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¹State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China.

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Area of Science:

Supramolecular Chemistry
Materials Science
Organic Chemistry

Background:

Guanosine derivatives are explored for self-assembly.
Organogelators are crucial for novel material development.
Hydrogen bonding dictates molecular aggregation.

Purpose of the Study:

Synthesize a novel lipophilic guanosine derivative as an organogelator.
Investigate its self-aggregation and gelation properties.
Explore the stimuli-responsive behavior of the organogel.

Main Methods:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy
X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
Circular Dichroism (CD) spectroscopy

Main Results:

A lipophilic guanosine derivative forms stable ribbon-like structures via hydrogen bonds.
Gelation occurs in aprotic solvents above a critical concentration.
The ribbon structure transitions to G-quartets in the presence of K(+), causing gel-to-sol transition.
Addition of cryptand [2.2.2] reverses the process, regenerating the gel.
Acid/base stimuli trigger reversible gel-sol-gel transformations.

Conclusions:

The synthesized guanosine derivative acts as a responsive organogelator.
Molecular self-assembly and G-quartet formation are controllable by K(+) ions and pH.
This system demonstrates potential for stimuli-responsive materials and molecular switches.