Over the past two decades, supramolecular gels have attracted significant attention from scientists in diverse research fields and have been extensively developed. This review mainly focuses on the significant achievements in supramolecular gels and catalysis. First, by incorporating diverse catalytic sites and active organic functional groups into gelator molecules, supramolecular gels have been considered as a novel matrix for catalysis. In addition, these rationally designed supramolecular gels also provide a variety of templates to access metal nanocomposites, which may function as catalysts and exhibit high activity in diverse catalytic transformations. Finally, as a new kind of biomaterial, supramolecular gels formed in situ by self-assembly triggered by catalytic transformations are also covered herein.
[1]Fudan Univ, Dept Chem, Shanghai Key Lab Mol Catalysis & Innovat Mat, 2205 Songhu Rd, Shanghai 200438, Peoples R China;
[2]Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Organ Chem, State Key Lab Organometall Chem, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R China;
[3]East China Univ Technol, Sch Chem Biol & Mat Sci, Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, Peoples R China
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