Abstract
The structures of various urea oligomers incorporating one or two central achiral 1,2-diamino-1,1-dimethylethane (DADME) units have been investigated in solution and in the crystalline state. These diamine monomers are analogous to the achiral helicogenic amino acid Aib (α-aminoisobutyric acid). Oligomers were found to fold into helical conformations with DADME units inducing local deviations from the canonical helix geometry of urea foldamers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7415-7417 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 67 |
Early online date | 21 Jun 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Aug 2013 |