Tetrahedron

Supramolecular gelation of alcohol and water by synthetic amphiphilic gallic acid derivatives

H Tamiaki, K Ogawa, K Enomoto, K Taki, A Hotta…

Index: Tamiaki, Hitoshi; Ogawa, Keishiro; Enomoto, Keisuke; Taki, Kazutaka; Hotta, Atsushi; Toma, Kazunori Tetrahedron, 2010 , vol. 66, # 9 p. 1661 - 1666

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Abstract

The supramolecular organogelation of alcohols was observed in relatively hydrophobic amphiphiles with a short oligo (ethylene glycol) unit and three long alkyl chains at room temperature, while the hydrogelation occurred in more hydrophilic gelators with a longer poly (ethylene glycol) unit and two long alkyl chains at various temperatures. When a hot aqueous solution of some of the synthetic hydrogelators was cooled down, the ...