Hydrophobic Pockets in a Nonpolymeric Aqueous Gel: Observation of such a Gelation Process by Color Change
- 18 June 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English
- Vol. 40 (12) , 2281-2283
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-3773(20010618)40:12<2281::aid-anie2281>3.0.co;2-l
Abstract
Efficient gelation of aqueous fluids by a novel tripodal trischolamide generates chiral hydrophobic pockets in the gel network. A yellow to green color change (see absorbance spectra) in the presence of bromophenol blue (BPBH) indicates the formation of the gel. The bound (anionic) dye (BPB−) shows induced circular dichroism, which is indicative of a chiral environment.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: