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 …

Supramolecular polymers in aqueous media

E Krieg, MMC Bastings, P Besenius… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This review discusses one-dimensional supramolecular polymers that form in aqueous
media. First, naturally occurring supramolecular polymers are described, in particular …

Supramolecular polymerization: a conceptual expansion for innovative materials

PK Hashim, J Bergueiro, EW Meijer, T Aida - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The research field of supramolecular polymerization has dramatically progressed in the last
three decades, and much deeper insights into its new mechanisms, including kinetic and …

Catalytic enantioselective aldol reactions

Y Yamashita, T Yasukawa, WJ Yoo… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent developments in catalytic asymmetric aldol reactions have been summarized.
Enantioselective aldol reactions are important methods to synthesize β-hydroxy carbonyl …

Asymmetric catalysis mediated by a mirror symmetry-broken helical nanoribbon

Z Shen, Y Sang, T Wang, J Jiang, Y Meng… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Although chirality has been recognized as an essential entity for life, it still remains a big
mystery how the homochirality in nature emerged in essential biomolecules. Certain achiral …

The Competitive Aggregation Pathway of an Asymmetric Chiral Oligo(p‐phenyleneethynylene) Towards the Formation of Individual P and M Supramolecular Helical …

Z Fernández, B Fernández, E Quiñoá… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A complex aggregation pathway towards two diastereomeric P and M supramolecular
helices arises from the aggregation of a short, chiral, and rigid oligo (phenyleneethynylene) …

Protein‐like structure and activity in synthetic polymers

JP Cole, AM Hanlon, KJ Rodriguez… - Journal of Polymer …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The structure and activity of proteins is the gold standard for functional polymeric materials.
This highlight seeks to calibrate the reader with respect to recent attempts to mimic the …

Dynamic propeller conformation for the unprecedentedly high degree of chiral amplification of supramolecular helices

T Kim, T Mori, T Aida, D Miyajima - Chemical Science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
An unprecedentedly high degree of chiral amplification of supramolecular helices in a
sergeants and soldiers system was realized using a propeller-shaped molecule …

Correlation between the selectivity and the structure of an asymmetric catalyst built on a chirally amplified supramolecular helical scaffold

A Desmarchelier, X Caumes, M Raynal… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
For the first time, supramolecular helical rods composed of an achiral metal complex and a
complementary enantiopure monomer provided a good level of enantioinduction in …

Switchable aqueous catalytic systems for organic transformations

N Das, C Maity - Communications Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
In living organisms, enzyme catalysis takes place in aqueous media with extraordinary
spatiotemporal control and precision. The mechanistic knowledge of enzyme catalysis and …