A family of low-molecular-weight organogelators based on long chain substituted benzoic acid hydrazides

This paper presents novel organogelators based on long chain substituted benzoic acid hydrazine which can form stable gels in bulk organic solvents and self-assemble into various microstructures in organogel phases. It is found that hydrogen bonding and van der Waals interaction play an important role on the formation of organogel. (C) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.