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Controlling the Size, Shape and Stability of Supramolecular Polymers in Water
Published on: August 2, 2012
Complexation-induced inversion of helicity by an organic guest in a dynamic molecular propeller based on a
Ryo Katoono1, Kenshu Fujiwara, Takanori Suzuki
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan. katoono@sci.hokudai.ac.jp tak@sci.hokudai.ac.jp.
Abstract:
A tristerephthalamide host exhibited two helical geometries with (M)- and (P)-helicity, respectively, in terms of the twisting direction of a two-layer structure, and the helical preference switched upon complexation with a ditopic guest. In both uncomplexed and complexed states, the intramolecular transmission of chirality was responsible for the control of helicity.
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