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Kusy D, Song H, Rząca A, Banasiewicz M, Barboza CA, Kim D, Gryko DT. Efficient Electron Transfer Driven by Excited-State Structural Relaxation in Corrole-Perylenedimiide Dyad. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:5231-5238. [PMID: 38718187 PMCID: PMC11103693 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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A sterically encumbered trans-A2B-corrole possessing a perylenediimide (PDI) scaffold in close proximity to the macrocycle has been synthesized via a straightforward route. Electronic communication as probed via steady-state absorption or cyclic voltammetry is weak in the ground state, in spite of the corrole ring and PDI being bridged by an o-phenylene unit. The TDDFT excited-state geometry optimization suggests after excitation the interchromophoric distance is markedly reduced, thus enhancing the through-space electronic coupling between the corrole and the PDI. This is corroborated by the strong deviation of the emission spectrum originating from both PDI and corrole in the dyad. Selective excitation of both donor and acceptor units triggers efficient sub-picosecond electron transfer and hole transfer, respectively, followed by fast charge recombination. In comparison to previously studied corrole-PDI dyads, both charge separation and charge recombination occur faster, because of the structural relaxation in the excited state.
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- Damian Kusy
- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Spectroscopy
Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems and Department
of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty of
Chemistry, Warsaw University, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
- Institute
of Advanced Materials, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Spectroscopy
Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems and Department
of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of
Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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Bao Y. Polymerization-Mediated Through-Space Charge Transfer: An Emerging Strategy for Light-Emitting Materials. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024. [PMID: 38252874 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Through-space charge transfer (TSCT) has attracted increasing attention owing to its great potential in designing efficient light-emitting molecules and polymers. Complementary to through-bond charge transfer and Förster resonance energy transfer, TSCT offers an alternative approach for the manipulation of molecular fluorescence. Recently, the synergy between TSCT and polymer systems through polymerization-mediated charge transfer has fostered the advancements of innovative light-emitting functional materials featuring thermally activated delayed fluorescence and/or aggregation-induced emission. This perspective highlights the significant progress in tailoring emission properties through structural engineering of donor and acceptor groups within polymeric systems, leveraging the TSCT mechanism. This strategy has transcended the limitations of traditional charge transfer systems with its tolerance to extended donor-acceptor distance, paving the way for novel applications beyond organic light-emitting diodes. The discussion concludes with a forward-looking analysis of potential future research trajectories in the field of polymerization-mediated charge transfer for developing next-generation light-emitting materials.
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- Yinyin Bao
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Benavides PA, Gordillo MA, Thibodeaux E, Yadav A, Johnson E, Sachdeva R, Saha S. Rare Guest-Induced Electrical Conductivity of Zn-Porphyrin Metallacage Inclusion Complexes Featuring π-Donor/Acceptor/Donor Stacks. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:1234-1242. [PMID: 38108279 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Charge-transfer (CT) interactions between co-facially aligned π-donor/acceptor (π-D/A) arrays engender unique optical and electronic properties that could benefit (supra)molecular electronics and energy technologies. Herein, we demonstrate that a tetragonal prismatic metal-organic cage (MOC18+) having two parallel π-donor tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)-Zn-porphyrin (ZnTCPP) faces selectively intercalate planar π-acceptor guests, such as hexaazatriphenylene hexacarbonitrile (HATHCN), hexacyanotriphenylene (HCTP), and napthanelediimide (NDI) derivatives, forming 1:1 πA@MOC18+ inclusion complexes featuring supramolecular π-D/A/D triads. The π-acidity of intercalated π-acceptors (HATHCN ≫ HCTP ≈ NDIs) dictated the nature and strength of their interactions with the ZnTCPP faces, which in turn influenced the binding affinities (Ka) and optical and electronic properties of corresponding πA@MOC18+ inclusion complexes. Owing to its strongest CT interaction with ZnTCPP faces, the most π-acidic HATHCN guest enjoyed the largest Ka (5 × 106 M-1), competitively displaced weaker π-acceptors from the MOC18+ cavity, and generated the highest electrical conductivity (2.1 × 10-6 S/m) among the πA@MOC18+ inclusion complexes. This work demonstrates a unique through-space charge transport capability of πA@MOC18+ inclusion complexes featuring supramolecular π-D/A/D triads, which generated tunable electrical conductivity, which is a rare but much coveted electronic property of such supramolecular assemblies that could further expand their utility in future technologies.
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- Paola A Benavides
- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd., Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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Garci A, Abid S, David AHG, Jones LO, Azad CS, Ovalle M, Brown PJ, Stern CL, Zhao X, Malaisrie L, Schatz GC, Young RM, Wasielewski MR, Stoddart JF. Exciplex Emission and Förster Resonance Energy Transfer in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Based Bischromophoric Cyclophanes and Homo[2]catenanes. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:18391-18401. [PMID: 37565777 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c04213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Energy transfer and exciplex emission are not only crucial photophysical processes in many living organisms but also important for the development of smart photonic materials. We report, herein, the rationally designed synthesis and characterization of two highly charged bischromophoric homo[2]catenanes and one cyclophane incorporating a combination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, i.e., anthracene, pyrene, and perylene, which are intrinsically capable of supporting energy transfer and exciplex formation. The possible coconformations of the homo[2]catenanes, on account of their dynamic behavior, have been probed by Density Functional Theory calculations. The unique photophysical properties of these exotic molecules have been explored by steady-state and time-resolved absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies. The tetracationic pyrene-perylene cyclophane system exhibits emission emanating from a highly efficient Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) mechanism which occurs in 48 ps, while the octacationic homo[2]catenane displays a weak exciplex photoluminescence following extremely fast (<0.3 ps) exciplex formation. The in-depth fundamental understanding of these photophysical processes involved in the fluorescence of bischromophoric cyclophanes and homo[2]catenanes paves the way for their use in future bioapplications and photonic devices.
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- Amine Garci
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311215, China
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Gole B, Kauffmann B, Tron A, Maurizot V, McClenaghan N, Huc I, Ferrand Y. Selective and Cooperative Photocycloadditions within Multistranded Aromatic Sheets. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:6894-6906. [PMID: 35380826 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A series of aromatic helix-sheet-helix oligoamide foldamers composed of several different photosensitive diazaanthracene units have been designed and synthesized. Molecular objects up to 7 kDa were straightforwardly produced on a 100 mg scale. Nuclear magnetic resonance and crystallographic investigations revealed that helix-sheet-helix architectures can adopt one or two distinct conformations. Sequences composed of an even number of turn units were found to fold in a canonical symmetrical conformation with two helices of identical handedness stacked above and below the sheet segment. Sequences composed of an odd number of turns revealed a coexistence between a canonical fold with helices of opposite handedness and an alternate fold with a twist within the sheet and two helices of identical handedness. The proportions between these species could be manipulated, in some cases quantitatively, being dependent on solvent, temperature, and absolute control of helix handedness. Diazaanthracene units were shown to display distinct reactivity toward [4 + 4] photocycloadditions according to the substituent in position 9. Their organization within the sequences was programmed to allow photoreactions to take place in a specific order. Reaction pathways and kinetics were deciphered and product characterized, demonstrating the possibility to orchestrate successive photoreactions so as to avoid orphan units or to deliberately produce orphan units at precise locations. Strong cooperative effects were observed in which the photoreaction rate was influenced by the presence (or absence) of photoadducts in the structure. Multiple photoreactions within the aromatic sheet eventually lead to structure lengthening and stiffening, locking conformational equilibria. Photoproducts could be thermally reverted.
