Cu(II)-specific metallogel formation by an amido-anthraquinone-pyridyloxalamide ligand in DMSO-water.

ABSTRACT

This study on the CuCl2-induced and water-mediated metallogel formation by a pyridine containing anthraquinone-based ligand in DMSO provides significant insights on the relationship between the coordination geometry and metallo-gelation aptitude for a series of variably substituted pyridyloxalamide ligands.