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Organogelators based on p-alkoxylbenzamide and their self-assembling properties

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A series of p-alkoxylbenzamides featuring a long alkyl chain have been synthesized and are readily to form stable gels in a variety of organic solvents. Their self-assembly properties and structure-property relationship were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The gels formed were multi-responsive to environmental stimuli such as temperature and fluoride anion. The results show that a combination of hydrogen bonding, π-π stacking and van der Waals interaction result in the aggregation of p-alkoxylbenzamides to form three-dimension networks, depending on the length of the long alkyl chain.

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    Yan Zhai, Wei Chai, Wenwen Cao, Zipei Sun & Yaodong Huang

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Zhai, Y., Chai, W., Cao, W. et al. Organogelators based on p-alkoxylbenzamide and their self-assembling properties. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. 9, 488–493 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-015-1503-9

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