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Yan X, Weng P, Cao J, Lin K, Qi Y, Wu X, Jiang YB. Simultaneous formation of helical and sheet-like assemblies from short azapeptides enables spontaneous resolution. NANOSCALE 2024. [PMID: 39355943 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr02872d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2024]
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As determined by the homochirality of amino acid building units, protein secondary structures α-helix and β-sheet are single-handed chiral superstructures extending in one and quasi-two dimensions, respectively. Synthetic molecular assemblies that mimic the structural homochirality of proteins would provide insights into the origin of biological homochirality and inform the development of chiral separation techniques. Here we fabricated a homochiral 3D assembly consisting of 1D helical and 2D sheet-like assemblies that feature molecular packings resembling α-helix and β-sheet, respectively. This was achieved by using an alanine derivative, a β-turn structured short azapeptide from p-iodobenzoylalanine-based N-amido-N'-phenylthiourea. While N-H⋯SC/OC hydrogen bonds between the β-turn scaffolds afford a 2D pleated sheet-like structure, the head-to-tail C-I⋯π halogen bonds, together with the N-H⋯OC hydrogen bonds, support a 1D helical-like assembly, serving as linkers to connect the 2D sheet-like structures into a 3D superstructure. The two biomimetic assembly modes share the N-H⋯OC hydrogen bonds and can allow 3D homochiral elongation, driving spontaneous resolution of the short azapeptides to generate conglomerate crystals.
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- Xiaosheng Yan
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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Zhao Y, Yan X, Jiang YB. Supramolecular helix of an oligomeric azapeptide building block containing four β-turn structures. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:4648-4651. [PMID: 38497782 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04859d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Oligomers of benzoylalanine-based amidothioureas containing four β-turn structures spaced by meta-substituted benzenes were shown to undergo assembly in dilute CH3CN solution into supramolecular helices of enhanced supramolecular helicity, whereas those spaced by para-substituted benzene spacer(s) or those spaced by meta-substituted benzenes but with one or two β-turns exhibit a substantially decreased tendency of assembling.
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- Yingdan Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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Zhang J, Hao A, Xing P. Hypervalent Iodine(III) Mediated Halogen Bonded Supramolecular Chiral System with Cholesteryl Naphthalimides. Chemistry 2024:e202401004. [PMID: 38584138 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Halogen bonding acknowledged as a noteworthy weak interaction, has gained growing recognition in the field of supramolecular chemistry. In this study, we selected structurally rigid diaryliodonium ions (I(III)) with two biaxial σ-holes as halogen-bond donors, to bind with three chiral acceptor molecules bearing cholesteryl and naphthalimides with distinct geometries. The abundant carbonyl oxygen atoms in side-arm substituents function as multiple acceptors for halogen bonding. The self-aggregation of chiral acceptor molecules demonstrates adaptiveness to solvent media, evidenced by the inversion of the Cotton effect and the morphological evolution from spherical to rod-like nanoarchitectures in different solvent systems. The distinct geometries of the acceptor molecules conferred various binding modes with I(III). The introduction of I(III) as a halogen-bond donor regulates the aggregation of the donors, achieving amplification of chiroptical signals and inheriting solvent responsiveness from the self-aggregated assembly. This study successfully utilized rational structural design and multimodal control strategies to achieve regulation of supramolecular chirality.
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- Jie Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People's Republic of China
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Gao F, Yang X, Song W. Bioinspired Supramolecular Hydrogel from Design to Applications. SMALL METHODS 2024; 8:e2300753. [PMID: 37599261 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Nature offers a wealth of opportunities to solve scientific and technological issues based on its unique structures and function. The dynamic non-covalent interaction is considered to be the main base of living functions of creatures including humans, animals, and plants. Supramolecular hydrogels formed by non-covalent bonding interactions has become a unique platform for constructing promising materials for medicine, energy, electronic, and biological substitute. In this review, the self-assemble principle of supramolecular hydrogels is summarized. Next, the stimulation of external environment that triggers the assembly or disassembly of supramolecular hydrogels are recapitulated, including temperature, mechanics, light, pH, ions, etc. The main applications of bioinspired supramolecular hydrogels in terms of bionic objects including humans, animals, and plants are also described. Although so many efforts are done for revealing the synergized mechanism of the function and non-covalent interactions on the supramolecular hydrogel, the complexity and variability between stimulus and non-covalent bonding in the supramolecular system still require impeccable theories. As an outlook, the bioinspired supramolecular hydrogel is just beginning to exhibit its great potential in human life, offering significant opportunities in drug delivery and screening, implantable devices and substitutions, tissue engineering, micro-fluidic devices, and biosensors.
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- Feng Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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Niu X, Yuan M, Zhao R, Wang L, Liu Y, Zhao H, Li H, Yang X, Wang K. Fabrication strategies for chiral self-assembly surface. Mikrochim Acta 2024; 191:202. [PMID: 38492117 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-024-06278-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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Chiral self-assembly is the spontaneous organization of individual building blocks from chiral (bio)molecules to macroscopic objects into ordered superstructures. Chiral self-assembly is ubiquitous in nature, such as DNA and proteins, which formed the foundation of biological structures. In addition to chiral (bio) molecules, chiral ordered superstructures constructed by self-assembly have also attracted much attention. Chiral self-assembly usually refers to the process of forming chiral aggregates in an ordered arrangement under various non-covalent bonding such as H-bond, π-π interactions, van der Waals forces (dipole-dipole, electrostatic effects, etc.), and hydrophobic interactions. Chiral assembly involves the spontaneous process, which followed the minimum energy rule. It is essentially an intermolecular interaction force. Self-assembled chiral materials based on chiral recognition in electrochemistry, chiral catalysis, optical sensing, chiral separation, etc. have a broad application potential with the research development of chiral materials in recent years.
