Building permanently optically active particles from an absolutely achiral polymer
Zixiang He, Tengfei Miao, Xiaoxiao Cheng, Haotian Ma, Yafei Ma, Wei Zhang, Xiulin Zhu
Abstract
A novel strategy has developed for constructing polymer particles with permanent chirality by partially cross-linking the azobenzene units to allow perfect recovery of the destroyed helical superstructure without any chiral sources.
Topics & Concepts
AzobenzeneSuperstructureChirality (physics)PolymerOptically activeMaterials sciencePolymer chemistryChemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryComposite materialChiral symmetryThermodynamicsParticle physicsQuarkNambu–Jona-Lasinio modelSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials