Bipyridinium radical cation dimerization-driven polymeric pleated foldamers and a homoduplex that undergo ion-tuned interconversion

作者：Zhang, Yun-Chang; Zhang, Dan-Wei^*; Wang, Hui; Zhou, Yaming; Li, Zhan-Ting

来源：Polymer Chemistry, 2015, 6(24): 4404-4408.

DOI：10.1039/c5py00419e

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Four oligo(ethylene glycol)-linked bipyridinium (BIPY2 ) polymers have been prepared via forming hydrazone bonds. Reducing the BIPY2 units into a radical cation (BIPY_ ) with zinc induces the polymers to fold into pleated states or form a duplex via BIPY_ dimerization. The duplex and foldamer can convert into each other by alternately adding NH4 and NEt3.

• 出版日期2015
• 单位复旦大学