Roles of Metal Ions in Foldamers and Other Conformationally Flexible Supramolecular Systems

Overview

Journal ACS Org Inorg Au

Publisher American Chemical Society

Date 2023 Mar 1

PMID 36855532

Authors

Jess L Algar

James A Findlay

Dan Preston

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Abstract

Conformational control is a key prerequisite for much molecular function. As chemists seek to create complex molecules that have applications beyond the academic laboratory, correct spatial positioning is critical. This is particularly true of flexible systems. Conformationally flexible molecules show potential because they resemble in many cases naturally occurring analogues such as the secondary structures found in proteins and peptides such as α-helices and β-sheets. One of the ways in which conformation can be controlled in these molecules is through interaction with or coordination to metal ions. This review explores how secondary structure (i.e., controlled local conformation) in foldamers and other conformationally flexible systems can be enforced or modified through coordination to metal ions. We hope to provide examples that illustrate the power of metal ions to influence this structure toward multiple different outcomes.

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