Photoactive Hybrid Gelators Based on a Luminescent Inorganic [Cu4I4] Cluster Core

• Published in: Chemistry : a European journal Vol. 19; no. 47; pp. 15831 - 15835
• Main Authors: Benito, Quentin, Fargues, Alexandre, Garcia, Alain, Maron, Sébastien, Gacoin, Thierry, Boilot, Jean-Pierre, Perruchas, Sandrine, Camerel, Franck
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 18.11.2013; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; Wiley-VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Chemical Sciences; Chemistry; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; cluster compounds; Clusters; Derivatives; Dynamic mechanical properties; Dynamics; Gelation; gels; Luminescence; Material chemistry; metallogelators; Networks; Physical Sciences; rigidochromic luminescence; Science & Technology; Solvents; thermochromic luminescence; cluster compounds; gels; PYRIDINE; THERMOCHROMIC-LUMINESCENCE; COMPLEXES; rigidochromic luminescence; PHOTOPHYSICS; thermochromic luminescence; LIGAND; metallogelators; FAMILY; Rigidochromic; Thermochromic luminescence; Metallogelators; Gels; Cluster compounds; Luminescence
• ISSN: 0947-6539; 1521-3765
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201303567

Luminescent clustogelator: Hybrid gelators with a [Cu4I4] cluster core functionalized by cholesteryl derivatives allow solvent gelation through the formation of a globular network (see figure). The resulting gels display thermochromic and rigidochromic luminescence properties, the latter being used to probe the dynamics of the gelation phenomenon.