A sulfonated polyaramide: Stir-induced chirality in its aqueous solution

Kunihiko Okano, Kanami Machida, Takashi Yamashita

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Abstract

We demonstrated that aqueous solutions containing a sulfonated polyaramide exhibited stir-induced chirality detected by circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. This phenomenon can be visualized as dynamics of supramolecular structure comprising hydrogen-bonded polyaramides. We further show that the sign of the CD response can be tuned using vortex direction, stirring-rate, and concentration.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)750-752
Number of pages3
JournalChemistry Letters
Volume41
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)

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