Macrocyclic arylopeptoids – a novel type of cyclic N-alkylated aromatic oligoamides forming nanotubular assemblies

• DOI: 10.1039/c4cc00821a
• Publication Date: 2014-02-11T09:33:43Z
• Authors: Thomas Hjelmgaard; Olivier Roy; Lionel Nauton; Malika El-Ghozzi; Daniel Avignant; Claude Didierjean; Claude Taillefumier; Sophie Faure
• Keywords: Peptoids; Macrocyclic Compounds; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; X-Ray Diffraction; Benzamides; [CHIM]Chemical Sciences; 01 natural sciences; Nanostructures; 0104 chemical sciences

The head-to-tail macrocyclisation of arylopeptoids (oligomeric <italic>N</italic>-substituted aminomethyl benzamides) has enabled the first X-ray structures arylopeptoid constructs and identification well-defined architectures in solution.