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Unconventional Amphiphilic Polymers Based on Chiral Polyethylene Oxides
Author(s) -
Janssen Henk M.,
Peeters Emiel,
van Zundert Marga F.,
van Genderen Marcel H. P.,
Meijer E. W.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199701221
Subject(s) - amphiphile , polymer , macromolecule , random coil , polar , polyethylene , aqueous solution , polymer chemistry , materials science , polymer science , chain (unit) , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , chemical physics , copolymer , stereochemistry , circular dichroism , physics , biochemistry , astronomy , engineering
Regular repeats of polar (P) and apolar units (A) in the main chain of polyethylene oxides earmark a new class of amphiphilic polymers. This primary structure was designed in analogy to peptides that form coiled‐coil structures. In aqueous solution these macromolecules undergo a transition from random coil to helical conformations prior to phase separation.