Redox-controlled hybridization of helical foldamers

Lara Faour (1) , Catherine Adam (1) , Christelle Gautier (1) , Sébastien Goeb (1) , Magali Allain (1) , Eric Levillain (1) , David Canevet (1) , Marc Sallé (1)

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Tetrathiafulvalene redox units were grafted at both extremities of an oligopyridine–dicarboxamide foldamer through a straightforward copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition. The present work demonstrates that the hybridization equilibrium of foldamers can be tuned through redox stimulations.

Mots clés: Foldamers; tetrathiafulvalene; radical-cation dimerization; supramolecular chemistry

Domaines: Chimie organique; Catalyse

Lara Faour, Catherine Adam, Christelle Gautier, Sébastien Goeb, Magali Allain, et al.. Redox-controlled hybridization of helical foldamers. Chemical Communications, 2019, 55 (40), pp.5743-5746. ⟨10.1039/C9CC02498K⟩. ⟨hal-02322934⟩