Angewandte Chemie, 2018, vol 129, 42, pp. 13196-13200
DOI:10.1002/ange.201707363
Abstract
Phase segregation between different macromolecules and specific weak interactions are the basis of molecular organization in many biological systems, which are held together by attractive hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) and dissociated by phase segregation. We report significant changes in the association behavior of covalent H-bonds by the phase of attached polymer chains. Depending on the aggregation state, we observed either intact H-bonds despite segregation of the phases, or macrophase separation with a larger amount of H-bonding dissociation.
