Rational Design of Urea-Based Two-Component Organogelators

Emilie Ressouche (1, 2) , Sandrine Pensec (2, 1) , Benjamin Isare (2, 1) , Guylaine Ducouret (3) , Laurent Bouteiller (2)

1 SU - Sorbonne Université
2 IPCM - Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire
3 SIMM - Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle

Low molecular weight gelators are versatile and responsive gel-forming systems. However, it is still a challenge to develop a new organogelator for a precise application, i.e., to gel a predetermined liquid. We propose a simple concept of a two-component gelling system that can be rationally adapted to gel liquids ranging in polarity from silicone oil to acetonitrile.

Domaines: Matière Molle [cond-mat.soft]

Emilie Ressouche, Sandrine Pensec, Benjamin Isare, Guylaine Ducouret, Laurent Bouteiller. Rational Design of Urea-Based Two-Component Organogelators. ACS Macro Letters, 2016, 5 (2), pp.244-247. ⟨10.1021/acsmacrolett.5b00931⟩. ⟨hal-01427400⟩