Abstract
The design and synthesis of a novel ADDA hydrogen-bond array is described. The ureidodiimidazole motif (UDIM) 2 engages in interactions with complementary diamidonaphthyridine (DAN) 3 motifs with an association constant Ka = 825 ± 16 M-1 in chloroform. 1H NMR and molecular modelling studies were carried out in order to explain the unexpected behaviour of this new supramolecular motif. These revealed that a combination of effects including; an energetic bias for the folded conformer, subtle differences in shape complementarity between the two components and the potential for self-association of UDIM 2 disfavour higher affinity interactions between the two components.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4899-4906 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 25 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Jul 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
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