Spacer Control of Directionality in Supramolecular Helicates Using an Inexpensive Approach
β Scribed by Michael J. Hannon; Siona Bunce; Adam J. Clarke; Nathaniel W. Alcock
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 81 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0044-8249
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β¦ Synopsis
Careful selection of the spacer group used to separate the metal-binding domains allows control of the directionality in a helix; self-assembly leads uniquely to a double-helical cation with a head-to-tail (HT) configuration (shown schematically) in both the solid state and solution.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Metal-coordination-directed self-assembly of polymers and discrete nanostructures is a very active research area. [1] The construction of predictable architectures having useful electronic, catalytic, or hostΒ±guest properties is the driving force behind this work. To date, the vast majority of repor