Double helix quinine-based supergelator.

Roszak, Kinga; Piasecka, Monika; Katrusiak, Andrzej; Kacprzak, Karol · Soft Matter · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

10,11-Didehydroquinine is a simple, low molecular weight supergelator which forms, in nonpolar media, stable chiral organogels composed of unique double-helix nano-sized fibers. A novel gelation mechanism involves a hydrogen bonding network formed by an acidic alkyne proton of the Cinchona gelator and the carbonyl group of ethyl acetate used as a solvent.

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