A fluorous sodium l-prolinate derivative as low molecular weight gelator for perfluorocarbons?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2020-06-22 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02446E

Abstract

We report the first study dealing with the self-assembly of an α-amino acid derivative in perfluorocarbons. Rheology, microscopy, and spectroscopy studies reveal that the fluorous sodium L-prolinate derivative 1 self-assembles in perfluorocarbons to form a three-dimensional network of left-handed nano-helices resulting in solvent gelation. Singlet oxygen lifetime measured in a gel of perfluorodecalin is about 1000 times longer than in pure water.

Graphical abstract: A fluorous sodium l-prolinate derivative as low molecular weight gelator for perfluorocarbons
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