Conformational transitions in a free amino acid functionalized polythiophene

• A chiral, 3-substituted polythiophene with an amino acid function shows pH-dependent visible, emission and circular dichroism spectra in buffered aqueous solution. At pH equal to pi of the amino acid, the backbone adopts a non-planar right-handed helical conformation and the polymer chains are separated from each other. Increasing pH leads to a more planar conformation of the backbone and an aggregation of the polymer chains occurs. A lower pH will also lead to a more planar conformation of the backbone, but aggregation of the polymer chains appears to be absent. © 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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Optical absorption and emission spectroscopy

Polythiophene derivative

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