A new strategy for folding oligo(m-phenylene ethynylenes).
Backbone-rigidified oligo(m-phenylene ethynylenes) fold into crescent or helical conformations in non-polar organic solvents.
Yang
Xiaowu
X
Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA.
Brown
Amy L
AL
Furukawa
Mako
M
Li
Shoujian
S
Gardinier
Wendy E
WE
Bukowski
Eric J
EJ
Bright
Frank V
FV
Zheng
Chong
C
Zeng
Xiao Cheng
XC
Gong
Bing
B
D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004987:Ethers / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012997:Solvents
D000480:Alkynes; D004987:Ethers; D012997:Solvents; C436384:phenyleneethynylene