Chalcogen bonding mediates the formation of supramolecular helices of azapeptides in crystals

Org Biomol Chem. 2021 Jul 28;19(29):6397-6401. doi: 10.1039/d1ob01053k.

Abstract

To explore whether chalcogen bonding was able to drive the formation of supramolecular helices, alanine-based azapeptides containing a β-turn structure, with a thiophene group, respectively, incorporated in the N- or C-terminus, were employed as helical building blocks. While the former derivative formed a supramolecular M-helix via intermolecular SS chalcogen bonding in crystals, the latter formed P-helix via intermolecular SO chalcogen bonding.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Models, Molecular*