembles into metallosupramolecular polymer gels in toluene.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 668-673 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | New Journal of Chemistry |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 12 Nov 2011 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- SUPRAMOLECULAR POLYMERS
- metallopolymer
- supramolecular chemistry
- ORGANOGELS
- GELATORS
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics