Simple Tyrosine Derivatives Act as Low Molecular Weight Organogelators

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2019-03-20

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Aykent, Guzide
Zeytun, Cansu
Marıon, Antoıne
Özçubukçu, Salih

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The gelation of L-Tyr(tBu)-OH in tetrahydrofuran (THF) was discovered serendipitously. It was noted that this tremendously low molecular weight (LMW) compound has the ability to gel a wide variety of organic solvents (e.g., N,N-Dimetylformamide (DMF), THF, butanol, toluene), even in very low concentrations (i.e., 0.1 wt/v% in DMF). Addition of bases such as NaOH and piperidine enhanced the gel property. By changing the side-chain protecting group to tert-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS), a fluoride ion-responsive organogel was also acquired. This new organogelator responded fluoride ion concentration as low as 0.2 ppm. Characterization of microstructures and gel behaviours were studied by powder X-Ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), rheological measurements and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Experimental observations and theoretical simulations consistently show a fibre-like structure of the gel, in which the organogelator molecules are held together via a dense network of hydrogen bonds, and via van der Waals interactions between hydrophobic groups.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/40837

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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41142-z

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G. Aykent, C. Zeytun, A. Marıon, and S. Özçubukçu, “Simple Tyrosine Derivatives Act as Low Molecular Weight Organogelators,” SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, pp. 0–0, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/40837.