title: Aromatic delta-peptides.
abstract: Oligoamides of 8-amino-2-carboxy-quinoline adopt a very stable helical conformation characterized in solution by 1H NMR and in the solid state by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The helix comprises only 2.5 units per turn, which represents the highest curvature achieved by aromatic oligoamides until now. Monomers possessing alkoxy substituents in position 4 are easily available from 2-nitroaniline and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate.
authors.affiliation: Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 16 av. Pey Berland, 33607 Pessac Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Léger
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Huc
mesh_terms: D008958:Models, Molecular; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011804:Quinolines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D011804:Quinolines