A Molecular Leverage for Helicity Control and Helix Inversion

作者:Akine Shigehisa*; Hotate Sayaka; Nabeshima Tatsuya
来源:Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011, 133(35): 13868-13871.
DOI:10.1021/ja205570z

摘要

The helical tetranuclear complex [LZn(3)La-(OAc)(3)] having two benzocrown moieties was designed and synthesized as a novel molecular leverage for helicity control and helix inversion. Short alkanediammonium guests H(3)N(+)-(CH(2))(n)NH(3)(+) (n = 4, 6, 8) preferentially stabilized the P-helical isomer of [LZn(3)La(OAc)(3)], while the longer guest H(3)N(+)(CH(2))(12)NH(3)(+) caused a helix inversion to give the M-helical isomer as the major isomer. The differences in the molecular lengths were efficiently translated into helical handedness via the novel molecular leverage mechanism using the gauche/anti conversion of the trans-1,2-disubstituted ethylenediamine unit.

  • 出版日期2011-9-7