Chiral Transfer of Linear Polysiloxane with Preferred-Handed Helical Conformation

Tomoki Mure, Yakumo Kinoshita, Hinari Sakai, Shunsuke Morii, Hsin Ni Wu, Tsz Ming Yung, Hao Cheng Yu, Kodai Nagashima, Wataru Higashiguchi, Noboru Ohta, Teruaki Hayakawa, Yoshinobu Nakamura, Syuji Fujii, Ming Chia Li*, Tomoyasu Hirai*

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Abstract

We report the preparation of chiral silica using a linear polysiloxane main chain with a preferred-handed helical structure as the template. Poly(methylvinyl siloxane) (PMVS) with a cysteine derivative side chain designated as PMVS-Cys was prepared using anionic polymerization and an ene-thiol reaction. PMVS-Cys forms a helical conformation in both solution and film via hydrogen bonding between amide groups at side chains. The helical structure remains during the calcination process, resulting in silica with helical structure. The silica with a helical structure shows optical activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)537-541
Number of pages5
JournalACS Macro Letters
Volume13
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 May 2024

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