Development of a new dual polarity and viscosity probe based on the foldamer concept

Org Lett. 2015 Jun 5;17(11):2844-7. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b01275. Epub 2015 May 21.

Abstract

Small molecular probes able to act as sensors are of enormous interest thanks to their multiple applications. Here, we report on the development of a novel supramolecular dual viscosity and polarity probe based on the foldamer concept, which increases the resolution limits of traditional probes at low viscosity values (0-4 mPa·s). The applicability of this new probe has been tested with a supramolecular organogel.