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Optical activity of doubly ordered macromolecules
Author(s) -
Tenenbaum A.,
Triolo L.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
biopolymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.556
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1097-0282
pISSN - 0006-3525
DOI - 10.1002/bip.1974.360131104
Subject(s) - macromolecule , chemistry , side chain , solid state , order (exchange) , chemical physics , computational chemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , biochemistry , finance , economics
In order to analyze the optical activity of poly‐ N ‐γ‐carbobenzoxy‐ L ‐α,γ‐diaminobutyric acid, the microscopic model we have previously worked out is here further developed. Comparison with experimental data allows us to formulate a hypothesis on the stereochemical interaction between the side chains and the backbone of the macromolecule, and on the dependence of the optical activity on the conformational state of the backbone itself. Finally, the thermodynamic parameters concerning the side chains are estimated.