Open AccessOrganogels Fabricated from Self-Assembled Nanotubes Containing Core Substituted Perylene Diimide Derivative
Author(s) -
Prajna Moharana,
G. Santosh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
acs omega
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.779
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 2470-1343
DOI - 10.1021/acsomega.2c02210
Subject(s) - perylene , diimide , materials science , nanofiber , derivative (finance) , cyclohexane , self assembly , chemical engineering , molecule , polymer chemistry , photochemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , chemistry , financial economics , engineering , economics
Perylene-based organogels are well-known for their applications as sensors and optoelectronic materials. Among them, core-substituted perylene diimide-based organogels are rarely explored. Herein, the hierarchical self-assembly mechanism of a newly synthesized, amide-linked core-substituted perylene diimide derivative, which formed organogels in organic solvents like toluene and methyl cyclohexane (MCH), is discussed. These organogels are composed of one-dimensional molecular aggregates like nanofibers and nanotubes. Organogels composed of nanofibers are very frequent. On the contrary, for the first time, we have encountered a perylene diimide-based organogel consisting of self-assembled nanotubes. The molecular interactions, molecular packing, and rheological properties of this organogel are also discussed.