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Small-molecule-induced folding of a synthetic polymer
Ghosh, Suhrit,Ramakrishnan
, p. 5441 - 5447 (2005)
(Chemical Equation Presented) Stack 'em high: A polyimide with pyromellitic diimide units linked by hexaoxy-ethylene segments can be made to fold by cooperative two-point interactions on addition of a folding agent (see scheme). The ammonium group of the folding agent forms complexes with the oxyethylene spacer which greatly facilitates the formation of charge-transfer complexes between the aromatic units of the two components.
