Self-assembling figure-of-eight and pseudoplectoneme aromatic oligoamide ribbons

Yao, Chenhao; Kauffmann, Brice; Huc, Ivan und Ferrand, Yann (2022): Self-assembling figure-of-eight and pseudoplectoneme aromatic oligoamide ribbons. In: Chemical Communications, Vol. 58, No. 38: pp. 5789-5792

Abstract

Two oligoamide macrocycles composed of eight and twelve 7-amino-8-fluoro-2-quinolinecarboxylic acid monomers were synthesised despite the propensity of their acyclic precursors to fold and self-assemble into double helices. Macrocyclisations were made possible through the transient use of helicity disruptors. The resulting macrocyclic ribbons were found to adopt figure-of-eight and pseudoplectoneme shapes that maintain an ability to self-assemble.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Chemistry and Pharmacy > Department of Pharmacy
• Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry
• ISSN: 1359-7345
• Language: English