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A tailored organometallic gelator with enhanced amphiphilic character and structural diversity of gelation

Thorsten Klawonn, Andreas Gansäuer, Iris Winkler, Thorsten Lauterbach, Dieter Franke, Roeland J. M. Nolte, Martin C. Feiters, Hans G. Börner, Jens Hentschel, Karl Heinz Dötz

Chemical Communications · 2007 · 74 citations · 14 references

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A cholesterol-appended titanocene gelator was synthesised which forms twisted fibers able to gelate a variety of solvents of different polarity as demonstrated by spectroscopic and microscopic techniques.

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Responsive Cyclohexane‐Based Low‐Molecular‐Weight Hydrogelators with Modular Architecture

Kjeld J. C. van Bommel, Cornelia van der Pol, Inouk Muizebelt et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2004 · 288 citations · Full text

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