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 …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial molecular machines

S Erbas-Cakmak, DA Leigh, CT McTernan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …

One hundred years of helicene chemistry. Part 3: applications and properties of carbohelicenes

M Gingras - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbohelicenes are a class of fascinating chiral helical molecules which have a rich history
in chemistry. Over a period of almost 100 years, chemists have developed many methods to …

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 …

From molecules to crystal engineering: supramolecular isomerism and polymorphism in network solids

B Moulton, MJ Zaworotko - Chemical reviews, 2001 - ACS Publications
Whereas single-crystal X-ray crystallography has represented an active area of research
since shortly after the discovery of X-rays, the subjects of crystal design and crystal …

Synthetic molecular motors and mechanical machines

ER Kay, DA Leigh, F Zerbetto - … Chemie International Edition, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The widespread use of controlled molecular‐level motion in key natural processes suggests
that great rewards could come from bridging the gap between the present generation of …

Amplification of chirality in dynamic supramolecular aggregates

ARA Palmans, EW Meijer - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The quest to understand the origin of chirality in biological systems has evoked an intense
search for nonlinear effects in catalysis and pathways to amplify slight enantiomeric …

Molecular self-assembly into one-dimensional nanostructures

LC Palmer, SI Stupp - Accounts of chemical research, 2008 - ACS Publications
Self-assembly of small molecules into one-dimensional nanostructures offers many potential
applications in electronically and biologically active materials. The recent advances …

New self-assembled structural motifs in coordination chemistry

GF Swiegers, TJ Malefetse - Chemical reviews, 2000 - ACS Publications
A feature of modern coordination chemistry is its expanding ability to mimic form and
structure in biology. This has largely been achieved using a principle which has itself been …

Chiral architectures from macromolecular building blocks

JJLM Cornelissen, AE Rowan, RJM Nolte… - Chemical …, 2001 - ACS Publications
In the course of evolution, Nature has developed a multitude of biomacromolecules tailored
to deal with complicated tasks such as information storage, support of tissue, transport, and …