Ultrasound-induced gelation of a giant macrocycle.


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Authors
Núñez-Villanueva, Diego 
Jinks, Michael A 
Gómez Magenti, Jorge 
Hunter, Christopher A 
Abstract

A 68-membered macrocycle undergoes ultrasound-induced supramolecular gelation in acetonitrile. The sonogel shows a remarkable thermostability, indicating that self-assembly is mediated by exceptionally robust non-covalent interactions. Model compounds indicate that the macrocyclic topology is essential for gelation to occur.

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0305 Organic Chemistry
Journal Title
Chem Commun (Camb)
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Journal ISSN
1359-7345
1364-548X
Volume Title
54
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Sponsorship
European Research Council (320539)
EPSRC (EP/J008044/4)
This work was funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/J008044/2) and European Research Council (ERC-2012-AdG 320539-duplex).