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- Xiaohui Niu
- College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, 730050, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, 730050, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, 730050, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, 730050, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, 730050, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, 730050, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, 730050, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, 730050, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Cao J, Weng P, Qi Y, Lin K, Yan X. Noncovalent interaction network of chalcogen, halogen and hydrogen bonds for supramolecular β-sheet organization. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:1484-1487. [PMID: 38224140 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05539f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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An alanine-based bilateral building block, linked by 2,5-thiophenediamide motifs and equipped with C-terminal 4-iodoaniline groups, was designed, allowing a noncovalent interaction network consisting of intramolecular chalcogen bonds and intermolecular halogen/hydrogen bonds, which cooperatively maintain a supramolecular β-sheet organization in the solid state, as well as in dilute CH3CN solution with a high g factor of -0.017.
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- Jinlian Cao
- The Higher Educational Key Laboratory for Flexible Manufacturing Equipment Integration of Fujian Province, Xiamen Institute of Technology, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics, 226010, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research and State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China.
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Wang YJ, Shi XY, Xing P, Dong XY, Zang SQ. Halogen bonding-driven chiral amplification of a bimetallic gold-copper cluster through hierarchical assembly. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadj9013. [PMID: 37992176 PMCID: PMC10664983 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj9013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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Understanding the fundamentals and applications of chirality relies substantially on the amplification of chirality through hierarchical assemblies involving various weak interactions. However, a notable challenge remains for metal clusters chiral assembly driven by halogen bonding, despite their promising applications in lighting, catalysis, and biomedicine. Here, we used halogen bonding-driven assembly to achieve a hierarchical degree of achiral emissive Au2Cu2 clusters. From single crystals to one-dimensional ribbons and then to helixes, the morphologies were primarily modulated by intermolecular halogen bonding that evoked by achiral or/and chiral iodofluorobenzene (IFBs) molecules. Concomitantly, the luminescence and circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) changed a lot, ultimately leading to a substantial increase in the luminescence dissymmetry g-factor (glum) of 0.036 in the supramolecular helix. This work opens an avenue for hierarchical assemblies using predesigned metal clusters as building blocks though directional halogen bonding. This achievement marks a noteworthy advancement in the field of nanosized inorganic functional blocks.
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- Ya-Jie Wang
- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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Xu L, Zhou L, Li YX, Gao RT, Chen Z, Liu N, Wu ZQ. Thermo-responsive chiral micelles as recyclable organocatalyst for asymmetric Rauhut-Currier reaction in water. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7287. [PMID: 37949865 PMCID: PMC10638429 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43092-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Developing eco-friendly chiral organocatalysts with the combined advantages of homogeneous catalysis and heterogeneous processes is greatly desired. In this work, a family of amphiphilic one-handed helical polyisocyanides bearing phosphine pendants is prepared, which self-assembles into well-defined chiral micelles in water and showed thermo-responsiveness with a cloud point of approximately 38.4 °C. The micelles with abundant phosphine moieties at the interior efficiently catalyze asymmetric cross Rauhut-Currier reaction in water. Various water-insoluble substrates are transferred to target products in high yield with excellent enantioselectivity. The yield and enantiomeric excess (ee) of the product generated in water are up to 90% and 96%, respectively. Meanwhile, the yields of the same R-C reaction catalyzed by the polymer itself in organic solvents is <16%, with an ee < 72%. The homogeneous reaction of the chiral micelles in water turns to heterogeneous at temperatures higher than the cloud point, and the catalyst precipitation facilitates product isolation and catalyst recovery. The polymer catalyst is recycled 10 times while maintaining activity and enantioselectivity.
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- Lei Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China
- Key Laboratory of Green and Precise Synthetic Chemistry and Applications, Ministry of Education, Huaibei Normal University, 235000, Huaibei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 230009, Hefei, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 230009, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China
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- The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, 1266 Fujin Road, 130021, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 130012, Changchun, China.
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Jia JG, Zhao CC, Wei YF, Zhai ZM, Bao SS, Jacobson AJ, Ma J, Zheng LM. Macroscopic Helical Assembly of One-Dimensional Coordination Polymers: Helicity Inversion Triggered by Solvent Isomerism. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:23948-23962. [PMID: 37886816 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Assembling macroscopic helices with controllable chirality and understanding their formation mechanism are highly desirable but challenging tasks for artificial systems, especially coordination polymers. Here, we utilize solvents as an effective tool to induce the formation of macroscopic helices of chiral coordination polymers (CPs) and manipulate their helical sense. We chose the Ni/R-,S-BrpempH2 system with a one-dimensional tubular structure, where R-,S-BrpempH2 stands for R-,S-(1-(4-bromophenyl)ethylaminomethylphosphonic acid). The morphology of the self-assemblies can be controlled by varying the cosolvent in water, resulting in the formation of twisted ribbons of R-,S-Ni(Brpemp)(H2O)·H2O (R-,S-2T) in pure H2O; needle-like crystals of R-,S-Ni(Brpemp)(H2O)2·1/3CH3CN (R-,S-1C) in 20 vol % CH3CN/H2O; nanofibers of R-,S-Ni(Brpemp)(H2O)·H2O (R-,S-3F) in 20-40 vol % methanol/H2O or ethanol/H2O; and superhelices of R-,S-Ni(Brpemp)(H2O)·H2O (R-,S-4H or 5H) in 40 vol % propanol/H2O. Interestingly, the helicity of the superhelix can be controlled by using a propanol isomer in water. For the Ni/R-BrpempH2 system, a left-handed superhelix of R-4H(M) was obtained in 40 vol % NPA/H2O, while a right-handed superhelix of R-5H(P) was isolated in 40 vol % IPA/H2O. These results were rationalized by theoretical calculations. Adsorption studies revealed the chiral recognition behavior of these compounds. This work may contribute to the development of chiral CPs with a macroscopic helical morphology and interesting functionalities.
