Geminal imidazolium salts: A new class of gelators

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 29, 2012, Pages 10849-10859

  D'Anna, Francesca ^a   Vitale, Paola ^a   Marullo, Salvatore ^a   Noto, Renato ^a  

^a Sezione di Chimica Organica E Paternó   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN LENGTH; GELATION; GELS; HYDROGEN BONDS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; IONIC LIQUIDS; LIGHT SCATTERING; NEGATIVE IONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ALKYL CHAIN LENGTHS; COORDINATION ABILITY; DETERMINANT FACTORS; GEL-MELTING TEMPERATURES; HYDROGEN BOND DONORS; RESONANCE LIGHT SCATTERING; SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORKS;

SALTS;

EID: 84864345381     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la301319u     Document Type: Article

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