Abstract
We report the isolation of N-aryl peptoid oligomers that adopt chiral folds, despite the absence of chiral centers. Peptoid monomers incorporating ortho-substituted N-aryl side chains are identified that exhibit axial chirality. We observe significant energy barriers to rotation about the stereogenic carbon-nitrogen bond, allowing chromatographic purification of stable atropisomeric forms. We study the atropisomerism of N-aryl peptoid oligomers by computational modeling, NMR, X-ray crystallography, dynamic HPLC, and circular dichroism. The results demonstrate a new approach to promote the conformational ordering of this important class of foldamer compounds.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 10910-10919 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 133 |
Issue number | 28 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 20 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry