我們成功合成出有機凝膠EI-01和EI-03,利用pyridyl ethynylthiophene作為主體與本實驗室發展出易形成凝膠結構合成而得最終產物。在形成膠體能力測試中,發現EI-01和EI-03在許多有機溶劑中皆可以形成凝膠。在這凝膠測試中,EI-01具有較佳的凝膠能力,在甲苯中形成穩定的凝膠,臨界凝膠濃度為3.9 mg/mL。我們利用變溫吸收光譜及放光光譜及不同濃度的吸收、放光光譜證實分子間作用力及光物理變化,得知分子間自組裝主要以J-type aggregation形式進行。藉由變溫1H NMR了解凝膠分子形成凝膠主要是以分子間氫鍵、P-P作用力以。經由SEM及TEM觀察其微觀組裝結構,皆呈現典型的纖維結構。
A series of organogelators EI-01、EI-03 was designed and synthesized. These gelators are composed of pyridyl ethynylthiophene derivatives with long-chain pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide. These gelators have shown great ability to immobilize a variety of organic solvents to form gels. The formation of supramolecular gels is achieved from self-assembly of gelator molecules via cooperative hydrogen bonding, P-Pstacking interactions followed by secondary interations with solvent molecules. The presence of aggregates was confirmed by variable-temperature 1H NMR and absorption/emission spectroscopy. The supramolecular aggregates in these organogels are considered to be the J-type aggregation. The xerogels studied by SEM and TEM revealed fiber-like morphologies. Among all gelators, EI-01 exhibits the greatest ability to form stable gel in toluene with a critical gelation concentration of 3.9 mg/mL.