Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) Oligoindole-based chiral foldamers have been synthesized by incorporating (S)- or (R)-1-phenylethylamine to both ends of the tetraindole scaffold. The oligoindoles fold into a helical conformation upon binding an anion by hydrogen bonds, which gives rise to an induced circular dichroism (CD) signal of large amplitude, implying the preferential formation of one helical isomer over another. Theoretical calculations suggest that the (P)-helix of the (S,S)-oligoindole 8a be more energetically stable than the corresponding (M)-helix.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5373-5376 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 Dec 4 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry