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Responsive supramolecular gels constructed by crown ether based molecular recognition

  • University of Science and Technology of China
  • Zhejiang University

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Abstract

Responsive supramolecular gels were constructed from crown ether terminated four-arm star poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL-DB24C8) and dibenzylammonium- terminated two-arm PCL-DBAS (see scheme), exploiting the formation of pseudorotaxane linkages between crown ether and ammonium moieties. The resultant supramolecular gels exhibit thermo- and pH-induced reversible gel-sol transition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1798-1802
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume48
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Feb 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Crown compounds
  • Gels
  • Molecular recognition
  • Ring-opening polymerization
  • Supramolecular chemistry

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