Influence of achiral units with gem-dimethyl substituents on the helical character of aliphatic oligourea foldamers

Juliette Fremaux, Christel Dolain, Brice Kauffmann, Jonathan Clayden, Gilles Guichard

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    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. © 2013 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)7415-7417
    Number of pages2
    JournalChemical Communications
    Volume49
    Issue number67
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 28 Aug 2013

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