Enantioselective cyclization of racemic supramolecular polymers

A.T. Cate, ten, P.Y.W. Dankers, H. Kooijman, A.L. Spek, R.P. Sijbesma, E.W. Meijer

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Abstract

Homochiral hydrogen-bonded cyclic assemblies are formed in dilute solutions of racemic supramolecular polymers based on the quadruple hydrogen bonding 2-ureido-4[1H]-pyrimidinone unit, as observed by 1H NMR and SEC experiments. Preorganization of the monomers and the combined binding strength of the eight hydrogen bonds result in a very high stability of the cyclic aggregates with pronounced selectivity between homochiral and heterochiral cyclic species, usually only observed in crystalline or liquid crystalline phases.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6860-6861
Number of pages1
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume125
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003

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