Halogen-bonding-triggered supramolecular gel formation

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-47

  Meazza, Lorenzo ^a,b   Foster, Jonathan A ^c   Fucke, Katharina ^c   Metrangolo, Pierangelo ^a,b   Resnati, Giuseppe ^a,b   Steed, Jonathan W ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIIODOTETRAFLUOROBENZENE; 1,4-DIIODOTETRAFLUOROBENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HALOGEN; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; METHANOL; PYRIDINE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; UREA; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GEL; HYDROGEN BOND;

BENZENE DERIVATIVES; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GELS; HALOGENS; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; HYDROGEN BONDING; METHANOL; PYRIDINES; UREA; WATER;

EID: 84871577538     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1496     Document Type: Article

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