Chemistry Letters, Vol.40, No.4, 384-386, 2011
Enantioselective Pervaporation through Membranes from Poly(1,3-phenyleneethynylene)-based One-handed Helical Foldamer and Unfoldamer
We synthesized two kinds of poly(1,3-phenyleneethynylenes), one has (+)-menthoxycarbonyl groups at all repeating units and the other has (+)-menthoxycarbonyl groups and n-dodecyloxy groups alternately. Self-supporting membranes could be obtained easily by solvent casting. Enantioselective permeations of the polymers were investigated by pervaporation of 2-butanol. Enantioselective permeabilities of the membrane consisting of one-handed helical foldamer and unfoldamer were clarified.