Extending Primary Ammonium Dicarboxylate (PAD) to Diprimary Ammonium Dicarboxylate (DPAD) Synthon and Its Implication in Supramolecular Gelation
作者:Uttam Kumar Das、Parthasarathi Dastidar
DOI:10.1021/cg401052a
日期:2013.10.2
A series of organic salts derived from various dicarboxylic acids and two alpha,omega-diamines, namely, 1,3;diaminopropane and 1,4-diaminobutane, were prepared and characterized by various physicochemical techniques, including single-crystal X-ray diffraction, with the aim of extending the well-studied 2D primary ammonium dicarboxylate (PAD) supramolecular synthon in the context of supramolecular gelation. Single crystal structures of 9 out of 14 diprimary ammonium dicarboxylate (DPAD) salts were determined. The results showed that none of the salts displayed the expected 2D DPAD synthon; instead, all of them self assembled into a 3D hydrogen bonded network. Consequently, only two salts, namely, B(3)FA and B(4)SA, appeared to show gelation behavior producing weak gels-a finding that corroborated well with the current understanding of gelation.