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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)469-472
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 19 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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