title: Contraction of supramolecular double-threaded dimer formed by alpha-cyclodextrin with a long alkyl chain.
abstract: A double-threaded dimer bearing a long substituent part and a large stopper group has been prepared and showed a conformational change with increased solvent polarity. [structure: see text]
authors.affiliation: Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.
authors.forename: Shouichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsukagoshi
authors.forename: Atsuhisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyawaki
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takashima
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harada
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D019281:Dimerization; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry*; D047391:alpha-Cyclodextrins / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D012997:Solvents; D047391:alpha-Cyclodextrins; C032613:alpha-cyclodextrin