Hexatriacontane organogels. The first determination of the conformation and molecular packing of a low-molecular-mass organogelator in its gelled state

Langmuir

Volumn 16, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 7558-7561

  Abdallah, David J ^a   Sirchio, Scott A ^b   Weiss, Richard G ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; GELATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

HEXATRIACONTANE ORGANOGELS; LOW MOLECULAR MASS ORGANOGELATOR; MOLECULAR PACKING; ORGANOGEL SUPERSTRUCTURES;

GELS;

EID: 0034299183     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la000730k     Document Type: Article

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