Self-trapped vibrational states in synthetic β-sheet helices†
Erik Schwartz,Pavol Bodis,Matthieu Koepf,Jeroen J. L. M. Cornelissen,Alan E. Rowan,Sander Woutersen,Roeland J. M. Nolte
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 06/23/2009 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B907830D
Abstract
Femtosecond vibrational pump–probe spectroscopy on β-helical polyisocyanopeptides reveals vibrational self-trapping in the well-defined hydrogen-bonded side groups that is absent when non-hydrogen bonded monomers are mixed in.
