Supramolecular helical systems: helical assemblies of small molecules, foldamers, and polymers with chiral amplification and their functions

E Yashima, N Ousaka, D Taura, K Shimomura… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this review, we describe the recent advances in supramolecular helical assemblies
formed from chiral and achiral small molecules, oligomers (foldamers), and helical and …

Helical polymers: synthesis, structures, and functions

E Yashima, K Maeda, H Iida, Y Furusho… - Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
The helix is the central structural motif in biological macromolecules, such as DNA and
proteins, and is also the ubiquitous object in nature from microscopic to macroscopic points …

[HTML][HTML] Stimuli-responsive synthetic helical polymers

M Lago-Silva, M Fernández-Míguez… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthetic dynamic helical polymers (supramolecular and covalent) and foldamers share the
helix as a structural motif. Although the materials are different, these systems also share …

Supramolecular helices: chirality transfer from conjugated molecules to structures

Y Yang, Y Zhang, Z Wei - Advanced Materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Different scales of chirality endow a material with many excellent properties and potential
applications. In this review, using π‐conjugated molecules as functional building blocks …

Single-and double-stranded helical polymers: synthesis, structures, and functions

E Yashima, K Maeda, Y Furusho - Accounts of chemical research, 2008 - ACS Publications
Biological macromolecules, such as DNA and proteins, possess a unique and specific
ordered structure, such as a right-handed double helix or a single α-helix. Those structures …

Evolution of helical foldamers

AR Sanford, B Gong - Current Organic Chemistry, 2003 - ingentaconnect.com
The overwhelming majority of unnatural foldamers described so far adopt various helical
conformations. Helical foldamers include peptidomimetic oligomers such α-, β-and γ …

Chiral supramolecular polymers

F García, R Gómez, L Sánchez - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
As an active branch within the field of supramolecular polymers, chiral supramolecular
polymers (SPs) are an excellent benchmark to generate helical structures that can clarify the …

Hierarchy of asymmetry in chiral supramolecular polymers: toward functional, helical supramolecular structures

Y Dorca, EE Greciano, JS Valera… - … A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The formation of helical structures through the supramolecular polymerization of a variety of
self‐assembling units is reviewed. These scaffolds are usually obtained by efficient transfer …

Merging supramolecular and covalent helical polymers: four helices within a single scaffold

Z Fernández, B Fernández, E Quiñoá… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Supramolecular and covalent polymers share multiple structural effects such as chiral
amplification, helical inversion, sergeants and soldiers, or majority rules, among others …

Helical polymers for biological and medical applications

T Leigh, P Fernandez-Trillo - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
Helices are the most prevalent secondary structure in biomolecules and play vital roles in
their activity. Chemists have been fascinated with mimicking this molecular conformation …