Nonlinear amplification of circular dichroism activity upon cyclodimerization of a chiral saddle-shaped porphyrin†
Yukitami Mizuno,Takuzo Aida
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 11/25/2002 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B209789C
Abstract

A cyclic dimer of chiral saddle-shaped porphyrin with p-xylylene linkers, upon interaction with mandelic acid, showed an enhanced circular dichroism activity, which was more than 7 times as large as that of a monomeric reference.

Graphical abstract: Nonlinear amplification of circular dichroism activity upon cyclodimerization of a chiral saddle-shaped porphyrin