Abstract
Supramolecular ring-versus-chain equilibria are ubiquitous in biological and synthetic systems. Understanding the factors that decide whether a system will fall on one side or the other is crucial to the control of molecular self-assembly. This work reports results with two kinds of dinucleoside monomers, in which the balance between closed cycles and open polymers is found to depend on subtle factors that rule conformational equilibria, such as steric hindrance, intramolecular interactions, or π-conjugation pathways.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 11983-11991 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 46 |
Early online date | 9 May 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Aug 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Special Issue: 7th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress, LiverpoolFunding
Funding from the European Research Council (ERC-StG 279548) and MINECO (CTQ2014-27729-P and CTQ2017-84727-P) is gratefully acknowledged (D.G.R.). C.F.G. gratefully acknowledges financial support from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO (ECHO).
Funders | Funder number |
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Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO | |
Seventh Framework Programme | 279548 |
European Research Council | |
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad | CTQ2017-84727-P, CTQ2014-27729-P |
Keywords
- chelates
- conformational effects
- self-assembly
- supramolecular chemistry