Design of a Dynamic Polymer Interface for Chiral Discrimination
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- Atsuomi Shundo
- Department of Applied Chemistry, ‡International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER) and §Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Koichiro Hori
- Department of Applied Chemistry, ‡International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER) and §Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Takuya Ikeda
- Department of Applied Chemistry, ‡International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER) and §Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Nobuo Kimizuka
- Department of Applied Chemistry, ‡International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER) and §Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Keiji Tanaka
- Department of Applied Chemistry, ‡International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER) and §Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Description
Enantioselective wetting of a chiral polymer film was demonstrated. The contact angle of chiral liquids on the film was strongly dependent on their chirality although their physical properties including surface tension were identical. Such wetting behavior resulted from the enantioselective surface reorganization involving local conformational change of the polymer chains at the liquid interface. The concept of "dynamic interface for chiral discrimination" has possible potential for the development of materials capable of chiral sensing, optical resolution, and asymmetric synthesis.
Journal
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- Journal of the American Chemical Society
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Journal of the American Chemical Society 135 (28), 10282-10285, 2013-07-03
American Chemical Society (ACS)