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- Bappaditya Gole
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique, CBMN (UMR 5248), 2 rue Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Européen de Chimie Biologie (UMS3033/US001), 2 rue Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255), 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence cedex, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique, CBMN (UMR 5248), 2 rue Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255), 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence cedex, France
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- Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence e-Conversion, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique, CBMN (UMR 5248), 2 rue Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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Kanbayashi N, Kataoka Y, Okamura TA, Onitsuka K. Stability Enhancement of a π-Stacked Helical Structure Using Substituents of an Amino Acid Side Chain: Helix Formation via a Nucleation-Elongation Mechanism. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:6080-6090. [PMID: 35325538 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Molecular design involving the incorporation of an α-amino acid residue into the side chain or main chain of a polymer is often used to stabilize artificial molecular architectures through intramolecular hydrogen bonding. However, this molecular design strategy rarely considers the importance of interactions between substituents at the α-position of amino acid moieties, as found in nature. Herein, we report the synthesis of a novel series of π-stacked helical poly(quinolylene-2,3-methylene) with amino acid derivatives bearing different substituents at the α-position. We found that the thermal stability of π-stacked helical poly(quinolylene-2,3-methylene) is significantly improved by packing the substituents in the empty spaces between the side chains. In particular, when a bulky cyclohexyl alanine derivative was used as the side chain, the π-stacked helical structure maintained its stability even in dimethylsulfoxide, a hydrogen bond competitor. The stabilization of the π-stacked structure by the amino acid substituents resulted in a unique polymerization behavior involving nucleation-elongation steps. In the case of derivatives with leucine and cyclohexyl alanine, which form stable π-stacked helical structures, metastable structures with entangled main chains were formed in the initial polymerization stage. These structures subsequently underwent an irreversible structural change to achieve a thermodynamically stable helical π-stacked conformation as a nucleus for subsequent polymerization. Thereafter, the polymerization reaction proceeded with the elongation of the π-stacked helical structure. Differences in the stability of these systems indicated that the amino acid substituents on the side chains determine the most thermodynamically stable π-stacked helical structure.
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- Naoya Kanbayashi
- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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Garain S, Ansari SN, Kongasseri AA, Chandra Garain B, Pati SK, George SJ. Room temperature charge-transfer phosphorescence from organic donor–acceptor Co-crystals. Chem Sci 2022; 13:10011-10019. [PMID: 36128227 PMCID: PMC9430718 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03343g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Engineering the electronic excited state manifolds of organic molecules can give rise to various functional outcomes, including ambient triplet harvesting, that has received prodigious attention in the recent past. Herein, we introduce a modular, non-covalent approach to bias the entire excited state landscape of an organic molecule using tunable ‘through-space charge-transfer’ interactions with appropriate donors. Although charge-transfer (CT) donor–acceptor complexes have been extensively explored as functional and supramolecular motifs in the realm of soft organic materials, they could not imprint their potentiality in the field of luminescent materials, and it still remains as a challenge. Thus, in the present study, we investigate the modulation of the excited state emission characteristics of a simple pyromellitic diimide derivative on complexation with appropriate donor molecules of varying electronic characteristics to demonstrate the selective harvesting of emission from its locally excited (LE) and CT singlet and triplet states. Remarkably, co-crystallization of the pyromellitic diimide with heavy-atom substituted and electron-rich aromatic donors leads to an unprecedented ambient CT phosphorescence with impressive efficiency and notable lifetime. Further, gradual minimizing of the electron-donating strength of the donors from 1,4-diiodo-2,3,5,6-tetramethylbenzene (or 1,2-diiodo-3,4,5,6-tetramethylbenzene) to 1,2-diiodo-4,5-dimethylbenzene and 1-bromo-4-iodobenzene modulates the source of ambient phosphorescence emission from the 3CT excited state to 3LE excited state. Through comprehensive spectroscopic, theoretical studies, and single-crystal analyses, we elucidate the unparalleled role of intermolecular donor–acceptor interactions to toggle between the emissive excited states and stabilize the triplet excitons. We envisage that the present study will be able to provide new and innovative dimensions to the existing molecular designs employed for triplet harvesting. A modular, non-covalent donor–acceptor strategy is proposed to bias the excited-state manifold of organic systems and to realize unprecedented charge-transfer phosphorescence.![]()
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- Swadhin Garain
- New Chemistry Unit and School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India
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- New Chemistry Unit and School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India
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- New Chemistry Unit and School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India
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- New Chemistry Unit and School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India
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Maity D, Hamilton AD. The helical supramolecular assembly of oligopyridylamide foldamers in aqueous media can be guided by adenosine diphosphates. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:9192-9195. [PMID: 34519293 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02704b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
A metal-free and achiral tri-pyridylamide foldamer, DM 11, containing a critical naphthalimide side chain self-assembles in a left-handed helical manner in the presence of chiral adenosine phosphates, under physiological conditions. Surprisingly, a very high degree of helicity in the foldamer assemblies was observed with ADP compared to other nucleoside phosphates, including ATP.
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- Debabrata Maity
- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
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Wang J, Wicher B, Méndez-Ardoy A, Li X, Pecastaings G, Buffeteau T, Bassani DM, Maurizot V, Huc I. Loading Linear Arrays of Cu II Inside Aromatic Amide Helices. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:18461-18466. [PMID: 34014599 PMCID: PMC8456862 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The very stable helices of 8-amino-2-quinolinecarboxylic acid oligoamides are shown to uptake CuII ions in their cavity through deprotonation of their amide functions with minimal alteration of their shape, unlike most metallo-organic structures which generally differ from their organic precursors. The outcome is the formation of intramolecular linear arrays of a defined number of CuII centers (up to sixteen in this study) at a 3 Å distance, forming a molecular mimic of a metal wire completely surrounded by an organic sheath. The helices pack in the solid state so that the arrays of CuII extend intermolecularly. Conductive-AFM and cyclic voltammetry suggest that electrons are transported throughout the metal-loaded helices in contrast with hole transport observed for analogous foldamers devoid of metal ions.