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- Jia-Ge Jia
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
- Magnetism Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China
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- Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
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- Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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Li CY, Xu H, Cheng PM, Du MH, Long LS, Zheng LS, Kong XJ. From Helices to Crystals: Multiscale Representation of Chirality in Double-Helix Structures. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:22176-22183. [PMID: 37779382 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Single crystals with chiral shapes aroused the interest of chemists due to their fascinating polarization rotation properties. Although the formation of large-scale spiral structures is considered to be a potential factor in chiral crystals, the precise mechanism behind their formation remains elusive. Herein, we present a rare phenomenon involving the multitransfer and expression of chirality at micro-, meso-, and macroscopic levels, starting from chiral carbon atoms and extending to the double-helical secondary structure, ultimately resulting in the chiral geometry of crystals. The assembly of the chiral double helices is facilitated by the dual characteristics of amide groups derived from amino acids, which serve as both hydrogen bond donors and receptors, similar to the assembly pattern observed in DNA. Crystal face analysis and theoretical morphology reveal two critical factors for the mechanism of the chiral crystal: inherent intrinsically symmetrical distribution of crystal faces and their acquired growth. Importantly, the magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) study reveals the strong magneto-optical response of the hypersensitive f-f transition in the UV-vis-NIR region, which is much stronger than previously observed signals. Remarkably, an external magnetic field can reverse the CD signal. This research highlights the potential of lanthanide-based chiral helical structures as promising magneto-optical materials.
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- Chong-Yang Li
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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An S, Hao A, Xing P. [N···I···N] + Type Halogen-Bonding-Driven Supramolecular Helical Polymers with Modulated Chirality. ACS NANO 2022; 16:19220-19228. [PMID: 36286252 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c08506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The [N···I···N]+ type halogen bond has been utilized to synthesize supramolecular architectures, while the applications in constructing helical motifs and modulating supramolecular chirality have been unexplored so far. In this work, the [N···I···N]+ halogen bond was introduced to drive the formation of supramolecular helical polymers via a Ag(I) coordination intermediate, showing tunable supramolecular chirality. Pyridine segments were conjugated to the asymmetric ferrocene skeleton, which show "open" and "closed" geometry depending on the sp2 N positions. Coordination with Ag(I) generated one-dimensional (1D) double helices and 2D helicates featured the [Ag(O)···I···Ag(O)]+ bond, which further stacked into 3D porous frameworks with chiral channels and adjustable pore sizes. Ionic exchange afforded 1D supramolecular helical polymers in solution phases driven by the [N···I···N]+ type halogen bonds, which was evidenced by the experimental results and density functional theory calculation. Fc2 exclusively demonstrated tunable supramolecular chirality in the formation of coordinated and halogen bonded polymers. In addition, solvent change would further inverse the helicity of halogen bonded supramolecular helical polymers depending on the rotation of the ferrocenyl core whose "closed" and "open" states were accompanied by the breakage of intramolecular hydrogen bonds. This work introduces a [N···I···N]+ type ionic halogen bond to prepare supramolecular helical polymers, providing multiple protocols in regulating helicity by ion exchange and solvent environments.
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- Shuguo An
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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Formation of supramolecular channels by reversible unwinding-rewinding of bis(indole) double helix via ion coordination. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6507. [PMID: 36316309 PMCID: PMC9622825 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34159-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Stimulus-responsive reversible transformation between two structural conformers is an essential process in many biological systems. An example of such a process is the conversion of amyloid-β peptide into β-sheet-rich oligomers, which leads to the accumulation of insoluble amyloid in the brain, in Alzheimer's disease. To reverse this unique structural shift and prevent amyloid accumulation, β-sheet breakers are used. Herein, we report a series of bis(indole)-based biofunctional molecules, which form a stable double helix structure in the solid and solution state. In presence of chloride anion, the double helical structure unwinds to form an anion-coordinated supramolecular polymeric channel, which in turn rewinds upon the addition of Ag+ salts. Moreover, the formation of the anion-induced supramolecular ion channel results in efficient ion transport across lipid bilayer membranes with excellent chloride selectivity. This work demonstrates anion-cation-assisted stimulus-responsive unwinding and rewinding of artificial double-helix systems, paving way for smart materials with better biomedical applications.
