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
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Copper / chemistry*
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Gels / chemistry
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Hydrogen / chemistry*
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Inositol / chemistry*
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Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
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Molecular Structure
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Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
Substances
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Gels
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Inositol
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Copper
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Hydrogen