Volume 208, Issue 2 pp. 218-223
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The Formation of a Stable, Helical Conformation in Poly(N-propargylamides) through Synergic Effects among their Pendent Groups

Jianping Deng

Jianping Deng

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing 100029, China

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

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Weiguo Zhao

Weiguo Zhao

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing 100029, China

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Jianmin Wang

Jianmin Wang

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

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Zhigang Zhang

Zhigang Zhang

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

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Wantai Yang

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Wantai Yang

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing 100029, China

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China. Fax: +86 10 6441 6338Search for more papers by this author
First published: 23 January 2007
Citations: 20

Abstract

Copolymerization reactions of two N-propargylamides [1: HCCCH2NHCO(CH2)5CH3, 2: (HCCCH2NHCOC(CH3)3] were carried out with different monomer feed ratios. Compared with the two corresponding homopolymers, the series of resulting copolymers poly(1-co-2) had a higher helix content. They also performed very differently in conformational transitions, either from random coil to helix or from helix to random coil, mainly depending on the composition of the copolymers. Synergic effects among the pendent groups played a significant role in the copolymer main chains adopting stable helices.

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