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Lin X, Kou B, Cao J, Weng P, Yan X, Li Z, Jiang Y. Spontaneous Resolution of Helical Building Blocks through the Formation of Homochiral Helices in Two Dimensions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202205914. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Xiang Lin
- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Xiamen University Xiamen 361102 China
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- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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Peluso P, Mamane V. Stereoselective Processes Based on σ-Hole Interactions. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27144625. [PMID: 35889497 PMCID: PMC9323542 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27144625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The σ-hole interaction represents a noncovalent interaction between atoms with σ-hole(s) on their surface (such as halogens and chalcogens) and negative sites. Over the last decade, significant developments have emerged in applications where the σ-hole interaction was demonstrated to play a key role in the control over chirality. The aim of this review is to give a comprehensive overview of the current advancements in the use of σ-hole interactions in stereoselective processes, such as formation of chiral supramolecular assemblies, separation of enantiomers, enantioselective complexation and asymmetric catalysis.
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- Paola Peluso
- Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare ICB, CNR, Sede Secondaria di Sassari, Traversa La Crucca 3, Regione Baldinca, Li Punti, 07100 Sassari, Italy
- Correspondence: (P.P.); (V.M.)
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg, UMR CNRS 7177, Equipe LASYROC, 1 Rue Blaise Pascal, 67008 Strasbourg, France
- Correspondence: (P.P.); (V.M.)
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Lin X, Kou B, Cao J, Weng P, Yan X, Li Z, Jiang YB. Spontaneous Resolution of Helical Building Block through the Formation of Homochiral Helices in Two Dimensions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202205914] [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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- Xiang Lin
- Xiamen University Department of Chemistry 361005 Xiamen CHINA
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- Xiamen University Department of Chemistry 361005 Xiamen CHINA
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- Xiamen University Department of Chemistry 361005 Xiamen CHINA
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- Xiamen University Department of Chemistry 361005 Xiamen CHINA
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- Xiamen University Department of Chemistry 422 Siming South Street 361005 Xiamen CHINA
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- Xiamen University Department of Chemistry 361005 Xiamen CHINA
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- Xiamen University Department of Chemistry 422 South Siming Road 361005 Xiamen CHINA
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Wang Y, Niu D, Ouyang G, Liu M. Double helical π-aggregate nanoarchitectonics for amplified circularly polarized luminescence. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1710. [PMID: 35361805 PMCID: PMC8971395 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29396-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The canonical double helical π-stacked array of base pairs within DNA interior has inspired the interest in supramolecular double helical architectures with advanced electronic, magnetic and optical functions. Here, we report a selective-recognized and chirality-matched co-assembly strategy for the fabrication of fluorescent π-amino acids into double helical π-aggregates, which show exceptional strong circularly polarized luminescence (CPL). The single crystal structure of the optimal combination of co-assemblies shows that the double-stranded helical organization of these π-amino acids is cooperatively assisted by both CH-π and hydrogen-bond arrays with chirality match. The well-defined spatial arrangement of the π-chromophores could effectively suppress the non-radiative decay pathways and facilitate chiral exciton couplings, leading to superior CPL with a strong figure of merit (glum = 0.14 and QY = 0.76). Our findings might open a new door for developing DNA-inspired chiroptical materials with prominent properties by enantioselective co-assembly initiated double helical π-aggregation.
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- Yuan Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences and CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, North First Street 2, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19(A) Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences and CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, North First Street 2, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences and CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, North First Street 2, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences and CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, North First Street 2, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19(A) Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Liu Q, Jin B, Li Q, Yang H, Luo Y, Li X. Self-sorting assembly of artificial building blocks. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:2484-2499. [PMID: 35266949 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00153e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Self-assembly to build high-level structures, which is ubiquitous in living systems, has captured the imagination of scientists, striving to emulate the intricacy, homogeneity and versatility of the naturally occurring systems, and to pursue a similar level of organization in artificial building blocks. In particular, self-sorting assembly in multicomponent systems, based on the spontaneous recognition and consequent spatial aggregation of the same or interactive building units, is able to realize very complicated assembly behaviours, and usually results in multiple well-ordered products or hierarchical structures in a one-step manner. This highly efficient assembly strategy has attracted tremendous research attention in recent years, and numerous examples have been reported in artificial systems, particularly with supramolecular and polymeric building blocks. In the current review, we summarize the progress in recent years, and classify them into five main categories, based on their working mechanisms or principles. With the review of these strategies, we hope to provide not only some deep insights into this field, but also and more importantly, useful thoughts in the design and fabrication of self-sorting systems in the future.
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- Qianwei Liu
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of High Energy Density Materials, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of High Energy Density Materials, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
- Experimental Centre of Advanced Materials, Beijing Institute of China, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Yunying Xu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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Weng P, Yan X, Cao J, Li Z, Jiang YB. Intramolecular chalcogen bonding to tune molecular conformation of helical building block for supramolecular helix. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:6461-6464. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc01615j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We propose to employ intramolecular chalcogen bonding to make the helical building block take its otherwise unfavorable cis-conformation. 2,5-Thiophenediamide motif was taken to bridge two β-turn structures to lead to...