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- Jinhua Wang
- CBMN (UMR 5248), Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33600, Pessac, France
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- Department of Chemical Technology of Drugs, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Grunwaldzka 6, 60-780, Poznan, Poland
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- ISM (UMR 5255), Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, 351, Cours de la Libération, 33405, Talence, France
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- CBMN (UMR 5248), Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33600, Pessac, France
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- LCPO (UMR 5629), Bordeaux INP, CNRS, 16, Av. Pey-Berland, 33600, Pessac, France
- CRPP (UMR 5031), Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, 115 Avenue du Dr Albert Schweitzer, 33600, Pessac, France
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- ISM (UMR 5255), Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, 351, Cours de la Libération, 33405, Talence, France
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- ISM (UMR 5255), Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, 351, Cours de la Libération, 33405, Talence, France
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- CBMN (UMR 5248), Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33600, Pessac, France
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- CBMN (UMR 5248), Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33600, Pessac, France
- Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Butenandstraße 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence e-conversion, 85748, Garching, Germany
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Wang J, Wicher B, Méndez‐Ardoy A, Li X, Pecastaings G, Buffeteau T, Bassani DM, Maurizot V, Huc I. Loading Linear Arrays of Cu
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Inside Aromatic Amide Helices. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202104734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jinhua Wang
- CBMN (UMR 5248) Univ. Bordeaux CNRS Bordeaux INP 2 rue Robert Escarpit 33600 Pessac France
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- Department of Chemical Technology of Drugs Poznan University of Medical Sciences Grunwaldzka 6 60-780 Poznan Poland
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- CBMN (UMR 5248) Univ. Bordeaux CNRS Bordeaux INP 2 rue Robert Escarpit 33600 Pessac France
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- LCPO (UMR 5629) Bordeaux INP CNRS 16, Av. Pey-Berland 33600 Pessac France
- CRPP (UMR 5031) Univ. Bordeaux CNRS 115 Avenue du Dr Albert Schweitzer 33600 Pessac France
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- ISM (UMR 5255) Univ. Bordeaux CNRS 351, Cours de la Libération 33405 Talence France
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- ISM (UMR 5255) Univ. Bordeaux CNRS 351, Cours de la Libération 33405 Talence France
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- CBMN (UMR 5248) Univ. Bordeaux CNRS Bordeaux INP 2 rue Robert Escarpit 33600 Pessac France
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- CBMN (UMR 5248) Univ. Bordeaux CNRS Bordeaux INP 2 rue Robert Escarpit 33600 Pessac France
- Department of Pharmacy Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Butenandstraße 5–13 81377 Munich Germany
- Cluster of Excellence e-conversion 85748 Garching Germany
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Hu X, Schulz A, Lindner JO, Grüne M, Bialas D, Würthner F. Folding and fluorescence enhancement with strong odd-even effect for a series of merocyanine dye oligomers. Chem Sci 2021; 12:8342-8352. [PMID: 34221315 PMCID: PMC8221066 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc01678d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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A series of merocyanine (MC) oligomers with a varying number of chromophores from two to six has been synthesized via a peptide synthesis strategy. Solvent-dependent UV/vis spectroscopic studies reveal folding processes for the MC oligomers driven by strong dipole–dipole interactions resulting in well-defined π-stacks with antiparallel orientation of the dyes. Whilst even-numbered tetramer 4 and hexamer 6 only show partial folding into dimeric units, odd-numbered trimer 3 and pentamer 5 fold into π-stacks of three and five MC units upon decreasing solvent polarity. In-depth 2D NMR studies provided insight into the supramolecular structure. For trimer 3, an NMR structure could be generated revealing the presence of a well-defined triple π-stack in the folded state. Concomitant with folding, the fluorescence quantum yield is increased for all MC oligomers in comparison to the single chromophore. Based on radiative and non-radiative decay rates, this fluorescence enhancement can be attributed to the rigidification of the chromophores within the π-stacks that affords a pronounced decrease of the non-radiative decay rates. Theoretical investigations for the double and triple dye stacks based on time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations indicate for trimer 3 a pronounced mixing of Frenkel and charge transfer (CT) states. This leads to significant deviations from the predictions obtained by the molecular exciton theory which only accounts for the Coulomb interaction between the transition dipole moments of the chromophores. A series of merocyanine (MC) oligomers with a varying number of chromophores from two to six has been synthesized via a peptide synthesis strategy.![]()
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- Xiaobo Hu
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg Theodor-Boveri-Weg 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg Theodor-Boveri-Weg 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany.,Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg Theodor-Boveri-Weg 97074 Würzburg Germany
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Moreno K, Merlet E, McClenaghan N, Buffeteau T, Ferrand Y, Olivier C. Influence of Positional Isomerism on the Chiroptical Properties of Functional Aromatic Oligoamide Foldamers. Chempluschem 2021; 86:496-503. [PMID: 33755326 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A series of functionalized quinoline-based aromatic oligoamide foldamers were prepared in their two enantiomeric forms, comprising an enantiopure terminal camphanyl chiral inducer, which governed the adjacent (P-/M-) helical-handedness. Hierarchical chirality transfer was further investigated in chromophore-appended variants via a range of electronic and vibrational spectroscopic techniques, including circularly polarized luminescence, vibrational circular dichroism and fluorescence. Intense total and polarized photoluminescence (up to Φlum =0.39, glum =1.5×10-3 ) was observed in the visible region from these modular multicomponent architectures and a significant influence of positional isomerism was evidenced. The optimal position of a fluorophore substituent on the quinoline hexamers was determined as being position 2 over position 6, as stronger chiroptical features were systematically observed with the 2-positioned derivatives.
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- Kevin Moreno
- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, UMR 5255 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33405, Talence Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets, UMR 5248 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33600, Pessac, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, UMR 5255 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33405, Talence Cedex, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, UMR 5255 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33405, Talence Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets, UMR 5248 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33600, Pessac, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, UMR 5255 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33405, Talence Cedex, France
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Role of intramolecular hydrogen bonds in promoting electron flow through amino acid and oligopeptide conjugates. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2026462118. [PMID: 33707214 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2026462118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Elucidating the factors that control charge transfer rates in relatively flexible conjugates is of importance for understanding energy flows in biology as well as assisting the design and construction of electronic devices. Here, we report ultrafast electron transfer (ET) and hole transfer (HT) between a corrole (Cor) donor linked to a perylene-diimide (PDI) acceptor by a tetrameric alanine (Ala)4 Selective photoexcitation of the donor and acceptor triggers subpicosecond and picosecond ET and HT. Replacement of the (Ala)4 linker with either a single alanine or phenylalanine does not substantially affect the ET and HT kinetics. We infer that electronic coupling in these reactions is not mediated by tetrapeptide backbone nor by direct donor-acceptor interactions. Employing a combination of NMR, circular dichroism, and computational studies, we show that intramolecular hydrogen bonding brings the donor and the acceptor into proximity in a "scorpion-shaped" molecular architecture, thereby accounting for the unusually high ET and HT rates. Photoinduced charge transfer relies on a (Cor)NH…O=C-NH…O=C(PDI) electronic-coupling pathway involving two pivotal hydrogen bonds and a central amide group as a mediator. Our work provides guidelines for construction of effective donor-acceptor assemblies linked by long flexible bridges as well as insights into structural motifs for mediating ET and HT in proteins.
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Mateus P, Jacquet A, Méndez-Ardoy A, Boulloy A, Kauffmann B, Pecastaings G, Buffeteau T, Ferrand Y, Bassani DM, Huc I. Sensing a binding event through charge transport variations using an aromatic oligoamide capsule. Chem Sci 2021; 12:3743-3750. [PMID: 34163648 PMCID: PMC8179446 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc06060g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The selective binding properties of a 13-mer oligoamide foldamer capsule composed of 4 different aromatic subunits are reported. The capsule was designed to recognize dicarboxylic acids through multiple-point interactions owing to a combination of protonation/deprotonation events, H-bonding, and geometrical constraints imparted by the rigidity of the foldamer backbone. Compared to tartaric acid, binding of 2,2-difluorosuccinic acid or 2,2,3,3-tetrafluorosuccinic acid resulted in symmetry breaking due to deprotonation of only one of the two carboxylic acid groups of the encapsulated species as shown by NMR studies in solution and by single-crystal X-ray diffraction in the solid state. An analogous 14-mer foldamer capsule terminated with a thiol anchoring group was used to probe the complexation event in self-assembled monolayers on Au substrates. Ellipsometry and polarization-modulation infrared absorption-reflection spectroscopy studies were consistent with the formation of a single molecule layer of the foldamer capsule oriented vertically with respect to the surface. The latter underwent smooth complexation of 2,2-difluorosuccinic acid with deprotonation of one of the two carboxylic acid groups. A significant (80-fold) difference in the charge transport properties of the monolayer upon encapsulation of the dicarboxylic acid was evidenced from conducting-AFM measurements (S = 1.1 × 10-9 vs. 1.4 × 10-11 ohm-1 for the empty and complexed capsule, respectively). The modulation in conductivity was assigned to protonation of the aromatic foldamer backbone.
