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Dynamic Covalent Gels

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Gel Chemistry

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Various dynamic covalent bonds have been studied in the area of supramolecular gels, such as imine/acylhydrazone formation, boronic ester formation, disulphide formation and anthracene dimerization. Two catalogues of dynamic covalent gels are discussed in this chapter, namely gelation by discrete molecules and gelation by dynamic covalent polymers. Discrete gelators include imine/acylhydrazone gels, borate gels, anthracene-based gels and gels based on dynamic covalent cycles and cages. In the section of dynamic covalent polymer gels, imine gels and calix[4]arene-derived acylhydrazone gels are discussed in detail.

Jianyong Zhang, Haobin Fang and Xiying Feng contributed together to this chapter.

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    Jianyong Zhang

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

    Ya Hu

  3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

    Yongguang Li

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Zhang, J., Hu, Y., Li, Y. (2018). Dynamic Covalent Gels. In: Gel Chemistry. Lecture Notes in Chemistry, vol 96. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6881-2_4

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