Design, Synthesis, and Conformational Analysis of Oligobenzanilides as Multifacial α-Helix Mimetics

Org Lett. 2019 Jun 21;21(12):4433-4438. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01115. Epub 2019 Jun 12.

Abstract

The design, synthesis, and conformational analysis of an oligobenzanilide helix mimetic scaffold capable of simultaneous mimicry of two faces of an α-helix is reported. The synthetic methodology provides access to diverse monomer building blocks amenable to solid-phase assembly in just four synthetic steps. The conformational flexibility of model dimers was investigated using a combination of solid and solution state methodologies supplemented with DFT calculations. The lack of noncovalent constraints allows for significant conformational plasticity in the scaffold, thus permitting it to successfully mimic residues i, i+2, i+4, i+6, i+7, and i+9 of a canonical α-helix.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't