166, 167, 172–176, 181–184, 202,
204–206
Hydrogen bonding, 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 16, 19, 25,
31, 37, 40, 42–45, 47–50, 61, 63, 68, 71,
76, 79, 84, 90, 95, 98, 100, 104, 121,
122, 124, 125, 131, 135, 140, 155, 158,
162–165, 167, 168, 178, 179, 198
Hydrolysis, 84, 120, 191, 192, 194, 195, 200
Hydrophilic, 48, 50, 155, 157, 158, 176
Hydrophilicity, 25, 162, 198
Hydrophobic interaction, 65, 68
I
I 2 vapor, 200
Imidazole, 17, 76, 89, 103, 109, 110, 139
Imide, 31, 122
Imine bonding, 120–122, 124, 129, 172, 173
Inorganic gel, 1, 191, 204
Ion, 38, 39, 43, 46, 47, 70, 91, 93–95, 97, 105,
110, 163, 166, 183, 199
Ionic liquid, 196
Irradiation, 20–22, 25–28, 31, 43, 86, 87, 122,
131, 139, 140, 148, 177, 179, 180
L
Lead(II), 83
Ligand, 25, 43, 46, 66, 69, 70, 74, 76, 79, 82,
84–86, 90, 93, 95, 98, 99, 101, 109, 140,
164–167, 169, 170
Light responsive, 16, 86
Logic gate, 29
Low molecular weight gelator, 2, 61, 121, 178
Luminescence, 34, 66, 69, 85, 88, 95, 99, 101
M
Macrocycle, 93, 140
Mechanical property, 145
Mechanical stimuli, 34, 96, 98
Mechanical stress, 10, 29, 34–37, 42, 98
Mesoporosity, 81, 88, 105
Metal ion, 81, 84, 89, 92, 96, 124, 131
Metallogel, 46, 62, 63, 70, 71, 74, 76, 84, 91,
98, 100, 103–105, 131, 132, 134, 165,
170
MetalÁÁÁmetal interaction, 73, 76
Metal-organic, 3, 4, 48, 52, 61–63, 65, 68,
72–74, 79–83, 85–90, 93–95, 97, 98,
100, 101, 105, 106, 108, 109, 129, 130,
140, 158, 164–167, 169
Metal-organic bond, 3
Metal-organic cage, 167
Metal-organic framework, 52, 82, 101
Metal-organic gel, 63, 73, 76, 86, 93, 95, 99,
100, 107
Metal oxide, 192
Metathesis, 120, 199, 200, 201, 203
Microfluidic, 145
Microporosity, 81, 105
Molybdenum, 199
Monodentate ligand, 74
Morphology evolution, 83, 90, 92
Multistimuli-responsive, 41
N
Nanofibre, 42, 74, 79
Nanoparticle, 195
Nanoribbon, 205
Nanotube, 79
Naphthalene-diimide, 12, 39, 48
Naphthalimide, 22, 32, 122
N-containing ligand, 73
Neutral species, 3, 38, 48
N-heterocyclic carbine, 70
Nitrite, 76
Nitrogen fixation, 203
Non-convalent, 198
Non-covalent interaction, 3, 9, 10, 23, 29, 37,
48, 61, 121, 126, 154
O
Organogel, 25, 26, 47–49, 103–105, 122, 132,
173, 174
Organometallic, 70, 71
Oxide, 62, 89, 191
P
Palladium(II), 31, 70
Pd
2+ , 62, 77, 90, 92, 95, 103, 108–110, 169,
170
Peptide, 31, 34, 42, 70, 141, 142, 183, 184
Perylene, 13
Photocatalytic activity, 200, 204
Photochromic, 24, 49, 86, 122
Photoisomerization, 20–22, 86
Photoluminescent, 86
Photopolymerization, 23, 180, 183
Photoreactive, 145
Photoresponsive, 16–19, 24, 26, 41, 86, 141,
183
pH-responsive, 38, 39, 107, 165
Physical gel, 157, 158, 171
Physical stimuli, 37
p–p interaction, 3, 13, 19, 42, 47, 89, 95, 122,
140
Index