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- Pedro Mateus
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, UMR 5248 CBMN, IECB 2 rue Escarpit 33600 Pessac France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, UMR 5248 CBMN, IECB 2 rue Escarpit 33600 Pessac France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, UMR 5248 CBMN, IECB 2 rue Escarpit 33600 Pessac France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS UMS 3033/US001 IECB 2 rue Escarpit 33600 Pessac France
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- Inst. Polytechnique de Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5629 LCPO 16, Av. Pey-Berland 33600 Pessac France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5255 ISM 351, Cours de la Libération 33405 Talence France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, UMR 5248 CBMN, IECB 2 rue Escarpit 33600 Pessac France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5255 ISM 351, Cours de la Libération 33405 Talence France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, UMR 5248 CBMN, IECB 2 rue Escarpit 33600 Pessac France
- Department of Pharmacy and Center for Integrated Protein Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Butenandstraße 5-13 81377 Munich Germany
- Cluster of Excellence e-Conversion 85748 Garching Germany
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Wang J, Wicher B, Maurizot V, Huc I. Oligo-Quinolylene-Vinylene Foldamers. Chemistry 2021; 27:1031-1038. [PMID: 32881144 PMCID: PMC7839515 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Quinoline based aromatic amide foldamers are known to adopt stable folded conformations. We have developed a synthetic approach to produce similar oligomers where all amide bonds, or part of them, have been replaced by an isosteric vinylene group. The results of solution and solid state structural studies show that oligomers exclusively containing vinylene linkages are not well folded, and adopt predominantly flat conformations. In contrast, a vinylene segment flanked by helical oligoamides also folds in a helix, albeit with a slightly lower curvature. The presence of vinylene functions also result in an extension of π-conjugation across the oligomer that may change charge transport properties. Altogether, these results pave the way to foldamers in which both structural control and specific electronic properties may be engineered.
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- Jinhua Wang
- CBMN (UMR5248), Univ. Bordeaux–CNRS–IPBInstitut Européen de Chimie et Biologie2 rue Escarpit33600PessacFrance
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- Department of Chemical Technology of DrugsPoznan University of Medical SciencesGrunwaldzka 660-780PoznanPoland
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- CBMN (UMR5248), Univ. Bordeaux–CNRS–IPBInstitut Européen de Chimie et Biologie2 rue Escarpit33600PessacFrance
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- CBMN (UMR5248), Univ. Bordeaux–CNRS–IPBInstitut Européen de Chimie et Biologie2 rue Escarpit33600PessacFrance
- Department of Pharmacy and Cluster e-conversionLudwig-Maximilians-UniversiätButenandtstrasse 5–1381377MünchenGermany
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Kataoka Y, Kanbayashi N, Fujii N, Okamura T, Haino T, Onitsuka K. Construction of Helically Stacked π‐Electron Systems in Poly(quinolylene‐2,3‐methylene) Stabilized by Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202002734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yuki Kataoka
- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Hiroshima University 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Hiroshima University 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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Kataoka Y, Kanbayashi N, Fujii N, Okamura T, Haino T, Onitsuka K. Construction of Helically Stacked π‐Electron Systems in Poly(quinolylene‐2,3‐methylene) Stabilized by Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:10286-10291. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202002734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yuki Kataoka
- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Hiroshima University 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Hiroshima University 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science Graduate School of Science Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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Sang P, Shi Y, Lu J, Chen L, Yang L, Borcherds W, Abdulkadir S, Li Q, Daughdrill G, Chen J, Cai J. α-Helix-Mimicking Sulfono-γ-AApeptide Inhibitors for p53-MDM2/MDMX Protein-Protein Interactions. J Med Chem 2020; 63:975-986. [PMID: 31971801 PMCID: PMC7025332 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The use of peptidomimetic scaffolds is a promising strategy for the inhibition of protein-protein interactions (PPIs). Herein, we demonstrate that sulfono-γ-AApeptides can be rationally designed to mimic the p53 α-helix and inhibit p53-MDM2 PPIs. The best inhibitor, with Kd and IC50 values of 26 nM and 0.891 μM toward MDM2, respectively, is among the most potent unnatural peptidomimetic inhibitors disrupting the p53-MDM2/MDMX interaction. Using fluorescence polarization assays, circular dichroism, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and computational simulations, we demonstrate that sulfono-γ-AApeptides adopt helical structures resembling p53 and competitively inhibit the p53-MDM2 interaction by binding to the hydrophobic cleft of MDM2. Intriguingly, the stapled sulfono-γ-AApeptides showed promising cellular activity by enhancing p53 transcriptional activity and inducing expression of MDM2 and p21. Moreover, sulfono-γ-AApeptides exhibited remarkable resistance to proteolysis, augmenting their biological potential. Our results suggest that sulfono-γ-AApeptides are a new class of unnatural helical foldamers that disrupt PPIs.
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- Peng Sang
- Department of Chemistry , University of South Florida , 4202 E. Fowler Avenue , Tampa , Florida 33620 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of South Florida , 4202 E. Fowler Avenue , Tampa , Florida 33620 , United States
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- Department of Molecular Oncology , H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute , 12902 Magnolia Drive , Tampa , Florida 33612 , United States
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- Department of Molecular Oncology , H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute , 12902 Magnolia Drive , Tampa , Florida 33612 , United States
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- Department of Molecular Oncology , H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute , 12902 Magnolia Drive , Tampa , Florida 33612 , United States
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- Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology , University of South Florida , Tampa , Florida 33620 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of South Florida , 4202 E. Fowler Avenue , Tampa , Florida 33620 , United States
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- Department of Medical Oncology , Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai 201203 , China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology , University of South Florida , Tampa , Florida 33620 , United States
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- Department of Molecular Oncology , H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute , 12902 Magnolia Drive , Tampa , Florida 33612 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of South Florida , 4202 E. Fowler Avenue , Tampa , Florida 33620 , United States
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Castrogiovanni A, Herr P, Larsen CB, Guo X, Sparr C, Wenger OS. Shortcuts for Electron-Transfer through the Secondary Structure of Helical Oligo-1,2-Naphthylenes. Chemistry 2019; 25:16748-16754. [PMID: 31674695 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Atropisomeric 1,2-naphthylene scaffolds provide access to donor-acceptor compounds with helical oligomer-based bridges, and transient absorption studies revealed a highly unusual dependence of the electron-transfer rate on oligomer length, which is due to their well-defined secondary structure. Close noncovalent intramolecular contacts enable shortcuts for electron transfer that would otherwise have to occur over longer distances along covalent pathways, reminiscent of the behavior seen for certain proteins. The simplistic picture of tube-like electron transfer can describe this superposition of different pathways including both the covalent helical backbone, as well as noncovalent contacts, contrasting the wire-like behavior reported many times before for more conventional molecular bridges. The exquisite control over the molecular architecture, achievable with the configurationally stable and topologically defined 1,2-naphthylene-based scaffolds, is of key importance for the tube-like electron transfer behavior. Our insights are relevant for the emerging field of multidimensional electron transfer and for possible future applications in molecular electronics.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Current address: Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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Verreault D, Moreno K, Merlet É, Adamietz F, Kauffmann B, Ferrand Y, Olivier C, Rodriguez V. Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering as a New Chiroptical Method: Uncovering the Nonlinear Optical Activity of Aromatic Oligoamide Foldamers. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 142:257-263. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Dominique Verreault
- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, UMR 5255 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la Libération, F-33405 Talence Cedex, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, UMR 5255 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la Libération, F-33405 Talence Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets, UMR 5248 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, UMR 5255 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la Libération, F-33405 Talence Cedex, France
