Macromolecular helicity control of poly(phenyl isocyanate)s with a single stimuli-responsive chiral switch

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Jul 4;55(55):7906-7909. doi: 10.1039/c9cc03555a.

Abstract

The introduction of a single chiral substituent with a switchable conformer equilibrium at the poly(phenyl isocyanate) terminus allowed the control of the helical sense of the polymer backbone using various external stimuli. Helical sense enhancement was achieved through a domino effect, where the helical sense was assigned by VCD spectroscopy and DFT calculations.