Journal
TETRAHEDRON
Volume 66, Issue 32, Pages 5962-5971Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2010.05.071
Keywords
Hydrogelator; Organogelator; Glucosamine; Carbohydrate; Self-assembling
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- National Science Foundation [CHE-518283]
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Carbohydrate-based low molecular weight gelators are an interesting class of molecules with many potential applications. Previously, we have found that certain esters and carbamates of 4,6-O-benzylidene-alpha-D-methyl-glucopyranoside are low molecular weight gelators for a variety of solvents, including water. In order to obtain effective and robust sugar-based organogelators and understand the structure and gelation relationship, we extended our studies using 4,6-O-benzylidene-alpha-D-methyl-2-deoxy-2-amino-glucopyranoside as the headgroup. A series of amides and ureas were prepared from the protected D-glucosamine and the corresponding isocyanates or acid chlorides, in good yields. The self-assembling properties of these compounds were studied in several solvents, including water and aqueous solutions. Comparing to the ester and carbamate derivatives previously prepared from D-glucose, the amides and urea derivatives afforded more robust gels at lower concentrations typically. Most of these compounds were found to be efficient low molecular weight hydrogelators (LMHGs) for aqueous solutions at concentrations lower than 0.5 wt %. The preparation and characterization of these compounds are reported here. (c) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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