Liu, Jinguo; Yin, Feng; Hu, Jun; Ju, Yong published the artcile< Cu2+-triggered shrinkage of a natural betulin-derived supramolecular gel to fabricate moldable self-supporting gel>, Category: pyridine-derivatives, the main research area is copper ion shrinkage betulin supramol gel moldable self supporting.
Most supramol. gels have a poor ability to be molded into well-defined shapes, preventing them from having the same potential as clay-based and polymeric gels in applications. In this research, a natural betulin-derived bola-type amphiphile Py-BL was synthesized and found to assemble into a supramol. gel with left-handed helixes driven by hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions. Due to the pyridine groups, which were able to coordinate metal ions and were sensitive to acidity, the resulting Py-BL gel exhibited responses to certain metal ions, and Cu2+-selective gel shrinkage was observed, with a contraction of the gel phase in three dimensions. The coordination between Cu2+ and pyridine groups in the ratio of 1 : 4 led to a cross-linked network of nanofibers and decreased the hydrophilic performance of the Py-BL gel, consequently causing the gelling solvent to extrude from the gel network with a macroscopic gel shrinkage. This Cu2+-triggered shrunken gel exhibited an improved rheol. strength and could self-demold spontaneously through the shrinkage process with a precise amount of Cu2+. Using this strategy, we fabricated moldable self-supporting supramol. gels with designed shapes and elec. conductivity It is believed that the Cu2+-triggered shrinkage provides a novel approach to the fabrication of moldable self-supporting supramol. gels at ultralow gel loadings.
Materials Chemistry Frontiers published new progress about Fluorescence. 3731-53-1 belongs to class pyridine-derivatives, and the molecular formula is C6H8N2, Category: pyridine-derivatives.