Supramolecular helical systems: helical assemblies of small molecules, foldamers, and polymers with chiral amplification and their functions

E Yashima, N Ousaka, D Taura, K Shimomura… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this review, we describe the recent advances in supramolecular helical assemblies
formed from chiral and achiral small molecules, oligomers (foldamers), and helical and …

[HTML][HTML] Stimuli-responsive synthetic helical polymers

M Lago-Silva, M Fernández-Míguez… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthetic dynamic helical polymers (supramolecular and covalent) and foldamers share the
helix as a structural motif. Although the materials are different, these systems also share …

Helical polymers: synthesis, structures, and functions

E Yashima, K Maeda, H Iida, Y Furusho… - Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
The helix is the central structural motif in biological macromolecules, such as DNA and
proteins, and is also the ubiquitous object in nature from microscopic to macroscopic points …

Emerging chirality in nanoscience

Y Wang, J Xu, Y Wang, H Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Chirality in nanoscience may offer new opportunities for applications beyond the traditional
fields of chirality, such as the asymmetric catalysts in the molecular world and the chiral …

Chiral nanoarchitectonics: towards the design, self‐assembly, and function of nanoscale chiral twists and helices

L Zhang, T Wang, Z Shen, M Liu - Advanced Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Helical structures such as double helical DNA and the α‐helical proteins found in biological
systems are among the most beautiful natural structures. Chiral nanoarchitectonics, which is …

Supramolecular Assemblies from Poly (phenylacetylene) s

F Freire, E Quinoa, R Riguera - Chemical Reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The evolution of chemistry in the last 60 years can be illustrated by the introduction of just a
few new concepts. One is macromolecules,(1, 2) whose importance was recognized in the …

Control of One-Handed Helicity in Polyacetylenes: Impact of an Extremely Small Amount of Chiral Substituents

T Ikai, Y Morita, T Majima, S Takeda… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Controlling the one-handed helicity in synthetic polymers is crucial for develo** helical
polymer-based advanced chiral materials. We now report that an extremely small amount of …

Solvent polarity driven helicity inversion and circularly polarized luminescence in chiral aggregation induced emission fluorophores

Q Ye, F Zheng, E Zhang, HK Bisoyi, S Zheng… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Development of functional materials capable of exhibiting chirality tunable circularly
polarized luminescence (CPL) is currently in high demand for potential technological …

Helical polymers with dynamic and static macromolecular helicity memory: The power of helicity memory for helical polymer synthesis and applications

E Yashima, K Maeda - Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In this Account, we describe the recent progress in the synthesis and unique features and
functions of helical polymers with a controlled handedness based on the noncovalent …

Single-and double-stranded helical polymers: synthesis, structures, and functions

E Yashima, K Maeda, Y Furusho - Accounts of chemical research, 2008 - ACS Publications
Biological macromolecules, such as DNA and proteins, possess a unique and specific
ordered structure, such as a right-handed double helix or a single α-helix. Those structures …