Claims
- 1. A method of polymerizing an aromatic monomer, comprising combining an aromatic monomer with a hematin catalyst, wherein the hematin catalyst has been derivatized with one or more non-proteinaceous amphipathic groups.
- 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising combining a peroxide initiator with the aromatic monomer and the derivatized hematin.
- 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising a template, wherein the aromatic monomer aligns along said template and polymerizes to form a complex comprising the polymerized aromatic monomer and the template.
- 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the template is a polyelectrolyte.
- 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the polyelectrolyte is polyanionic.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the polyanionic polyelectrolyte is poly(styrene sulfonic acid) or a salt thereof.
- 7. The method of claim 3, wherein the template is optically active.
- 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the optically active template is an oligonucleotide or a polynucleic acid or a salt thereof.
- 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the polynucleic acid is 2′-deoxyribonucleic acid or a salt thereof.
- 10. The method of claim 5, wherein the template is lignin sulfonic acid or a salt thereof.
- 11. The method of claim 5, wherein the template is dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid or a salt thereof.
- 12. The method of claim 3, wherein the aromatic monomer is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic compound.
- 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the aromatic compound is an aniline.
- 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the aniline is 2-methoxy-5-methylaniline.
- 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the aromatic compound is a phenol.
- 16. The method of claim 13, wherein the complex formed is a water-soluble complex of a polyaniline and the template.
- 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the polyaniline is of the electrically-conducting emeraldine salt form.
- 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the complex formed is a water-soluble complex of polyphenol and the template.
- 19. The method of claim 7, wherein the polymerized aromatic monomer complexed to the template has a macro-asymmetry.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/994,998, filed Nov. 27, 2001, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/253,109, filed on Nov. 27, 2000. The entire teachings of the above application are incorporated herein by reference.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
[0002] The invention was supported, in whole or in part, by a grant ONR N0014-00-1-0718 from the Office of Naval Research and a grant DAAD 16-01-C-0011 from the U.S. Army Research Office. The Government has certain rights in the invention.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60253109 |
Nov 2000 |
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Divisions (1)
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