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A thermo-responsive supramolecular gel and its luminescence enhancement induced by rare earth Y3
Xinxian Ma1, Yaqin Cui, Shiwei Liu
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia Normal University, Guyuan 756000, People's Republic of China. maxinxian@163.com.
Abstract:
A new acylhydrazone-functionalized dual benzimidazole derivative gelator (L) was synthesized. L can self-assemble in DMSO-EG (ethylene glycol) or DMF-water mixtures to form a thermo-responsive supramolecular organogel (L-gel). In order to increase the fluorescence intensity of L-gel (DMSO-EG system), L-gel slowly turned into a clear solution upon addition of one equivalent of RE (rare earth) Y3+. Interestingly, this gelator L and Y3+ can be assembled into an enhanced blue-light-emitting supramolecular metallogel (Y@gel) in DMF-water mixtures.
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