A new family of clicked estradiol-based low-molecular-weight gelators having highly symmetry-dependent gelation ability

Reported herein is the discovery of a novel family of clicked estradiol-based LMWGs whose gelation ability highly depends on the gelator symmetry. These LMWGs that gel different organic solvents in the presence of H2O even at concentrations as low as 0.04 wt% are readily accessible using click chemistry.