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Yan X, Weng P, Shi D, Jiang YB. Supramolecular helices from helical building blocks via head-to-tail intermolecular interactions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:12562-12574. [PMID: 34781336 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04991g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Supramolecular helices from helical building blocks represent an emerging analogue of the α-helix. In cases where the helicity of the helical building block is well propagated, the head-to-tail intermolecular interactions that lead to the helix could be enhanced to promote the formation and the stability of the supramolecular helix, wherein homochiral elongation dominates and functional helical channel structures could also be generated. This feature article outlines the supramolecular helices built from helical building blocks, i.e., helical aromatic foldamers and helical short peptides that are held together by intermolecular π-π stacking, hydrogen/halogen/chalcogen bonding, metal coordination, dynamic covalent bonding and solvophobic interactions, with emphasis on the influence of efficient propagation of helicity during assembly, favouring homochirality and channel functions.
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- Xiaosheng Yan
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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Zheng J, Suwardi A, Wong CJE, Loh XJ, Li Z. Halogen bonding regulated functional nanomaterials. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:6342-6357. [PMID: 36133496 PMCID: PMC9419782 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00485a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Non-covalent interactions have gained increasing attention for use as a driving force to fabricate various supramolecular architectures, exhibiting great potential in crystal and materials engineering and supramolecular chemistry. As one of the most powerful non-covalent bonds, the halogen bond has recently received increasing attention in functional nanomaterial design. The present review describes the latest studies based on halogen bonding induced self-assembly and its applications. Due to the high directionality and controllable interaction strength, halogen bonding can provide a facile platform for the design and synthesis of a myriad of nanomaterials. In addition, both the fundamental aspects and the real engineering applications are discussed, which encompass molecular recognition and sensing, organocatalysis, and controllable multifunctional materials and surfaces.
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- Jie Zheng
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, ASTAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, ASTAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore S117576 Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, ASTAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, ASTAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
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Xu Y, Hao A, Xing P. X⋅⋅⋅X Halogen Bond-Induced Supramolecular Helices. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202113786. [PMID: 34729878 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202113786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The halogen bond is the attractive interaction between the electrophilic region of a halogen atom and the nucleophilic region of another molecular entity, emerging as a favorable manner to manipulate supramolecular chirality in self-assemblies. Engineering halogen bonded helical structures remains a challenge due to its sensitivity to solvent polarity and competitive forces like hydrogen bonds. Herein, we report a X⋅⋅⋅X (X=Cl, Br, I) type weak halogen bond that induces the formation and evolution of supramolecular helical structures both in solid and solution state. The π-conjugated phenylalanine derivatives with F, Cl, Br and I substitution self-assembled into 21 helical packing driven by hydrogen bond and halogen bond, respectively. The specific molecular geometries of π-conjugated amino acids gave rise to multiple noncovalent forces to stabilize the X⋅⋅⋅X halogen bond with small bond energies ranging from -0.69 to -1.49 kcal mol-1 . Halogen bond induced an opposite helicity compared to the fluorinated species, accompanied by the inversed circularly polarized luminescence.
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- Yunying Xu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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Zou Y, Zhao C, Feng C. Single‐point halogenation regulates supramolecular chirality in phenylalanine‐based co‐assembled systems. POLYM INT 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.6308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yunqing Zou
- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai China
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An S, Hao A, Xing P. Halogen Bonding Mediated Hierarchical Supramolecular Chirality. ACS NANO 2021; 15:15306-15315. [PMID: 34448559 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c06178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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As a highly directional force, halogen bonds based on σ-holes have potential to manipulate supramolecular chirality and build functional chiral systems, which however are largely unexplored. In this work, we report the manipulation of supramolecular chirality in hierarchically self-assembled systems via intracomponent halogen bonds. Cholesteryl cyanostilbene conjugates and 1,3,5-trifluoro-2,4,6-triiodobenzene formed a C3 symmetrical supramolecular complex with ultrahigh binding affinity and binding constants at 1011 order of magnitude. The halogen bonded propeller geometries exhibited inversed chirality as well as chiroptical activity compared to the pristine helically orientated aggregates. Halogen bonds enabled the engineering of nanoarchitectures, affording supercoiled helical structures and highly aligned nanotubes. This work unveils the role of halogen bonds in controlling supramolecular chirality, establishing a protocol to build functional chiroptical materials from species containing σ-holes and halogenated domains.
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- Shuguo An
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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Jou AF, Chou Y, Willner I, Ho JA. Imaging of Cancer Cells and Dictated Cytotoxicity Using Aptamer‐Guided Hybridization Chain Reaction (HCR)‐Generated G‐Quadruplex Chains. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202106147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Amily Fang‐Ju Jou
- Bioanalytical Chemistry and Nanobiomedicine Laboratory Department of Biochemical Science and Technology National Taiwan University No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road Taipei 10617 Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry Chung Yuan Christian University No. 200, Chung Pei Road Taoyuan City 320314 Taiwan
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- Bioanalytical Chemistry and Nanobiomedicine Laboratory Department of Biochemical Science and Technology National Taiwan University No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem 91904 Israel
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- Bioanalytical Chemistry and Nanobiomedicine Laboratory Department of Biochemical Science and Technology National Taiwan University No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road Taipei 10617 Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry National (Taiwan) University No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road Taipei 10617 Taiwan
- Center for Emerging Materials and Advance Devices National (Taiwan) University No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road Taipei 10617 Taiwan
- Center for Biotechnology National (Taiwan) University No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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Liang J, Liang J, Hao A, Xing P. Symmetry breaking-induced double-strand helices in H-bonded coassembly. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:12929-12937. [PMID: 34477776 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr02515e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Double-strand helical structures are important in information storage of biomacromolecules, while the artificial synthesis depends on chirality transfer from the molecular to supramolecular scale, and the synthesis through symmetry breaking has yet been accomplished. In this work, we present the multiple-constituent coassembly of a melamine derivative and an N-terminal aromatic amino acid into double helical nanoarchitectures via symmetry breaking. Multiple intramolecular H-bond formation between constituents played key roles in directing the formation of helical structures. Intertwining of single helices with identical helical parameters afforded double helical structures, benefiting from the uniformity and monodispersity of nanoarchitectures. With introduction of coded chiral amino acid derivatives as chiral sources, the handedness could be readily manipulated with exclusive correlation to the absolute chirality of amino acids. Molecular flexibility of the melamine derivative facilitates the propeller-shaped complex formation to afford helical columnar coassemblies and double helical structures. This work presents a rational control over the emergence and properties of double helical structures in multiple-constituent coassemblies through symmetry breaking, which provides an alternative method towards the synthesis of topological chiral composites and chiroptical materials.
