Coordination Driven Metal-organic ‘Soft’ Processable Materials

Nanoscale processable soft organic-inorganic hybrid materials find several applications in biological and material sciences.[1] In general such materials are built by the self-assembly of low molecular weight gelators (LWMG) based linker  and metal ions.The inclusion of metal ions into low molecular weight gelator systems has proven to be advantageous in combining the functionality of traditional coordination chemistry with the wide array of exciting applications.[2] Here novel and interesting optical, electronic, magnetic and catalytic properties can be introduced based on synergistic interactions of metal ions and LWMG.[3-7] Additionally, stimuli responsive behaviour is just another reason that such soft material will reside at the forefront of chemical technology. These soft hybrids can also be exploited in energy and environmental applications, like photo or electro-catalytic water splitting, CO2 reduction, water purification, or separation and delivery of small molecules.[7-8] In my talk, I will focus on rational design and synthesis of several LWMG and their self-assembly with metal ions towards novel functional hybrid materials.

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8. Verma, P.; Maji, T. K. (Communicated)