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Unusual solvent effects on chiroptical properties of an optically active regioregular polythiophene in solution
Hidetoshi Goto,
Eiji Yashima,
Yoshio Okamoto,
Hidetoshi Goto
Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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Eiji Yashima
Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorYoshio Okamoto
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHidetoshi Goto,
Eiji Yashima,
Yoshio Okamoto,
Hidetoshi Goto
Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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Eiji Yashima
Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Department of Molecular Design and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorYoshio Okamoto
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 19 May 2000
Citations: 43
Abstract
The chiroptical properties of a novel, optically active regioregular poly[3-(4-((R)-4-ethyl-2-oxazolin-2-yl)phenyl)thiophene] (poly-1) were investigated in mixtures of a good solvent, chloroform, and a variety of poor solvents using CD spectroscopy. Most poor solvents induced CD on poly-1 with similar Cotton effects, while acetonitrile and nitromethane caused dramatic changes in the Cotton effects of poly-1. Chirality 12:396–399, 2000. © 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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