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- Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, UMS 3033 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Institut de Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-objets, UMR 5248 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, UMR 5255 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la Libération, F-33405 Talence Cedex, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, UMR 5255 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la Libération, F-33405 Talence Cedex, France
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Wang J, Little H, Duhamel J, Li X, Markandeya N, Maurizot V, Huc I. Application of Time-Resolved Fluorescence Anisotropy To Probe Quinoline-Based Foldamers Labeled with Oligo(phenylene vinylene). Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jingqi Wang
- Institute for Polymer Research, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Institute for Polymer Research, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Institute for Polymer Research, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique, CBMN (UMR 5248), Institut Europeen de Chimie Biologie, 2 Rue Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique, CBMN (UMR 5248), Institut Europeen de Chimie Biologie, 2 Rue Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique, CBMN (UMR 5248), Institut Europeen de Chimie Biologie, 2 Rue Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique, CBMN (UMR 5248), Institut Europeen de Chimie Biologie, 2 Rue Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
- Department Pharmazie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstraße 5-13, D-81377 Munich, Germany
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Inhibition of β-catenin/B cell lymphoma 9 protein-protein interaction using α-helix-mimicking sulfono-γ-AApeptide inhibitors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:10757-10762. [PMID: 31088961 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1819663116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The rational design of α-helix-mimicking peptidomimetics provides a streamlined approach to discover potent inhibitors for protein-protein interactions (PPIs). However, designing cell-penetrating long peptidomimetic scaffolds equipped with various functional groups necessary for interacting with large protein-binding interfaces remains challenging. This is particularly true for targeting β-catenin/BCL9 PPIs. Here we designed a series of unprecedented helical sulfono-γ-AApeptides that mimic the binding mode of the α-helical HD2 domain of B Cell Lymphoma 9 (BCL9). Our studies show that sulfono-γ-AApeptides can structurally and functionally mimic the α-helical domain of BCL9 and selectively disrupt β-catenin/BCL9 PPIs with even higher potency. More intriguingly, these sulfono-γ-AApeptides can enter cancer cells, bind with β-catenin and disrupt β-catenin/BCL9 PPIs, and exhibit excellent cellular activity, which is much more potent than the BCL9 peptide. Furthermore, our enzymatic stability studies demonstrate the remarkable stability of the helical sulfono-γ-AApeptides, with no degradation in the presence of pronase for 24 h, augmenting their biological potential. This work represents not only an example of helical sulfono-γ-AApeptides that mimic α-helix and disrupt protein-protein interactions, but also an excellent example of potent, selective, and cell-permeable unnatural foldameric peptidomimetics that disrupt the β-catenin/BCL9 PPI. The design of helical sulfono-γ-AApeptides may lead to a new strategy to modulate a myriad of protein-protein interactions.
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Arrata I, Grison CM, Coubrough HM, Prabhakaran P, Little MA, Tomlinson DC, Webb ME, Wilson AJ. Control of conformation in α-helix mimicking aromatic oligoamide foldamers through interactions between adjacent side-chains. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:3861-3867. [PMID: 30938392 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob00123a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The design, synthesis and structural characterization of non-natural oligomers that adopt well-defined conformations, so called foldamers, is a key objective in developing biomimetic 3D functional architectures. For the aromatic oligoamide foldamer family, use of interactions between side-chains to control conformation is underexplored. The current manuscript addresses this objective through the design, synthesis and conformational analyses of model dimers derived from 3-O-alkylated para-aminobenzoic acid monomers. The O-alkyl groups on these foldamers are capable of adopting syn- or anti-conformers through rotation around the Ar-CO/NH axes. In the syn-conformation this allows the foldamer to act as a topographical mimic of the α-helix whereby the O-alkyl groups mimic the spatial orientation of the i and i + 4 side-chains from the α-helix. Using molecular modelling and 2D NMR analyses, this work illustrates that covalent links and hydrogen-bonding interactions between side-chains can bias the conformation in favour of the α-helix mimicking syn-conformer, offering insight that may be more widely applied to control secondary structure in foldamers.
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- Irene Arrata
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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Merlet E, Moreno K, Tron A, McClenaghan N, Kauffmann B, Ferrand Y, Olivier C. Aromatic oligoamide foldamers as versatile scaffolds for induced circularly polarized luminescence at adjustable wavelengths. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:9825-9828. [PMID: 31360956 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc04697f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Quinoline oligoamide foldamers appended with non-chiral fluorophores and derivatized with a camphanyl chiral inducer display strong chiroptical properties at tunable wavelengths as proved by CD and CPL spectroscopies. Induced CPL activity with high luminescence dissymmetry factors was observed in the visible range at wavelengths specific to the fluorophores.
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- Eric Merlet
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR 5248, F-33600, Pessac, France.
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Malzkuhn S, Guo X, Häussinger D, Wenger OS. Electron Transfer across o-Phenylene Wires. J Phys Chem A 2018; 123:96-102. [PMID: 30592217 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b11236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Photoinduced electron transfer across rigid rod-like oligo- p-phenylenes has been thoroughly investigated in the past, but their o-connected counterparts are yet entirely unexplored in this regard. We report on three molecular dyads comprised of a triarylamine donor and a Ru(bpy)32+ (bpy =2,2'-bipyridine) acceptor connected covalently by 2 to 6 o-phenylene units. Pulsed excitation of the Ru(II) sensitizer at 532 nm leads to the rapid formation of oxidized triarylamine and reduced ruthenium complex via intramolecular electron transfer. The subsequent thermal reverse charge-shift reaction to reinstate the electronic ground-state occurs on a time scale of 120-220 ns in deaerated CH3CN at 25 °C. The conformational flexibility of the o-phenylene bridges causes multiexponential transient absorption kinetics for the photoinduced forward process, but the thermal reverse reaction produces single-exponential transient absorption decays. The key finding is that the flexible o-phenylene bridges permit rapid formation of photoproducts storing ca. 1.7 eV of energy with lifetimes on the order of hundreds of nanoseconds, similar to what is possible with rigid rod-like donor-acceptor compounds. Thus, the conformational flexibility of the o-phenylenes represents no disadvantage with regard to the photoproduct lifetimes, and this is relevant in the greater context of light-to-chemical energy conversion.
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- Sabine Malzkuhn
- Department of Chemistry , University of Basel , St. Johanns-Ring 19 , 4056 Basel , Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Basel , St. Johanns-Ring 19 , 4056 Basel , Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Basel , St. Johanns-Ring 19 , 4056 Basel , Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Basel , St. Johanns-Ring 19 , 4056 Basel , Switzerland
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Espinoza EM, Clark JA, Derr JB, Bao D, Georgieva B, Quina FH, Vullev VI. How Do Amides Affect the Electronic Properties of Pyrene? ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:12857-12867. [PMID: 31458010 PMCID: PMC6644773 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The electronic properties of amide linkers, which are intricate components of biomolecules, offer a wealth of unexplored possibilities. Herein, we demonstrate how the different modes of attaching an amide to a pyrene chromophore affect the electrochemical and optical properties of the chromophore. Thus, although they cause minimal spectral shifts, amide substituents can improve either the electron-accepting or electron-donating capabilities of pyrene. Specifically, inversion of the amide orientation shifts the reduction potentials by 200 mV. These trends indicate that, although amides affect to a similar extent the energies of the ground and singlet excited states of pyrene, the effects on the doublet states of its radical ions are distinctly different. This behavior reflects the unusually strong orientation dependence of the resonance effects of amide substituents, which should extend to amide substituents on other types of chromophores in general. These results represent an example where the Hammett sigma constants fail to predict substituent effects on electrochemical properties. On the other hand, Swain-Lupton parameters are found to be in good agreement with the observed trends. Examination of the frontier orbitals of the pyrene derivatives and their components reveals the underlying reason for the observed amide effects on the electronic properties of this polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and points to key molecular-design strategies for electronic and energy-conversion systems.
