Metal 'turn-off', anion 'turn-on' gelation cascade in pyridinylmethyl ureas

Caroline Offiler; Jonathan W. Steed; Christopher D. Jones

doi:10.1039/C6CC09126A

Metal 'turn-off', anion 'turn-on' gelation cascade in pyridinylmethyl ureas

Caroline Offiler
, Jonathan W. Steed
, Christopher D. Jones

University of Durham
University of Durham

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Abstract

Pyridinylmethyl ureas form strong gels in aromatic solvents. The gels are weakened or destroyed by addition of transition metal ions but gelation is recovered by adding bromide anions giving rise to a gel–sol–gel chemically triggered cascade.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2024
Number of pages	2027
Journal	Chem. Commun.
Volume	53
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CC09126A
Publication status	Published - 20 Jan 2017

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