McAulay, K. et al. (2019) Using chirality to influence supramolecular gelation. Chemical Science, 10(33), pp. 7801-7806. (doi: 10.1039/C9SC02239B) (PMID:31588329) (PMCID:PMC6761870)
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Abstract
Most low molecular weight gelators are chiral, with racemic mixtures often unable to form gels. Here, we show an example where all enantiomers, diastereomers and racemates of a single functionalized dipeptide can form gels. At high pH, different self-assembled aggregates are formed and these directly template the structures formed in the gel. Hence, solutions and gels with different properties can be accessed simply by varying the chirality. This opens up new design rules for the field.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Dietrich, Bart and Draper, Emily and McAulay, Dr Kate and Adams, Dave |
| Authors: | McAulay, K., Dietrich, B., Su, H., Scott, M. T., Rogers, S. E., Al-Hilaly, Y. K., Cui, H., Serpell, L., Seddon, A., Draper, E. R., and Adams, D. J. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry |
| Journal Name: | Chemical Science |
| Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| ISSN: | 2041-6520 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2041-6539 |
| Published Online: | 03 July 2019 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2019 Royal Society of Chemistry |
| First Published: | First published in Chemical Science 10(33): 7801-7806 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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