Polymer thermoreversible gels from organogelators enabled by 'click' chemistry

[1,2,3]-Triazole-based polymers made by means of the copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne [3+2] cycloaddition (CuAAC) exhibit selective gelling ability for DMSO and organic solvent mixtures containing at least 80% DMSO by volume. The organogels were characterized by FT-IR, DSC, TEM, and rheology.

[1,2,3]-Triazole-based polymers made by means of the copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne [3+2] cycloaddition (CuAAC) exhibit selective gelling ability for DMSO and organic solvent mixtures containing at least 80% DMSO by volume. The organogels were characterized by FT-IR, DSC, TEM, and rheology.