title: Hydrogen bond-induced rigid oligoanthranilamide ribbons that are planar and straight.
abstract: [structure: see text] A new series of oligoanthranilamides has been synthesized starting from suitably modified p-phenylenediamine and p-phthalic acid derivatives. Due to strong intramolecular three-center hydrogen bonds, the new oligomers self-assemble into highly stable straight and planar molecular ribbons, which have been characterized by X-ray crystallography and 1H NMR, IR, and UV-vis spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Zong-Quan
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xi-Kui
authors.initials: XK
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Shi-Zheng
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Zhan-Ting
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Li