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TETRAHEDRON
Volume 63, Issue 31, Pages 7302-7308Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2007.02.065
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We describe the simple preparation of new L-lysine derivatives with a gluconic or glucoheptonic group, their hydrogelation properties, and the thermal and mechanical properties of the supramolecular hydrogels. The L-lysine derivatives with a gluconic group have no hydrogelation ability, while the L-lysine-glucoheptonamide derivatives functioned as hydrogelators. Their hydrogelation abilities increased with the decreasing length of the spacer between the L-lysine segment and the glucoheptonic group. The compound, which has no spacer, formed a supramolecular hydrogel at 0.05 wt% in pure water. The thermal stability and high mechanical strength of the supramolecular hydrogels based on this compound significantly depended on the aqueous solutions. Electron microscopy and FTIR studies demonstrated that the hydrogelators created a three-dimensional network through hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions in the supramolecular hydrogel. In addition, it was found that hydrophobic interactions played an important role in the thermal stability of the supramolecular hydrogel. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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