Abstract
A mixture of tricyclic ladder polysilane 1 and amylose, upon pH adjustment of aqueous media from very basic to neutral, affords a supramolecular complex in which a preferential twisted (helical) conformation is induced on the ladder polysilane to display optical activity. Under the experimental conditions used, 1 assumes a left-handed twisted structure in the left-handed helical channel of amylose.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3212-3214 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Organometallic Chemistry |
Volume | 694 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 Sept 1 |
Keywords
- Amylose
- Chirality
- Cotton effect
- Ladder
- Polysilane