Chemistry Letters, Vol.29, No.10, 1168-1169, 2000
Low molecular weight gelator containing beta-diketonato ligands: Stabilization of gels by metal coordination
A low molecular weight gelator containing beta -diketonato ligands was prepared from a derivative based on trans-(1R,2R)-diaminocyclohexane. Gels were converted to mechanically-robust and thermally-stable gels by complexation between beta -diketonato ligands and divalent metal ions.