一个折叠的,二次结构的渐进生长的寡合体从共价连接,拥挤的芳香化合物
Wei Zhang1, Dana Horoszewski, John Decatur
1Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|April 17, 2003
概括
研究人员使用C形连接器和特定的侧链开发了新的折叠寡合物. 这种强大的折叠图案,由键和pi堆叠驱动,即使在二元体中,也可以形成二次结构.
科学领域:
- 超分子化学 超分子化学
- 有机化学 有机化学
- 聚合物科学 聚合物科学
背景情况:
- 寡合体是由几个重复单元组成的分子.
- 在合成寡合物中实现可预测的二次结构仍然是一个挑战.
- 过度拥挤的芳香系统提供了独特的结构可能性.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种创建新类折叠寡合体的一般方法.
- 为了研究链接器和侧链在寡合体二次结构中的作用.
- 建立基于非共价相互作用的强大的折叠图案.
主要方法:
- 拥挤的芳香子单元的共价附着.
- 使用C形连接器预先组织线程.
- 使用tris ((dodecyloxy) phenethyl和tert-butyl侧链进行溶解性和结构控制.
- 在溶液中使用一维和二维的二次结构分析 (1) H NMR 光谱学.
主要成果:
- 在溶液中证明了明确的柱状形状的形成.
- 展示了侧链在实现二次结构中的关键作用.
- 实现了溶解性,并防止在具有特定侧链的寡合体中聚合.
- 证实了折叠图案的坚固性,甚至在二次结构中观察到二次结构.
结论:
- 创造了一种具有可预测的二次结构的新类折叠寡合体.
- C 形连接器和精心挑选的侧链对于指导折叠至关重要.
- 键和pi堆叠之间的协同作用提供了一个强大的折叠机制.
- 这项工作为设计复杂的超分子架构开辟了道路.
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