Determination of the helical screw sense and side-group chirality of a synthetic chiral polymer from Raman optical activity

Merten, C., Barron, L.D., Hecht, L. and Johannessen, C. (2011) Determination of the helical screw sense and side-group chirality of a synthetic chiral polymer from Raman optical activity. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 50(42), pp. 9973-9976. (doi: 10.1002/anie.201104345)

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Abstract

Excellent agreement between the experimental and the quantum-chemically simulated Raman optical activity (ROA) spectrum of (+)-poly(trityl methacrylate) shows that the polymer backbone adopts a left-handed helical conformation while the trityl side groups display a left-handed propeller conformation. Thus ROA can be used to determine the complete structure of synthetic chiral polymers in solution.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Hecht, Dr Lutz and Barron, Professor Laurence
Authors: Merten, C., Barron, L.D., Hecht, L., and Johannessen, C.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
Journal Name:Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
Publisher:Wiley - V C H Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
ISSN:1433-7851
Published Online:08 September 2011

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