K. Hanabusa, Kazuyuki Okui, Kazutaka Karaki
Nov 1, 1997
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Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Abstract
Abstract Organogels of low molecular weight compounds, N -benzyloxycarbonyl- l -alanine 4-hexadecanoyl-2-nitrophenyl ester (BLAHN) and related compounds, in methanol and cyclohexane solvents were studied by FT-IR, circular dichroism (CD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The gels exhibited a thermally reversible sol-to-gel phase transition, which gave the thermodynamic parameters for the transition. The FT-IR spectroscopic results suggested that the intermolecular hydrogen bonding between N−H and C=O of urethane bond played a vital role in gelation. The aggregates for gelation were mainly assembled by π–π interaction, dipole–dipole interaction, and the hydrophobic interaction as well as hydrogen bonding for BLAHN. The comparison of CD spectra of BLAHN, N -benzyloxycarbonyl- d -alanine 4-hexadecanoyl-2-nitrophenyl ester (BDAHN), and related molecules indicated that the self-aggregation of gelator molecules gradually proceeds and the component molecules are cooperatively organized to form a chiral aggregate. The three-dimensional interlocking structures and tree-branched structures responsible for the immobilization of fluid were observed by TEM and SEM.