Abstract
(Equation presented) A water-soluble m-phenylene ethynylene (mPE) foldamer was realized by appending hexaethylene glycol side chains to the backbone repeat unit. UV spectra of the oligomer in aqueous solutions were consistent with a helical conformation. The association constant of the oligomer with (-)-α-pinene increased dramatically with increasing water composition, peaking at 90% water by volume in acetonitrile. The rate of the host/guest system's approach to equilibrium was found to decrease considerably with increasing water content.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 469-472 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 19 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry