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Structural analysis of two foldamer-type oligoamides – the effect of hydrogen bonding on solvate formation, crystal structures and molecular conformation

Kaisa HelttunenAku SuhonenElisa NauhaKirsi SalorinneMaija Nissinen

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kristallografiafoldameeriHydrogen bondStereochemistryFoldamerGeneral ChemistryCrystal structurekidetiedeCondensed Matter PhysicsoligoamideFolding (chemistry)chemistry.chemical_compoundCrystallographychemistryoligoamidifoldamerIntramolecular forcePyridineMoleculeGeneral Materials Scienceta116Single crystal

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Author's Final draft The crystal structures and molecular conformations of two foldamer-type oligoamides were analyzed. One polymorphic form and seven solvates were found for N¹,N³-bis(2-benzamidophenyl)benzene-1,3-dicarboxamide (the benzene variant), and two polymorphic forms and six solvates for N²,N⁶-bis(2-benzamidophenyl)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide (the pyridine variant). Three crystal structures of the benzene variant and seven structures of the pyridine variant were solved using single crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal structures showed that the different modes of intramolecular hydrogen bonding strongly affect the conformation and folding of the molecules, which is most evidently seen with the strongly folded helical structure of the pyridine variant. NOESY experiments suggest that the intramolecular hydrogen bonding is stable enough to retain a folded or partially folded conformation even in solution. peerReviewed

https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ce25981h