Eiji Yashima and colleagues at Nagoya University, Japan, have synthesised two novel optically active poly(phenylacetylene)s bearing riboflavin (vitamin B2) residues. The pendant groups showed a reversible redox behavior which accompanied a reversible change in the chiroptical properties.
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