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204–206
Hydrogen bonding, 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 16, 19, 25,
31, 37, 40, 42–45, 47–50, 61, 63, 68, 71,
76, 79, 84, 90, 95, 98, 100, 104, 121,
122, 124, 125, 131, 135, 140, 155, 158,
162–165, 167, 168, 178, 179, 198
Hydrolysis, 84, 120, 191, 192, 194, 195, 200
Hydrophilic, 48, 50, 155, 157, 158, 176
Hydrophilicity, 25, 162, 198
Hydrophobic interaction, 65, 68
I
I 2 vapor, 200
Imidazole, 17, 76, 89, 103, 109, 110, 139
Imide, 31, 122
Imine bonding, 120–122, 124, 129, 172, 173
Inorganic gel, 1, 191, 204
Ion, 38, 39, 43, 46, 47, 70, 91, 93–95, 97, 105,
110, 163, 166, 183, 199
Ionic liquid, 196
Irradiation, 20–22, 25–28, 31, 43, 86, 87, 122,
131, 139, 140, 148, 177, 179, 180
L
Lead(II), 83
Ligand, 25, 43, 46, 66, 69, 70, 74, 76, 79, 82,
84–86, 90, 93, 95, 98, 99, 101, 109, 140,
164–167, 169, 170
Light responsive, 16, 86
Logic gate, 29
Low molecular weight gelator, 2, 61, 121, 178
Luminescence, 34, 66, 69, 85, 88, 95, 99, 101
M
Macrocycle, 93, 140
Mechanical property, 145
Mechanical stimuli, 34, 96, 98
Mechanical stress, 10, 29, 34–37, 42, 98
Mesoporosity, 81, 88, 105
Metal ion, 81, 84, 89, 92, 96, 124, 131
Metallogel, 46, 62, 63, 70, 71, 74, 76, 84, 91,
98, 100, 103–105, 131, 132, 134, 165,
170
MetalÁÁÁmetal interaction, 73, 76
Metal-organic, 3, 4, 48, 52, 61–63, 65, 68,
72–74, 79–83, 85–90, 93–95, 97, 98,
100, 101, 105, 106, 108, 109, 129, 130,
140, 158, 164–167, 169
Metal-organic bond, 3
Metal-organic cage, 167
Metal-organic framework, 52, 82, 101
Metal-organic gel, 63, 73, 76, 86, 93, 95, 99,
100, 107
Metal oxide, 192
Metathesis, 120, 199, 200, 201, 203
Microfluidic, 145
Microporosity, 81, 105
Molybdenum, 199
Monodentate ligand, 74
Morphology evolution, 83, 90, 92
Multistimuli-responsive, 41
N
Nanofibre, 42, 74, 79
Nanoparticle, 195
Nanoribbon, 205
Nanotube, 79
Naphthalene-diimide, 12, 39, 48
Naphthalimide, 22, 32, 122
N-containing ligand, 73
Neutral species, 3, 38, 48
N-heterocyclic carbine, 70
Nitrite, 76
Nitrogen fixation, 203
Non-convalent, 198
Non-covalent interaction, 3, 9, 10, 23, 29, 37,
48, 61, 121, 126, 154
O
Organogel, 25, 26, 47–49, 103–105, 122, 132,
173, 174
Organometallic, 70, 71
Oxide, 62, 89, 191
P
Palladium(II), 31, 70
Pd
2+ , 62, 77, 90, 92, 95, 103, 108–110, 169,
170
Peptide, 31, 34, 42, 70, 141, 142, 183, 184
Perylene, 13
Photocatalytic activity, 200, 204
Photochromic, 24, 49, 86, 122
Photoisomerization, 20–22, 86
Photoluminescent, 86
Photopolymerization, 23, 180, 183
Photoreactive, 145
Photoresponsive, 16–19, 24, 26, 41, 86, 141,
183
pH-responsive, 38, 39, 107, 165
Physical gel, 157, 158, 171
Physical stimuli, 37
p–p interaction, 3, 13, 19, 42, 47, 89, 95, 122,
140
Index
211