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- Eli M. Espinoza
- Department
of Chemistry, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Biochemistry, and Materials Science
and Engineering Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
- Instituto
de Química, Universidade de São
Paulo, Avenida Lineu
Prestes 748, Cidade Universitária, São
Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Department
of Chemistry, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Biochemistry, and Materials Science
and Engineering Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Biochemistry, and Materials Science
and Engineering Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Biochemistry, and Materials Science
and Engineering Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Biochemistry, and Materials Science
and Engineering Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Instituto
de Química, Universidade de São
Paulo, Avenida Lineu
Prestes 748, Cidade Universitária, São
Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
- E-mail: (F.H.Q.)
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- Department
of Chemistry, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Biochemistry, and Materials Science
and Engineering Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
- E-mail: (V.I.V.)
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Ziessel R, Stachelek P, Harriman A, Hedley GJ, Roland T, Ruseckas A, Samuel IDW. Ultrafast Through-Space Electronic Energy Transfer in Molecular Dyads Built around Dynamic Spacer Units. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:4437-4447. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b02415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Raymond Ziessel
- Molecular Photonics Laboratory, School of Chemistry, Bedson Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Photonics Laboratory, School of Chemistry, Bedson Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Photonics Laboratory, School of Chemistry, Bedson Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, Physical Science Building, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, Physical Science Building, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, Physical Science Building, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, Physical Science Building, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
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Koch F, Stolte M, Zitzler-Kunkel A, Bialas D, Steinbacher A, Brixner T, Würthner F. Unraveling the structure and exciton coupling for multichromophoric merocyanine dye molecules. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:6368-6378. [PMID: 28197618 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp00115k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The relative orientation of chromophores is a key factor in determining the relationship between the structure and the functionality in molecular multichromophore ensembles. In the case of structurally flexible molecular systems in solution, the task to clarify the relevant effects of accessible chromophore orientations with spectroscopic observations is very demanding. In this study, we address this issue by investigating a series of differently connected multichromophoric systems composed of highly dipolar merocyanine dyes that are systematically varied in their substitution pattern and the number of chromophores attached to a bridging benzene ring. Combining electro-optical absorption (EOA) and UV/Vis spectroscopy with density functional theory (DFT) as well as exciton theory discloses conformational preferences and rationalizes the optical properties of the interacting chromophores. Our findings suggest for all multichromophoric systems there is a relative orientation of the chromophores which compensates for the individual dipole moments of the merocyanine dyes by pointing preferably in opposing directions. These orientations furthermore rationalize the observed spectral properties by partly excitonically-coupled subunits.
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- Federico Koch
- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.
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- Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg, Theodor-Boveri-Weg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany and Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. and Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg, Theodor-Boveri-Weg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg, Theodor-Boveri-Weg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany and Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.
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Méndez-Ardoy A, Markandeya N, Li X, Tsai YT, Pecastaings G, Buffeteau T, Maurizot V, Muccioli L, Castet F, Huc I, Bassani DM. Multi-dimensional charge transport in supramolecular helical foldamer assemblies. Chem Sci 2017; 8:7251-7257. [PMID: 29147547 PMCID: PMC5633016 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc03341a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aromatic foldamers are bioinspired architectures whose potential use in materials remains largely unexplored. Here we report our investigation of vertical and horizontal charge transport over long distances in helical oligo-quinolinecarboxamide foldamers organized as single monolayers on Au or SiO2. Conductive atomic force microscopy showed that vertical conductivity is efficient and that it displays a low attenuation with foldamer length (0.06 Å-1). In contrast, horizontal charge transport is found to be negligible, demonstrating the strong anisotropy of foldamer monolayers. Kinetic Monte Carlo calculations were used to probe the mechanism of charge transport in these helical molecules and revealed the presence of intramolecular through-space charge transfer integrals approaching those found in pentacene and rubrene crystals, in line with experimental results. Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of charge hopping along the foldamer chain evidence the strong contribution of multiple 1D and 3D pathways in these architectures and their dependence on conformational order. These findings show that helical foldamer architectures may provide a route for achieving charge transport over long distance by combining multiple charge transport pathways.
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- Alejandro Méndez-Ardoy
- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS UMR 5255 ISM , 351, Cours de la Libération , 33405 Talence , France .
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- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS UMR 5248 CBMN , 2 rue Escarpit , 33600 Pessac , France .
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- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS UMR 5248 CBMN , 2 rue Escarpit , 33600 Pessac , France .
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- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS UMR 5255 ISM , 351, Cours de la Libération , 33405 Talence , France .
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- Inst. Polytechnique de Bordeaux CNRS UMR 5629 LCPO , 16, Av. Pey-Berland , 33600 Pessac , France
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- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS UMR 5255 ISM , 351, Cours de la Libération , 33405 Talence , France .
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- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS UMR 5248 CBMN , 2 rue Escarpit , 33600 Pessac , France .
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- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS UMR 5255 ISM , 351, Cours de la Libération , 33405 Talence , France .
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- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS UMR 5255 ISM , 351, Cours de la Libération , 33405 Talence , France .
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- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS UMR 5248 CBMN , 2 rue Escarpit , 33600 Pessac , France .
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- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS UMR 5255 ISM , 351, Cours de la Libération , 33405 Talence , France .
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Carini M, Ruiz MP, Usabiaga I, Fernández JA, Cocinero EJ, Melle-Franco M, Diez-Perez I, Mateo-Alonso A. High conductance values in π-folded molecular junctions. Nat Commun 2017; 8:15195. [PMID: 28516950 PMCID: PMC5454372 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Folding processes play a crucial role in the development of function in biomacromolecules. Recreating this feature on synthetic systems would not only allow understanding and reproducing biological functions but also developing new functions. This has inspired the development of conformationally ordered synthetic oligomers known as foldamers. Herein, a new family of foldamers, consisting of an increasing number of anthracene units that adopt a folded sigmoidal conformation by a combination of intramolecular hydrogen bonds and aromatic interactions, is reported. Such folding process opens up an efficient through-space charge transport channel across the interacting anthracene moieties. In fact, single-molecule conductance measurements carried out on this series of foldamers, using the scanning tunnelling microscopy-based break-junction technique, reveal exceptionally high conductance values in the order of 10-1 G0 and a low length decay constant of 0.02 Å-1 that exceed the values observed in molecular junctions that make use of through-space charge transport pathways.
