Helicity Inversion in Responsive Foldamers Induced by Achiral Halide ion Guests

Abstract

A surprising about-face: Click chemistry was used for the efficient synthesis of a new class of foldamers, referred to as clickamers, that display unusual folding and recognition properties. In the presence of halide ions—achiral species—they undergo an unprecedented helix inversion. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2008/z800796_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.