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A fluorous sodium l-prolinate derivative as low molecular weight gelator for perfluorocarbons
Redouane Beniazza1, Natalia Bayo2, Damien Jardel2
1Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, CNRS UMR 5255, Univ. Bordeaux, 33405 Talence, France. jean-marc.vincent@u-bordeaux.fr and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, UM6P, 43150 Ben Guerir, Morocco.
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.
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