RT Journal Article T1 Multipodal dynamic coordination involving cation-π interactions to control the structure of helical polymers A1 Alzubi, Mohammad A1 Arias, Sandra A1 Louzao Pernas, Iria A1 Quiñoá Cabana, Emilio A1 Riguera Vega, Ricardo A1 Freire Iribarne, Félix Manuel AB A precise tuning of the four possible states of a helix (P/M helical sense and stretched/compressed helical backbone) is attained by controlling the complexation between Li+ and a poly(phenylacetylene) that bears amide, ester and phenyl ring functionalities at the pendant group. Depending on the MeOH ratio that is present as a cosolvent, different coordination sites are involved in interactions leading to complexes I–III, each one with a characteristic structure (tri-, bi-, and unipodal) and an associated helical state. This dynamic coordination allows the selective modification of the helical sense or the stretching/compression backbone of a helical polymer PB Royal Society of Chemistry SN 1359-7345 YR 2017 FD 2017-07-06 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/16406 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/16406 LA eng NO Alzubi, M., Arias, S., Louzao, I., Quiñoá, E., Riguera, R., & Freire, F. (2017). Multipodal dynamic coordination involving cation–π interactions to control the structure of helical polymers. Chemical Communications, 53(61), 8573-8576. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7cc04220e NO We thank Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad [CTQ2015-70519-P and CTQ2014-61470-EXP], Erasmus Mundus (M. Alzubi), Fundación Gil Dávila (S. Arias), Xunta de Galicia (Centro singular de investigación de Galicia accreditation 2016–2019, GRC2014/040) and European Union (European Regional Development Fund –ERDF) for financial support DS Minerva RD 22 abr 2026