20. Tu T, Assenmacher W, Peterlik H, Weisbarth R, Nieger M, Dötz KH (2007) An air-stable
organometallic low-molecular-mass gelator: synthesis, aggregation, and catalytic application
of a palladium pincer complex. Angew Chem Int Ed 46:6368
21. Tu T, Bao X, Assenmacher W, Peterlik H, Daniels J, Dötz KH (2009) Efficient air-stable
organometallic low-molecular-mass gelators for ionic liquids: synthesis, aggregation and
application of pyridine-bridged bis(benzimidazolylidene)-palladium complexes. Chem Eur J
15:1853
22. Ogata K, Sasano D, Yokoi T, Isozaki K, Yoshida R, Takenaka T, Seike H, Ogawa T,
Kurata H, Yasuda N, Takaya H, Nakamura M (2013) Synthesis and self-assembly of
NCN-pincer Pd-complex-bound norvalines. Chem Eur J 19:12356–12375
23. Tu T, Fang W, Bao X, Li X, Dötz KH (2011) Visual chiral recognition through
enantioselective metallogel collapsing: synthesis, characterization, and application of
platinum-steroid low-molecular-mass gelators. Angew Chem Int Ed 50:6601
24. Afrasiabi R, Kraatz H (2015) Rational design and application of a redox-active,
photoresponsive, discrete metallogelator. Chem Eur J 21:7695–7700
25. He T, Li K, Wang N, Liao Y, Wang X, Yu X (2014) A ferrocene-based multiple-stimuli
responsive organometallogel. Soft Matter 10:3755–3761
26. Liu J, He P, Yan J, Fang X, Peng J, Liu K, Fang Y (2008) An organometallic super-gelator
with multiple-stimulus responsive properties. Adv Mater 20:2508
27. Liu J, Yan J, Yuan X, Liu K, Peng J, Fang Y (2008) A novel low-molecular-mass gelator
with a redox active ferrocenyl group: tuning gel formation by oxidation. J Colloid Interface
Sci 318:397
28. Sahoo P, Kumar DK, Trivedi DR, Dastidar P (2008) An easy access to an organometallic
low molecular weight gelator: a crystal engineering approach. Tetrahedron Lett 49:3052
29. Yadav YJ, Heinrich B, Luca GD, Talarico AM, Mastropietro TF, Ghedini M, Donnio B,
Szerb EI (2013) Chromonic-like physical luminescent gels formed by ionic octahedral
Iridium(III) complexes in diluted water solutions. Adv Optical Mater 1:844–854
30. Siu SKL, Po C, Yim KC, Au VKM, Yam VWW (2015) Synthesis, characterization and
spectroscopic studies of luminescent l-valine modified alkynyl-based cyclometalated gold
(iii) complexes with gelation properties driven by p–p stacking, hydrogen bonding and
hydrophobic-hydrophobic interactions. Cryst Eng Comm 17:8153–8162
31. Wu NW, Zhang J, Xu XD, Yang HB (2014) Design and preparation of ethynyl-pyrene
modified platinum-acetylidegelators and their application in dispersion of graphene. Chem
Commun 50:10269–10272
32. Tatikonda R, Bhowmik S, Rissane K, Haukka M, Cametti M (2016) Metallogel formation in
aqueous DMSO by perfluoroalkyl decorated terpyridine ligands. Dalton Trans 45:12756–
12762
33. Chen X, Huang Z, Chen SY, Li K, Yu XQ, Pu L (2010) Enantioselective gel collapsing: a
new means of visual chiral sensing. J Am Chem Soc 132:7297–7299
34. Bhowmik S, Ghosh BN, Marjomäki V, Rissanen K (2014) Nanomolar pyrophosphate
detection in water and in a self-assembled hydrogel of a dimple terpyridine-Zn
2+ complex.