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- Juncong Liang
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China.
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Jou AFJ, Chou YT, Willner I, Ho JAA. Imaging of Cancer Cells and Dictated Cytotoxicity Using Aptamer-Guided Hybridization Chain Reaction (HCR)-Generated G-Quadruplex Chains. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:21673-21678. [PMID: 34350685 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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DNA nanotechnology provides powerful tools for developing cancer theranostics. Here we introduce the autonomous surface-nucleolin-guided HCR that leads to the polymerization of G-quadruplex polymer chains, in which the ZnII -protoporphyrin IX is intercalated. We demonstrate that MDA-MB-231 (Triple Negative Breast Cancer cells, TNBC) with overexpressed surface nucleolin were able to induce HCR leading to the formation of the ZnII PPIX-loaded G-quadruplex polymer chains, while the M10 epithelial breast cells served as control. The ZnII PPIX-loaded nanowires allow the selective imaging of TNBC, and their permeation into the TNBC leads to selective cytotoxicity and guided photodynamic therapy toward the cancer cells due to structural perturbation of the membranes. The aptamer-guided HCR-generated G-quadruplex polymer chains may serve as a versatile tool to target TNBC featuring poor prognosis and high pathological risk of recurrence, thus offering a promising theranostic platform.
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- Amily Fang-Ju Jou
- Bioanalytical Chemistry and Nanobiomedicine Laboratory Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.,Department of Chemistry, Chung Yuan Christian University, No. 200, Chung Pei Road, Taoyuan City, 320314, Taiwan
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- Bioanalytical Chemistry and Nanobiomedicine Laboratory Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- Bioanalytical Chemistry and Nanobiomedicine Laboratory Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.,Department of Chemistry, National (Taiwan) University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.,Center for Emerging Materials and Advance Devices, National (Taiwan) University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.,Center for Biotechnology, National (Taiwan) University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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Shi D, Cao J, Weng P, Yan X, Li Z, Jiang YB. Chalcogen bonding mediates the formation of supramolecular helices of azapeptides in crystals. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:6397-6401. [PMID: 34251014 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob01053k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To explore whether chalcogen bonding was able to drive the formation of supramolecular helices, alanine-based azapeptides containing a β-turn structure, with a thiophene group, respectively, incorporated in the N- or C-terminus, were employed as helical building blocks. While the former derivative formed a supramolecular M-helix via intermolecular SS chalcogen bonding in crystals, the latter formed P-helix via intermolecular SO chalcogen bonding.
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- Di Shi
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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Hamada Y, Tokoro Y, Oyama T. Chiral Self‐Sorting of Diformylated
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- Yoshihiro Hamada
- Department of Advanced Chemistry Faculty of Engineering Yokohama National University 79-5 Tokiwadai Hodogaya-ku Yokohama 240-8501 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry School of Applied Science National Defense Academy of Japan 1-10-20 Hashirimizu Yokosuka Kanagawa 239-8686 Japan
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- Department of Advanced Chemistry Faculty of Engineering Yokohama National University 79-5 Tokiwadai Hodogaya-ku Yokohama 240-8501 Japan
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Xu Y, Dong SL, Yan XS, Wang Q, Li Z, Jiang YB. Nanosphere [Ag(SR)] n: coordination polymers of Ag + with a combination of hydrophilic and hydrophobic thiols. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:4311-4314. [PMID: 33913983 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc00880c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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We propose to create nanospheres in aqueous solutions from coordination polymers of Ag+ with a combination of a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic thiol, of diameter ca. 2.7 nm in the case of using cysteine and n-butanethiol. A spectral probe for the formation of the nanospheres is a reversal of the CD signal at 253 nm from negative in the case of cysteine alone to positive when cysteine and n-BuSH are both employed, together with an amplification.