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- Marco Carini
- POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida de Tolosa 72, E-20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
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- Department of Materials Science and Physical Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Martí I Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Martí I Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- CICECO—Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Centro ALGORITMI, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Materials Science and Physical Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Martí I Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Martí I Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avenida de Tolosa 72, E-20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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Bertocchi MJ, Bajpai A, Moorthy JN, Weiss RG. New Insights into an Old Problem. Fluorescence Quenching of Sterically-Graded Pyrenes by Tertiary Aliphatic Amines. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:458-470. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b11382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, India
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Li X, Markandeya N, Jonusauskas G, McClenaghan ND, Maurizot V, Denisov SA, Huc I. Photoinduced Electron Transfer and Hole Migration in Nanosized Helical Aromatic Oligoamide Foldamers. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:13568-13578. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Xuesong Li
- Univ. de Bordeaux, CBMN (UMR 5248), Institut Européen
de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
- CNRS, CBMN (UMR 5248), Institut Européen
de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. de Bordeaux, CBMN (UMR 5248), Institut Européen
de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
- CNRS, CBMN (UMR 5248), Institut Européen
de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. de Bordeaux, Laboratoire Ondes et Matières
d’Aquitaine (UMR5798), 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence cedex, France
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- Univ. de Bordeaux, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires
(UMR5255), 351 cours de
la Libération, 33405 Talence cedex, France
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- CNRS, CBMN (UMR 5248), Institut Européen
de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. de Bordeaux, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires
(UMR5255), 351 cours de
la Libération, 33405 Talence cedex, France
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- CNRS, CBMN (UMR 5248), Institut Européen
de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, 33600 Pessac, France
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Grison CM, Miles JA, Robin S, Wilson AJ, Aitken DJ. An α-Helix-Mimicking 12,13-Helix: Designed α/β/γ-Foldamers as Selective Inhibitors of Protein-Protein Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:11096-100. [PMID: 27467859 PMCID: PMC5014220 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201604517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A major current challenge in bioorganic chemistry is the identification of effective mimics of protein secondary structures that act as inhibitors of protein-protein interactions (PPIs). In this work, trans-2-aminocyclobutanecarboxylic acid (tACBC) was used as the key β-amino acid component in the design of α/β/γ-peptides to structurally mimic a native α-helix. Suitably functionalized α/β/γ-peptides assume an α-helix-mimicking 12,13-helix conformation in solution, exhibit enhanced proteolytic stability in comparison to the wild-type α-peptide parent sequence from which they are derived, and act as selective inhibitors of the p53/hDM2 interaction.
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- Claire M Grison
- CP3A Organic Synthesis Group, ICMMO, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, 15 Rue George Clemenceau, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- CP3A Organic Synthesis Group, ICMMO, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, 15 Rue George Clemenceau, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France
- UFR Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris Descartes, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire, 75270, Paris cedex 06, France
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- CP3A Organic Synthesis Group, ICMMO, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay, 15 Rue George Clemenceau, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France.
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Grison CM, Miles JA, Robin S, Wilson AJ, Aitken DJ. An α-Helix-Mimicking 12,13-Helix: Designed α/β/γ-Foldamers as Selective Inhibitors of Protein-Protein Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201604517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Claire M. Grison
- CP3A Organic Synthesis Group, ICMMO, CNRS; Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay; 15 Rue George Clemenceau 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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- School of Chemistry; University of Leeds; Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology; University of Leeds; Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- CP3A Organic Synthesis Group, ICMMO, CNRS; Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay; 15 Rue George Clemenceau 91405 Orsay Cedex France
- UFR Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques; Université Paris Descartes; 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire 75270 Paris cedex 06 France
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- School of Chemistry; University of Leeds; Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology; University of Leeds; Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT UK
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- CP3A Organic Synthesis Group, ICMMO, CNRS; Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Saclay; 15 Rue George Clemenceau 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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Arjona-Esteban A, Stolte M, Würthner F. Conformational Switching of π-Conjugated Junctions from Merocyanine to Cyanine States by Solvent Polarity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:2470-3. [PMID: 26797795 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201510620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Directed by the solvent polarity, the prevalent conformation of a polymethine dye bearing a branched π-conjugated junction can be switched from a heptamethine donor-acceptor (DA) merocyanine-type π-conjugated system to a nonamethine DAD cyanine-type π-conjugated scaffold. Concomitantly the absorption maximum shifts from 585 nm in dichloromethane to 748 nm in methanol solution.
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- Alhama Arjona-Esteban
- Universität Würzburg, Institut für Organische Chemie and Center for Nanosystems Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institut für Organische Chemie and Center for Nanosystems Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universität Würzburg, Institut für Organische Chemie and Center for Nanosystems Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
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Arjona-Esteban A, Stolte M, Würthner F. Conformational Switching of π-Conjugated Junctions from Merocyanine to Cyanine States by Solvent Polarity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201510620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Alhama Arjona-Esteban
- Universität Würzburg; Institut für Organische Chemie and Center for Nanosystems Chemistry; Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Universität Würzburg; Institut für Organische Chemie and Center for Nanosystems Chemistry; Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Universität Würzburg; Institut für Organische Chemie and Center for Nanosystems Chemistry; Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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Cai Y, Guo Z, Chen J, Li W, Zhong L, Gao Y, Jiang L, Chi L, Tian H, Zhu WH. Enabling Light Work in Helical Self-Assembly for Dynamic Amplification of Chirality with Photoreversibility. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:2219-24. [PMID: 26709946 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b11580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Light-driven transcription and replication are always subordinate to a delicate chirality transfer. Enabling light work in construction of the helical self-assembly with reversible chiral transformation becomes attractive. Herein we demonstrate that a helical hydrogen-bonded self-assembly is reversibly photoswitched between photochromic open and closed forms upon irradiation with alternative UV and visible light, in which molecular chirality is amplified with the formation of helixes at supramolecular level. The characteristics in these superhelixes such as left-handed or right-handed twist and helical length, height, and pitch are revealed by SEM and AFM. The helical photoswitchable nanostructure provides an easily accessible route to an unprecedented photoreversible modulation in morphology, fluorescence, and helicity, with precise assembly/disassembly architectures similar to biological systems such as protein and DNA.
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- Yunsong Cai
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- College of Fundamental Studies, Shanghai University of Engineering Science , Shanghai 201620, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University , Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.,Physikalisches Institut and Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech), Universität Münster , Münster 48149, Germany
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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Larsen JM, Espinoza EM, Hartman JD, Lin CK, Wurch M, Maheshwari P, Kaushal RK, Marsella MJ, Beran GJO, Vullev VI. Building blocks for bioinspired electrets: molecular-level approach to materials for energy and electronics. PURE APPL CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2015-0109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AbstractIn biology, an immense diversity of protein structural and functional motifs originates from only 20 common proteinogenic native amino acids arranged in various sequences. Is it possible to attain the same diversity in electronic materials based on organic macromolecules composed of non-native residues with different characteristics? This publication describes the design, preparation and characterization of non-native aromatic β-amino acid residues, i.e. derivatives of anthranilic acid, for polyamides that can efficiently mediate hole transfer. Chemical derivatization with three types of substituents at two positions of the aromatic ring allows for adjusting the energy levels of the frontier orbitals of the anthranilamide residues over a range of about one electronvolt. Most importantly, the anthranilamide residues possess permanent electric dipoles, adding to the electronic properties of the bioinspired conjugates they compose, making them molecular electrets.
