Gelation of a Highly Fluorescent Urea-Containing Triarylmelamine Derivative: 2,4,6-Tris(p-N′-Octadecylureido-Anilino)Triazine in Organic Solvents

A new gelator of urea‐containing triazine derivatives was synthesized and tested in order to explore the gelation potential in different organic solvents. This compound has been found to form organogels with a variety of organic solvents such as decalin and other solvents. The resulting thermo‐reversible gel was characterized by using the dropping ball method and a number of other instruments. The melting temperature of the gel increased with the gel concentration. The intermolecular hydrogen bonding of gelation was demonstrated through an FT‐IR spectrometer. UV‐Vis and fluorescence analysis showed that the gel displayed various optical effects in different organic solvents. The blue fluorescence of the gel in decalin and the quenched effect of gel in CHCl3 were displayed, respectively. Morphological features in decalin and CHCl3 were studied by applying atomic force microscopy (AFM), and the morphological features demonstrated that there were different aggregations in different solvents. In conductivity electrolyte experiments, the organogel electrolytes indicated high conductivity (σ) comparable to the corresponding NaClO4/THF solution. The conductivity of gel electrolytes was increased with electrolyte salt. The concentrations of gel at 20mg/ml in decalin and CHCl3 displayed the diverse optical effects. The blue fluorescence of gel in decalin and the quenched effect of gel in CHCl3 were displayed, respectively.