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- Yan Xu
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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Non-covalent interactions abetted supramolecular arrangements of N-Substituted benzylidene acetohydrazide to direct its solid-state network. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Wang Z, Hao A, Xing P. Helical secondary structures and supramolecular tilted chirality in N-terminal aryl amino acids with diversified optical activities. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ueda M, Aoki T, Akiyama T, Nakamuro T, Yamashita K, Yanagisawa H, Nureki O, Kikkawa M, Nakamura E, Aida T, Itoh Y. Alternating Heterochiral Supramolecular Copolymerization. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:5121-5126. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c00823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Michihisa Ueda
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Zong Z, Hao A, Xing P. Halogenation Regulates Supramolecular Chirality at Hierarchical Levels of Self-Assembled N-Terminal Aromatic Amino Acids. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:1307-1315. [PMID: 33502203 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Halogenation brings about dramatic variations to the performance of self-assembled organic species, such as luminescence and crystallinity, but it has seldom been utilized for chirality control. Here we show the halogenation effect of self-assembling organic building units on supramolecular chirality and chiroptical responses. N-terminal aromatic amino acids with different substituted halogen atoms at p-phenylalanine residues self-assembled into one-dimensional fibrous structures. Halogenation induced the emergence of macroscopic chirality regardless of halogen properties like electronegativity, generating exclusive homochiral helical structures. Solid-state X-ray structures and time-dependent density functional theory were utilized for calculated electronic circular dichroism spectra, which evidenced the diverse driving forces to enable chiral molecular arrangements, including H-bonds and halogen bonds. Red-shifted luminescence was observed in brominated building units, giving rise to active circularly polarized luminescence. This work elucidates the multiple roles of halogen in chiral self-assembly systems, which provides insight into the rational control over supramolecular chirality and their chiroptical applications.
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- Zhaohui Zong
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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Zhao Z, Zhang M, Tang B, Weng P, Zhang Y, Yan X, Li Z, Jiang YB. Transmembrane Fluoride Transport by a Cyclic Azapeptide With Two β-Turns. Front Chem 2021; 8:621323. [PMID: 33511101 PMCID: PMC7835674 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.621323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Diverse classes of anion transporters have been developed, most of which focus on the transmembrane chloride transport due to its significance in living systems. Fluoride transport has, to some extent, been overlooked despite the importance of fluoride channels in bacterial survival. Here, we report the design and synthesis of a cyclic azapeptide (a peptide-based N-amidothiourea, 1), as a transporter for fluoride transportation through a confined cavity that encapsulates fluoride, together with acyclic control compounds, the analogs 2 and 3. Cyclic receptor 1 exhibits more stable β-turn structures than the control compounds 2 and 3 and affords a confined cavity containing multiple inner -NH protons that serve as hydrogen bond donors to bind anions. It is noteworthy that the cyclic receptor 1 shows the capacity to selectively transport fluoride across a lipid bilayer on the basis of the osmotic and fluoride ion-selective electrode (ISE) assays, during which an electrogenic anion transport mechanism is found operative, whereas no transmembrane transport activity was found with 2 and 3, despite the fact that 2 and 3 are also able to bind fluoride via the thiourea moieties. These results demonstrate that the encapsulation of an anionic guest within a cyclic host compound is key to enhancing the anion transport activity and selectivity.
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Yan X, Cao J, Zhang Y, Weng P, Miao D, Zhao Z, Li Z, Jiang YB. Solvophobic interaction promoted supramolecular helical assembly of building blocks of weak intermolecular halogen bonding. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:1802-1805. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc08041a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Bromination of β-turn structured bis(N-amidothiourea) facilitates the formation of supramolecular helical polymers in water through halogen bonding and hydrophobic interaction, exhibiting an unusual negative nonlinear CD-ee dependence.
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- Xiaosheng Yan
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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Wang Z, Li Y, Hao A, Xing P. Multi‐Modal Chiral Superstructures in Self‐Assembled Anthracene‐Terminal Amino Acids with Predictable and Adjustable Chiroptical Activities and Color Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:3138-3147. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202011907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Zhuoer Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Science) Jinan 250353 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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Wang Z, Li Y, Hao A, Xing P. Multi‐Modal Chiral Superstructures in Self‐Assembled Anthracene‐Terminal Amino Acids with Predictable and Adjustable Chiroptical Activities and Color Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202011907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Zhuoer Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Science) Jinan 250353 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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Zong Z, Hao A, Xing P. Supramolecular secondary helical structures in solid-state N-protected amino acids. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:20610-20620. [PMID: 33090165 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05259k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Helix is an important secondary structure in proteins and polypeptides, which, however, has rarely been recognized in amino acids or their simple derivatives. In this work, we firstly unveil the generic existence of supramolecular helical secondary structures in solid-state N-protected amino acids. Throughout searching in Cambridge Structural Database followed by screening, ∼10% N-protected amino acids were evidenced to form H-bonded helical structures, thus covering 15 coded amino acids and diverse types of protecting groups. Helical structures were typically classified as 21 and 31 symmetry, and specific double-strand helical structures were discovered. Computational studies on the calculated electronic circular dichroism spectra show well-defined correlation to experimental results, indicative of the supramolecular secondary structures that possess feature Cotton effects similar to naturally occurring α-helices in proteins. Such feature Cotton effects could be transferred to protecting groups, which is of vital significance to the emerging chiroptical materials. This work highlighting the neglected structural analysis would offer a better understanding and deep insight into the structure relationship on the supramolecular chiral materials, crystal engineering and chiroptical materials based on amino acids and their derivatives.
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- Zhaohui Zong
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China.
