switched within a copolymer by acting on the conformational composition of the components and their chirality. Thus, a sergeant and soldiers effect is produced in two diastereomeric copolymer series, poly[(S)‐1r‐co‐(S)‐2(1−r)] and poly[(R)‐1r‐co‐(S)‐2(1−r)], owing to the presence in chloroform of a preferred conformation in (S)‐2, and a conformationalequilibrium in 1, where a P helix is induced independently
A new multi-sensor material based on helical copolymers showing the chiral conflict effect have been prepared. It can successfully detect and identify diverse metal cations in solution. The design of this material has taken into account not only the opposite helical senses induced by the two chiral monomers in the copolymer, but also their dynamic behavior. The induced helical sense can thus be enhanced