Simultaneous Adjustment of Size and Helical Sense of Chiral Nanospheres and Nanotubes Derived from Axially Racemic Poly(phenyl acetylene)s

Nanospheres and nanotubes with full control of their size and helical sense are obtained in chloroform from the axially racemic chiral poly(phenylacetylene) poly-(R)-1 using either Ag+ as both chiral inducer and cross-linking agent or Na+ as chiral inducer and Ag+ as cross-linking agent. The size is...

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Autores: Arias, Sandra, Núñez Martínez, Manuel, Quiñoá Cabana, Emilio, Riguera Vega, Ricardo, Freire Iribarne, Félix Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/16405
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10347/16405
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nanospheres
Nanotubes
Helices
Poly(phenylacetylene)s
Helical sense
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Sumario:Nanospheres and nanotubes with full control of their size and helical sense are obtained in chloroform from the axially racemic chiral poly(phenylacetylene) poly-(R)-1 using either Ag+ as both chiral inducer and cross-linking agent or Na+ as chiral inducer and Ag+ as cross-linking agent. The size is tuned by the polymer/ion ratio while the helical sense is modulated by the polymer/cosolvent (i.e., MeCN) ratio. In this way, the helicity and the size of the nanoparticles can be easily interconverted by very simple experimental changes