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Published on: January 23, 2018
Development of furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA)-based organogelators
Dorian Rabaud1, Paul Dussart1, Guylaine Ducouret2
1CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, Equipe Chimie des Polymères, Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France. laurent.bouteiller@sorbonne-universite.fr.
Abstract:
Organogels are used in a wide range of applications for which the development of new bio-based organogelators is highly desirable. While furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is a promising molecule for the synthesis of bio-based polyesters, it has never been used in the context of organogels. This study explores the possibility to design FDCA-based organogelators that self-assemble into fibrillar networks stabilized by hydrogen bonding. Gelation tests show the versatility of this gelator family with a wide variety of gelled liquids, especially apolar liquids. The structure of the gels was investigated by FTIR and CD spectroscopies, crystallography, powder X-ray diffraction and rheology.
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