Alkylhydrazide Derivatives as New Organogelators and Their Potential Ability to Gel Electrolytes

We found that alkylhydrazides, which are commercially available reagents, formed organogels in various organic solvents having dielectric constants ranging from 2 to 66. We also found that gel electrolytes consisting of alkylhydrazide, PC, and LiClO4 showed good ionic conductivities, which were comparable to those of the corresponding liquid electrolytes.