Modular construction and hierarchical gelation of organooxotin nanoclusters derived from simple building blocks

Uwe Hahn, Andrew R. Hirst, Juan Luis Delgado, Adrien Kaeser, Beatrice Delavaux-Nicot, Jean-Francois Nierengarten, David K. Smith

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Abstract

Mixtures of an appropriate carboxylic acid and n-butylstannoic acid constitute modular gelation systems, in which the formation of a well-defined 'tin-drum' nanocluster subsequently underpins the hierarchical assembly of nanostructured fibres, which form self-supporting gel-phase networks in organic solvents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4943-4945
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number46
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Dec 2007

Keywords

  • GEL-PHASE MATERIALS
  • 2-COMPONENT DENDRITIC GEL
  • ORGANOGELS
  • CLUSTER
  • ASSEMBLIES
  • COMPLEXES
  • MOLECULES
  • CHEMISTRY
  • LIGHT
  • METAL

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