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- Jillian M. Larsen
- 1Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92507, USA
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- 2Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92507, USA
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- 2Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92507, USA
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- 1Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92507, USA
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- 1Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92507, USA
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- 1Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92507, USA
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- 1Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92507, USA
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- 2Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92507, USA
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- 2Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92507, USA
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Son M, Fimmel B, Dehm V, Würthner F, Kim D. Folding-Induced Modulation of Excited-State Dynamics in an Oligophenylene-Ethynylene-Tethered Spiral Perylene Bisimide Aggregate. Chemphyschem 2015; 16:1757-67. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Echue G, Lloyd‐Jones GC, Faul CFJ. Chiral perylene diimides: building blocks for ionic self-assembly. Chemistry 2015; 21:5118-28. [PMID: 25689392 PMCID: PMC4973615 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201406094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A chiral perylene diimide building block has been prepared based on an amine derivative of the amino acid l‐phenylalanine. Detailed studies were carried out into the self‐assembly behaviour of the material in solution and the solid state using UV/Vis, circular dichroism (CD) and fluorescence spectroscopy. For the charged building block BTPPP, the molecular chirality of the side chains is translated into the chiral supramolecular structure in the form of right‐handed helical aggregates in aqueous solution. Temperature‐dependent UV/Vis studies of BTPPP in aqueous solution showed that the self‐assembly behaviour of this dye can be well described by an isodesmic model in which aggregation occurs to generate short stacks in a reversible manner. Wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction studies (WXRD) revealed that this material self‐organises into aggregates with π–π stacking distances typical for π‐conjugated materials. TEM investigations revealed the formation of self‐assembled structures of low order and with no expression of chirality evident. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarised optical microscopy (POM) were used to investigate the mesophase properties. Optical textures representative of columnar liquid–crystalline phases were observed for solvent‐annealed samples of BTPPP. The high solubility, tunable self‐assembly and chiral ordering of these materials demonstrate their potential as new molecular building blocks for use in the construction of chiro‐optical structures and devices.
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- Geraldine Echue
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS (UK)
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS (UK)
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Wang Y, Frasconi M, Liu WG, Liu Z, Sarjeant AA, Nassar MS, Botros YY, Goddard WA, Stoddart JF. Folding of Oligoviologens Induced by Radical–Radical Interactions. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:876-85. [DOI: 10.1021/ja5111305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Yuping Wang
- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Materials
and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Joint
Center of Excellence in Integrated Nano-Systems (JCIN), King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), P.O. Box 6086, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia
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- Joint
Center of Excellence in Integrated Nano-Systems (JCIN), King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), P.O. Box 6086, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia
- University
Research Office, Intel Corporation, Building RNB-6-61, 2200 Mission
College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95054, United States
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- Materials
and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Kitamura S, Nakabayashi K, Wakabayashi T, Tajima N, Fujiki M, Imai Y. Photoexcited state chirality transfer. Hidden tunability of circularly polarized luminescent binaphthyl–anthracene tandem molecular systems. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra10716d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Circularly polarized luminescent properties of binaphthyl with two achiral anthracenes were tuned by exploiting photoexcited-state chirality transfer from the binaphthyl to anthracenes when open- or closed-type binaphthyl structure was chosen.
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- Sayaka Kitamura
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Kinki University
- Higashi-Osaka
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Kinki University
- Higashi-Osaka
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Kinki University
- Higashi-Osaka
- Japan
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- Computational Materials Science Center
- National Institute for Materials Science 1-2-1 Sengen
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Materials Science
- Nara Institute of Science and Technology
- Ikoma
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Kinki University
- Higashi-Osaka
- Japan
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Nowak-Król A, Fimmel B, Son M, Kim D, Würthner F. Photoinduced electron transfer (PET) versus excimer formation in supramolecular p/n-heterojunctions of perylene bisimide dyes and implications for organic photovoltaics. Faraday Discuss 2015; 185:507-27. [DOI: 10.1039/c5fd00052a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Foldamer systems comprised of two perylene bisimide (PBI) dyes attached to the conjugated backbones of 1,2-bis(phenylethynyl)benzene and phenylethynyl-bis(phenylene)indane, respectively, were synthesized and investigated with regard to their solvent-dependent properties. UV/Vis absorption and steady-state fluorescence spectra show that both foldamers exist predominantly in a folded H-aggregated state consisting of π–π-stacked PBIs in THF and in more random conformations with weaker excitonic coupling between the PBIs in chloroform. Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy and transient absorption spectroscopy reveal entirely different relaxation pathways for the photoexcited molecules in the given solvents, i.e. photoinduced electron transfer leading to charge separated states for the open conformations (in chloroform) and relaxation into excimer states with red-shifted emission for the stacked conformations (in THF). Supported by redox data from cyclic voltammetry and Rehm–Weller analysis we could relate the processes occurring in these solution-phase model systems to the elementary processes in organic solar cells. Accordingly, only if relaxation pathways such as excimer formation are strictly avoided in molecular semiconductor materials, excitons may diffuse over larger distances to the heterojunction interface and produce photocurrent via the formation of electron/hole pairs by photoinduced electron transfer.
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- Agnieszka Nowak-Król
- Universität Würzburg
- Institut für Organische Chemie & Center for Nanosystems Chemistry
- 97074 Würzburg
- Germany
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- Universität Würzburg
- Institut für Organische Chemie & Center for Nanosystems Chemistry
- 97074 Würzburg
- Germany
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- Spectroscopy Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems and Department of Chemistry
- Yonsei University
- Seoul 120-749
- Korea
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- Spectroscopy Laboratory for Functional π-Electronic Systems and Department of Chemistry
- Yonsei University
- Seoul 120-749
- Korea
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- Universität Würzburg
- Institut für Organische Chemie & Center for Nanosystems Chemistry
- 97074 Würzburg
- Germany
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Milli L, Marchi E, Castellucci N, Indelli MT, Venturi M, Ceroni P, Tomasini C. Pseudopeptide Foldamers designed for photoinduced intramolecular electron transfer. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra13978j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Hybrid foldamers equipped with a donor and an acceptor unit exhibit unexpected conformations affecting the photoinduced electron transfer ability. The donor quenching efficiency depends both on the nature and on the secondary structure of the linker.
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- Lorenzo Milli
- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”
- Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”
- Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”
- Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche
- Università di Ferrara
- 44121 Ferrara
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”
- Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
- Centro Interuniversitario per la Conversione dell'Energia Solare (SolarChem)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”
- Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
- Centro Interuniversitario per la Conversione dell'Energia Solare (SolarChem)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”
- Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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Fimmel B, Son M, Sung YM, Grüne M, Engels B, Kim D, Würthner F. Phenylene Ethynylene-Tethered Perylene Bisimide Folda-Dimer and Folda-Trimer: Investigations on Folding Features in Ground and Excited States. Chemistry 2014; 21:615-30. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201405231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Wang WK, Chen YY, Wang H, Zhang DW, Liu Y, Li ZT. Tetrathiafulvalene-Based Macrocycles Formed by Radical Cation Dimerization: The Role of Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding and Solvent. Chem Asian J 2014; 9:1039-44. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201301729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Lu J, ten Brummelhuis N, Weck M. Intramolecular folding of triblock copolymers via quadrupole interactions between poly(styrene) and poly(pentafluorostyrene) blocks. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:6225-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc01840k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Romulus J, Weck M. Single-Chain Polymer Self-Assembly Using Complementary Hydrogen Bonding Units. Macromol Rapid Commun 2013; 34:1518-23. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201300501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2013] [Revised: 07/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Joy Romulus
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Design Institute; New York University; New York, NY 10003 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Design Institute; New York University; New York, NY 10003 USA
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Williams RM, Vân Anh N, van Stokkum IHM. Triplet Formation by Charge Recombination in Thin Film Blends of Perylene Red and Pyrene: Developing a Target Model for the Photophysics of Organic Photovoltaic Materials. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:11239-48. [DOI: 10.1021/jp402086p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- René M. Williams
- Molecular
Photonics Group, van’t
Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), Universiteit van Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
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- Molecular
Photonics Group, van’t
Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), Universiteit van Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, Vrije Universiteit, de Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
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Aromatic Oligoamides with a Rareortho-Connectivity: Synthesis and Study ofortho-Arylopeptoids. European J Org Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201300398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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