A new trinuclear Cu(II) complex of inositol as a hydrogelator

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 May 7:(17):2341-3. doi: 10.1039/b821283j. Epub 2009 Mar 9.

Abstract

A trinuclear copper(II) complex with inositol and 2,2'-bipyridine forms a fibrous hydrogel at pH 12.4, the assembly of discrete trinuclear complex molecules to form the metallogel being assisted by H-bonding and inter- and intramolecular pi-stacking between the bipyridyls.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Gels / chemistry
  • Hydrogen / chemistry*
  • Inositol / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Molecular Structure
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Substances

  • Gels
  • Inositol
  • Copper
  • Hydrogen