Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (10): 1921.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20160286

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Preparation of Chiral 3-Aminophenol-formaldehyde Resin Nanofibers Using the Self-assemblies of Tetrapeptides as Template

CAO Yanfang, SHAO Changzhen, LI Baozong, LI Yi, YANG Yonggang*()   

  1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
  • Received:2016-04-26 Online:2016-10-10 Published:2016-08-08
  • Contact: YANG Yonggang E-mail:ygyang@suda.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51473106, 21574095)

Abstract:

A pair of tetrapeptide enantiomers derived from alanine was prepared through a classic solid phase peptide synthesis method. Their gel-forming properties were investigated, and their self-assemblies in methanol were selected as the template to prepare 3-aminophenol-formaldehyde resins via a sol-gel process. The obtained resins products were single-handed helical nanofibers characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Meanwhile, their optical activities were disclosed by circular dichroism. The research results indicate that 3-aminophenol-formaldehyde resins exhibited chirality both at the nano level and at the molecular level. Chirality transferred from the self-assemblies to the resins successfully.

Key words: Tetrapeptide, Supramolecular template, Phenolic resin, Nanofiber, Chirality

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