Interpenetrating single helical capsules

Chem Commun (Camb). 2008 May 7:(17):1968-70. doi: 10.1039/b719712h. Epub 2008 Feb 28.

Abstract

An aromatic oligoamide sequence designed to adopt a helically folded conformation surrounding a hollow space is shown to undergo hybridization into a double helical duplex in which the two strands fill each other's hollow.

MeSH terms

  • Anthracenes / chemistry
  • Aza Compounds / chemistry
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Kinetics
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Models, Molecular*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Pyridines / chemistry
  • Quinolines / chemistry

Substances

  • Anthracenes
  • Aza Compounds
  • Pyridines
  • Quinolines
  • quinoline
  • anthracene
  • pyridine