Insights into a novel class of azobenzenes incorporating 4,6-O-protected sugars as photo-responsive organogelators

Abstract

A novel class of 4,6-O-butylidene/ethylidene/benzylidene β-d-glucopyranose gelator functionalized with photo-responsive azobenzene moieties were designed and synthesized and also characterized using different spectral techniques.

Smart supramolecular photoresponsive gelator with long-alkyl chain azobenzene incorporated sugar derivatives for recycling aromatic solvents and sequestration of cationic dyes

“…These aromatic solvents, which are a major cause of pollution, have received significantly less attention in the past, 41 especially when compared to petroleum oils, which have been examined extensively. 42 In the literature analogous compounds of LMOGs have been reported 1 43 and 2 44 (Fig. 1).…”

“…All the compounds were synthesized by simple processes involving few-step based on our previous reports 44,61 with slight modifications. The synthetic route of gelators is shown in Scheme S1 (ESI‡).…”