Thiourea-tagged poly(octadecyl acrylate) gels as fluoride and acetate responsive polymer gels through selective complexation?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2010-11-29 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03256E

Abstract

Fluoride and acetate-responsive polymer gels were prepared by incorporation of p-nitrophenylthiourea into poly(octadecyl acrylate) gels, and the colours and volumes were changed selectively in the presence of these ions by complexation in THF.

Graphical abstract: Thiourea-tagged poly(octadecyl acrylate) gels as fluoride and acetate responsive polymer gels through selective complexation
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