Role of complementary H-bonding interaction of a cyanurate in the self-assembly and gelation of melamine linked tri(p-phenyleneethynylene)sElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: 1: Experimental section. 2: Synthesis. 3: Description of experimental techniques. 4: Absorption and emission spectroscopic studies. 5: IR studies. See DOI: 10.1039/b912392j

Melamine-functionalized tri(p-phenyleneethynylene) 1self-assembles to form opaque and weak gels in aliphatic solvents which turned transparent and stable upon addition of a cyanurate, affording supramolecular nanostructures with distinct physical properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]