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The Covalent Casting of One‐Dimensional Hydrogen Bonding Motifs: Toward Oligomers and Polymers of Predefined Topography
Author(s) -
Archer Eric A.,
Sochia Adrienne E.,
Krische Michael J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3765(20010518)7:10<2059::aid-chem2059>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - covalent bond , hydrogen bond , duplex (building) , polymer , non covalent interactions , materials science , casting , dna , nanotechnology , chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , composite material , biochemistry
The covalent casting of noncovalent architectures serves to define large covalent constructs that express well‐defined modes of aggregation. In the case of one‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonding motifs, covalent casting yields molecular strands that adopt a duplex mode of aggregation. The effectiveness of this design principle is illustrated through the casting of the aminotriazine hydrogen‐bonding motif. These studies have led to the conception of a new family of topographically defined oligomers, which, akin to DNA, self‐assemble in the form of a duplex through the action of interstrand hydrogen bonds.