Cholesterol-armed cyclen–Na+ complex as a chiral, helicated amphiphile for supramolecular architecture: self-aggregation and chirality induction in aqueous solution

Satoshi Shinoda, Tsuyoshi Okazaki, Tomoko Nishimura, Hiroshi Tsukube, Kenzi Hori

Chemical Communications · 2001 · 17 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

An octadentate Na+ complex of chiral cholesterol-armed cyclen has a quadruple helicated structure and forms a stable self-aggregate in aqueous solution which offers chirality induction of achiral 5-dimethylaminonaphthalen-1-ylsulfonylglycine anion.

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