J Am Chem Soc 136:5543–5546
35. Fang W, Sun Z, Tu T (2013) Novel supramolecular thixotropic metallohydrogels consisting
of rare metal-organic nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, and mechanism of aggregation. J Phys Chem C 117:25185–25194
36. Fang W, Liu X, Lu Z, Tao T (2014) Photoresponsive metallo-hydrogels based on visual
discrimination of the positional isomers through selective thixotropic gel collapse. Chem
Commun 50:3313–3316
37. Fang W, Liu C, Chen J, Lu Z, Li ZM, Bao X, Tu T (2015) The electronic effects of ligands
on metal-coordination geometry: a key role in the visual discrimination of dimethylaminopyridine and its application towards chemo-switch. Chem Commun 51(20):4267–
4270
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organometallic low-molecular-mass gelator: synthesis, aggregation, and catalytic application
of a palladium pincer complex. Angew Chem Int Ed 46:6368
21. Tu T, Bao X, Assenmacher W, Peterlik H, Daniels J, Dötz KH (2009) Efficient air-stable
organometallic low-molecular-mass gelators for ionic liquids: synthesis, aggregation and
application of pyridine-bridged bis(benzimidazolylidene)-palladium complexes. Chem Eur J
15:1853
22. Ogata K, Sasano D, Yokoi T, Isozaki K, Yoshida R, Takenaka T, Seike H, Ogawa T,
Kurata H, Yasuda N, Takaya H, Nakamura M (2013) Synthesis and self-assembly of
NCN-pincer Pd-complex-bound norvalines. Chem Eur J 19:12356–12375
23. Tu T, Fang W, Bao X, Li X, Dötz KH (2011) Visual chiral recognition through
enantioselective metallogel collapsing: synthesis, characterization, and application of
platinum-steroid low-molecular-mass gelators. Angew Chem Int Ed 50:6601
24. Afrasiabi R, Kraatz H (2015) Rational design and application of a redox-active,
photoresponsive, discrete metallogelator. Chem Eur J 21:7695–7700
25. He T, Li K, Wang N, Liao Y, Wang X, Yu X (2014) A ferrocene-based multiple-stimuli
responsive organometallogel. Soft Matter 10:3755–3761
26. Liu J, He P, Yan J, Fang X, Peng J, Liu K, Fang Y (2008) An organometallic super-gelator
with multiple-stimulus responsive properties. Adv Mater 20:2508
27. Liu J, Yan J, Yuan X, Liu K, Peng J, Fang Y (2008) A novel low-molecular-mass gelator
with a redox active ferrocenyl group: tuning gel formation by oxidation. J Colloid Interface
Sci 318:397
28. Sahoo P, Kumar DK, Trivedi DR, Dastidar P (2008) An easy access to an organometallic
low molecular weight gelator: a crystal engineering approach. Tetrahedron Lett 49:3052
29. Yadav YJ, Heinrich B, Luca GD, Talarico AM, Mastropietro TF, Ghedini M, Donnio B,
Szerb EI (2013) Chromonic-like physical luminescent gels formed by ionic octahedral
Iridium(III) complexes in diluted water solutions. Adv Optical Mater 1:844–854
30. Siu SKL, Po C, Yim KC, Au VKM, Yam VWW (2015) Synthesis, characterization and
spectroscopic studies of luminescent l-valine modified alkynyl-based cyclometalated gold
(iii) complexes with gelation properties driven by p–p stacking, hydrogen bonding and
hydrophobic-hydrophobic interactions. Cryst Eng Comm 17:8153–8162
31. Wu NW, Zhang J, Xu XD, Yang HB (2014) Design and preparation of ethynyl-pyrene
modified platinum-acetylidegelators and their application in dispersion of graphene. Chem
Commun 50:10269–10272
32. Tatikonda R, Bhowmik S, Rissane K, Haukka M, Cametti M (2016) Metallogel formation in
aqueous DMSO by perfluoroalkyl decorated terpyridine ligands. Dalton Trans 45:12756–
12762
33. Chen X, Huang Z, Chen SY, Li K, Yu XQ, Pu L (2010) Enantioselective gel collapsing: a
new means of visual chiral sensing. J Am Chem Soc 132:7297–7299
34. Bhowmik S, Ghosh BN, Marjomäki V, Rissanen K (2014) Nanomolar pyrophosphate
detection in water and in a self-assembled hydrogel of a dimple terpyridine-Zn
2+ complex.
J Am Chem Soc 136:5543–5546
35. Fang W, Sun Z, Tu T (2013) Novel supramolecular thixotropic metallohydrogels consisting
of rare metal-organic nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, and mechanism of aggregation. J Phys Chem C 117:25185–25194
36. Fang W, Liu X, Lu Z, Tao T (2014) Photoresponsive metallo-hydrogels based on visual
discrimination of the positional isomers through selective thixotropic gel collapse. Chem
Commun 50:3313–3316
37. Fang W, Liu C, Chen J, Lu Z, Li ZM, Bao X, Tu T (2015) The electronic effects of ligands
on metal-coordination geometry: a key role in the visual discrimination of dimethylaminopyridine and its application towards chemo-switch. Chem Commun 51(20):4267–
4270
112
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