| abstract |
The present invention discloses facially amphiphilic polyaryl and polyarylalkynyl polymers and oligomers of formula (Ia), compositions thereof, preparation thereof and their use as antimicrobial agents and as antidotes for hemorrhagic complications associated with heparin therapy n n R 1 -A 1 -s-A 2 -s-A 1 -R 2 Formula (Ia) n nwherein A 1 and A 2 are independently substituted or unsubstituted arylene or heteroarylene, s is absent, or -CH=CH- or C≡C- and R 1 and R 2 are as defined in claim 1. Examples of compounds of formula (Ia) are the following |