Abstract
Novel organogelators based on fluorescent alkoxy-substituted 1,4-diarylated 1, 2, 3-triazoles are reported. The findings monitored in the current study promoted the development of inventive compacted supramolecular architectures generated by self-assembly of the prepared triazole-based organogelators. The synthesis, characterization and gelation properties of the current novel alkoxy-substituted 1,4-diarylated 1, 2, 3-triazole arms were described. The synthesis procedures were accomplished by using Cu-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) of alkoxy-substituted aryl azide with aryl bearing terminal alkyne subtituents and alkoxy chains of different lengths. The alkoxy-substituted of 1, 4-diarylated 1, 2, 3-triazole derivatives bearing different alkoxy chains were characterized by FTIR, H-1/C-13 NMR, and elemental analysis. The 1, 4-diarylated 1, 2, 3-triazoles with longer alkoxy terminal groups demonstrated improved gelation properties compared to those with shorter alkoxy terminals. The morphologies of the selfassembled alkoxy-substituted 1, 4-diarylated 1, 2, 3-triazoles were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which demonstrated arrangements of highly ordered nanofibers, forced by pi-stacks and van der Waals interactions. The antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity of the newly synthesized triazoles was investigated to verify the potential use of the present triazole gelators for a variety of applications, such as drug delivery. (C) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University.