Formation of higher-order structures of chiral poly(ethynylpyridine)s depending on size, temperature, and saccharide recognition

Hajime Abe*, Kotaro Okada, Hiroki Makida, Masahiko Inouye

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Abstract

Amphiphilic 2,6-pyridylene ethynylene "meta-ethynylpyridine" polymers having chiral oligo(oxyethylene) side chains were developed as hosts for saccharide recognition. The polymers were prepared via a Sonogashira reaction and fractionated by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). They showed circular dichroism (CD) activity due to their higher-order chiral helical structures, and their CD and UV-vis spectra changed depending on not only saccharide recognition but also molecular size, temperature, and metal cation recognition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6930-6936
Number of pages7
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume10
Issue number34
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012/09/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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