Structural diversification of bola-amphiphilic glycolipid-type supramolecular hydrogelators exhibiting colour changes along with the gel-sol transition.

We diversified the structures of bola-amphiphilic glycolipid-type supramolecular hydrogelators that exhibited reversible thermochromism along with a gel-sol transition. The hydrogelators were designed and synthesized to have homo- or hetero-saccharides on each end of their molecules. Herein, the effects of the saccharides' structure on the gelation ability are discussed.