Construction of Supramolecular Organogel with Circularly Polarized Luminescence by Self-Assembled Guanosine Octamer

Abstract

SUMMARY Gel formation using guanosine self-assembly is an important process in supramolecular chemistry. Here, we report the stepwise construction of circularly polarized luminescent supramolecular organogels from self-assembled guanosine quadruplexes. A lipophilic guanosine derivative (aldG) is designed and synthesized for the formation of a well-defined G 8 -octamer. The diamine linkers are used to connect G 8 -octamer units by imine formation to facilitate the construction of the supramolecular gel networks. 1 H NMR experiments show that the pre-assembled aldG 8 -octamer remains intact and is crucial for transparent and stiff organogel formation. With extended conjugation, the aldG organogels exhibit strong green fluorescence emission and circularly polarized properties without the assistance of any external fluorescent dyes, suggesting an alternative approach to construct molecular probes for biological and material applications.

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“…In the past few years, low-molecular-weight supramolecular organogels − have been proven to be useful materials in the field of biotechnology and the materials world. Because of their extraordinary supramolecular architectures, they have the potential to act as sensors and light-harvesting materials .…”