@article { ISI:000288677200073,
	title = {Ferrocene based organometallic gelators: a supramolecular synthon approach},
	journal = {Soft Matter},
	volume = {7},
	number = {7},
	year = {2011},
	month = {FEB},
	pages = {3634-3641},
	publisher = {ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY},
	address = {THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>The supramolecular synthon namely primary ammonium dicarboxylate (PAD) synthon has been exploited to generate a new series of salt based low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) derived from ferrocenedicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and primary amines Me-(CH2)(n)-NH2 (n = 3-15). While most of the salts are capable of forming gels with DMSO and DMF, nearly all of them show a tendency to form gels with at least one of the solvents studied. Structure property correlation based on single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction data in combination with optical-, scanning-, and transmission-electron microscopy reveals that the supramolecular synthon approach adopted herein for designing LMWGs is indeed useful and allows one to get an easy access to a new series of organometallic gelators.</p>},
	issn = {1744-683X},
	doi = {10.1039/c0sm01148g},
	author = {Sahoo, Pathik and Puranik, Vedavati G. and Patra, A. K. and Sastry, P. U. and Dastidar, Parthasarathi}
}