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Yan X, Wang Q, Chen X, Jiang YB. Supramolecular Chiral Aggregates Exhibiting Nonlinear CD-ee Dependence. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1905667. [PMID: 32876956 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201905667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Although a linear relationship between the optical activity (normally the CD signal) and the enantiomeric excess (ee) of chiral auxiliaries has been the most commonly observed dependence in dynamic supramolecular helical aggregates, positive nonlinear CD-ee dependence, known as the "majority-rules effect" (MRE), indicative of chiral amplification, has also been well documented and to some extent understood. In sharp contrast, the negative nonlinear CD-ee dependence has been much less reported and is not well understood. Here, the state of the art of both the positive and negative nonlinear CD-ee dependence in noncovalently bound supramolecular helical aggregates is summarized, with the hope that the vast examples of supramolecular aggregates showing positive nonlinear dependence, in terms of the methods of investigations, variations in the structure of the building block (single species or multiple species), and theoretical modeling using the mismatch penalty energy and helix reversal penalty energy, would help to guide the design of building blocks to form aggregates showing negative nonlinear dependence, and thus to understand the mechanisms. The potential applications of those functional supramolecular aggregates are also discussed.
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- Xiaosheng Yan
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Heo S, Kim KY, Choi H, Kang SG, Choi W, Lee SS, Jung SH, Jung JH. Exciplex emissive supramolecular polymer formed by tuning molecular conformation. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:16685-16689. [PMID: 32785324 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr04876c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We demonstrated the exciplex emission of supramolecular polymers (Bipy-1) possessing bipyridine and pyrene moieties. The distinctive exciplex emission of the supramolecular polymers was controlled by tuning the molecular conformation in different composition ratios of a mixed DMSO/H2O solution. The strong exciplex emission of the supramolecular polymer I with yellow emission was a consequence of the intramolecular charge-transfer interactions in a mixed DMSO/H2O (60 : 40-1 : 99 v/v) solution.
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- Sojeong Heo
- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Liberal Arts, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology (GNTECH), Jinju, 52725, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea.
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Zhang Y, Yan X, Cao J, Weng P, Miao D, Li Z, Jiang YB. Turn Conformation of β-Amino Acid-Based Short Peptides Promoted by an Amidothiourea Moiety at C-Terminus. J Org Chem 2020; 85:9844-9849. [PMID: 32584574 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A C-terminal amidothiourea motif is shown to promote a β-turn-like folded conformation in a series of β-amino acid-based short peptides in both the solid state and solution phase by an intramolecular 11-membered ring hydrogen bond.
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- Yanhan Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, and iChEM, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Zong Z, Li P, Hao A, Xing P. Self-Assembly of N-Terminal Aryl Amino Acids into Adaptive Single- and Double-Strand Helices. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:4147-4155. [PMID: 32368918 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Helical structures are important features of many important biomacromolecules such as double helices and single α-helices in DNA and protein, respectively, yet the self-organization of short oligopeptides (<3) or independent amino acids into artificial helical structures on the atomic level remains mysterious. Here we present the direct construction of artificial double and single helices from N-terminated aryl amino acids (ferrocene phenylalanine (Phe) conjugates) despite both Phe and Phe-Phe dipeptide self-aggregations adopting supramolecular β-sheet structures, which also demonstrated chirality evolution exposed to small molecular binders. In the solid state, the box-shaped building unit stacks into a double helix with enantiomer-resolved handedness driven orthogonally by H-bonds and the CH-π interaction. The entire double helix is noncovalently linked except for the hybridization regions. Asymmetric H-bonds between carboxylic acids and amides facilitates the one-dimensional helical packing of amino acid residues. The ditopic building unit adopts intramolecular H-bonds, facilitating single-strand helix formation. In aqueous self-assemblies, the superhelical structures were retained, which underwent chirality transfer and handedness inversion upon complexation orthogonally by H-bonds and charge-transfer interaction, showing adaptivity to environmental factors.
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- Zhaohui Zong
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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Heinen F, Engelage E, Cramer CJ, Huber SM. Hypervalent Iodine(III) Compounds as Biaxial Halogen Bond Donors. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:8633-8640. [PMID: 32286829 PMCID: PMC7252947 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b13309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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“Hypervalent”
iodine(III) derivatives have been established as powerful reagents
in organic transformations, but so far only a handful of studies have
addressed their potential use as halogen-bonding noncovalent Lewis
acids. In contrast to “classical” halogen-bond donors
based on iodine(I) compounds, iodine(III) salts feature two directional
electrophilic axes perpendicular to each other. Herein we present
the first systematic investigation on biaxial binding to such Lewis
acids in solution. To this end, hindered and unhindered iodolium species
were titrated with various substrates, including diesters and diamides,
via 1H NMR spectroscopy and isothermal titration calorimetry.
Clear evidence for biaxial binding was obtained in two model systems,
and the association strengths increased by 2 orders of magnitude.
These findings were corroborated by density functional theory calculations
(which reproduced the trend well but underestimated the absolute binding
constants) and a cocrystal featuring biaxial coordination of a diamide
to the unhindered iodolium compound.
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- Flemming Heinen
- Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie, Organische Chemie I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150,44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie, Organische Chemie I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150,44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis 55455-0431, Minnesota, United States
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- Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie, Organische Chemie I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150,44801 Bochum, Germany
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Yuan Y, Xiao YW, Yan XS, Wu SX, Luo H, Lin JB, Li Z, Jiang YB. Supramolecular chirality of coordination polymers of Ag+ with a chiral thiol ligand that bears a β-turn structure. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:12849-12852. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc07590a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The coordination polymers of Ag+ with a β-turn containing chiral thiol ligand exhibit supramolecular chirality showing simultaneously the majority rules effect (MRE) and racemate rules effect (RRE).
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- Yuan Yuan
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation and iChEM
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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